You know, once we switch to other competitor magazines, you will only have the empty shell of Tomorrow Comics Weekly, and it will be impossible for you to operate normally. "
"Yes, yes, yes! The day before yesterday, a youth magazine came to recruit me and offered to double my salary!"
"If I hadn't gotten used to working here and had developed feelings for it, I would have changed jobs long ago."
"Ms. Huizi, you have to cherish us good employees with professional ethics..."
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Regardless of whether there was poaching or not, the employees below all shouted in agreement.
They seem to be thinking, if they are not welcome here, there are other places that will welcome them. If you don’t give us a raise, it’s your loss, because we can get a bigger raise if we go out!
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt that this was definitely a killer move against Keiko Kobayashi.
Even if she doesn't want a salary increase, she must be given one.
However……
Beyond everyone's expectations.
Kobayashi Keiko's face was not panicked at all. Instead, she smiled and asked everyone:
“First of all, I am very grateful that everyone has such affection for Tomorrow Comics Weekly.
However, I regret to inform you that starting from the day I accept the offer, Tomorrow Comics Weekly will cease publication completely.
Therefore, I don’t want everyone to pin their rare and precious feelings on a piece of garbage that should disappear into history.
Secondly, what I don’t quite understand is that each of you claims to be an excellent veteran employee with seven or eight years of industry experience.
So why did "Tomorrow Comics Weekly" go bankrupt?
It is really hard for me to convince myself to hire you guys with high salaries and let a good comic magazine company go bankrupt..."
Wow!
Keiko Kobayashi's words are really shocking!
All the staff present immediately blushed.
After all, when the previous boss Fujiwara Kaiichi was around, he would come to the meeting almost every morning and madly scold them for being a bunch of rubbish who could not produce good content in comics, and that "Tomorrow Manga Weekly" would sooner or later be dragged down by them.
Now that his words have come true, how can they have the nerve to brazenly say that they are excellent veteran employees in the industry!
"Ms. Huizi, your words are too harsh, aren't they? Anyway, without us, you won't be able to run the magazine at all.
Whether you want to continue running Tomorrow Comics Weekly or start a new comics magazine, we are indispensable.
Please stop using these words to pressure us on our salaries. We have already reached a consensus on our position. Our salaries must increase by 50%, and then by 10% every year. These must be written into the next employment contract to protect our rights and interests.
There is no room for negotiation. If you accept our conditions, we will stay and continue to work hard for you.
If you don't accept it, we will all stand united and resign immediately! All you will be left with is an empty shell of a magazine, and all the consequences and losses will be borne by you alone!
By then, if you regret inviting us back, it won’t be as simple as a 50% salary increase.”
Editor-in-chief Kento Tanaka said a little angrily.
The other employees also responded loudly.
They were sure that Keiko Kobayashi had just taken over the magazine and would never accept their resignation.
However, when Keiko Kobayashi came over today, she had actually already made preparations to lay off all employees and replace them with new ones.
All she was thinking about along the way was how to speak nicely, or even give more compensation, so that these employees would leave willingly.
Now, they have dug a hole for themselves, and Keiko Kobayashi doesn't even have to think of an excuse.
She smiled slightly, made a very regretful expression, and then said loudly:
"If that's the case, you all have better prospects, and there are so many other magazines offering high salaries to recruit you, so how could I possibly hold you back?
Ms. Erika Matsuma next to you is my secretary. You can print out the resignation letter and give it to her.
I wish you all to achieve greater success in the new magazine. This temple is too small to accommodate all of you great Buddhas.”
Crash!
When Keiko Kobayashi said this, everyone present was completely stunned.
"No way? How dare she? Is she...forcing us to resign?"
"What should we do? We are in complete trouble now. Should we really quit? What should we do if we quit? It's not easy to find a job nowadays!"
"I was just talking nonsense. How could any magazine want to recruit me? As soon as they heard that I was working for the soon-to-be-closed Tomorrow Comics Weekly, they didn't want me at all."
"It's over! It's over! This Kobayashi Keiko really doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. Without us, her magazine will be completely finished.
How dare she do that! She must be bluffing, she said that on purpose to make us dare not resign."
"Yes! Don't be afraid of her, she is just betting that we dare not resign.
Why are we panicking? She should be the one panicking! As long as we hand her the resignation letter, she will panic immediately..."
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