Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

"Do you all want to come with me?"

The three of them looked at Xia Jie and answered at once, without a moment’s hesitation. "Boss, as long as you’ll have us, we’ll follow you wherever you go."

"Yeah! We don’t even care if the pay is a little less than what we’re making now. It’s so inspiring to work with you."

Xia Jie needed people, too. It seemed the NLB at Xinyue Square Second Store would be starting renovations soon. After she started her new position, she would not only have to oversee the operations of the current stores but also begin recruiting staff for the new one.

According to Yang Hui, the pace of new store openings would only accelerate. Right now, the more excellent people she could find, the better. The three women in front of her had a great presence, a good attitude, and a solid work ethic. Plus, she had personally trained them all, so she knew them inside and out.

"Okay, then start your resignation process. Once you’re out of Futong Commerce, come find me to get you onboarded." The supervisor was in charge of new hires for the stores.

"Oh, Boss, which company are you at now?"

"Yanghe Commerce. I’m handling the NLB brand. It’s a new company, so you probably haven’t heard of it yet. But in a little while, you’ll see. It’s the kind of company people dream of working for."

"NLB? Doesn’t that make you Futong Commerce’s arch-rival?"

They knew that Xia Jie had left their team to take charge of NLB. The irony was that Futong Commerce didn’t value a capable supervisor like her, and now she had jumped ship to a competitor, ready to face off against them.

’Arch-rival? I suppose so.’ "Are you in or not? If you join, you’ll be going up against Futong Commerce, too."

Li Na chimed in, "Of course we’re in! We’re going to take on Futong Commerce! We have to vindicate you, Boss, and show Futong Commerce just how stupid they were to let you go."

This was the reality at Futong Commerce: the frontline teams felt no loyalty to the company, only resentment.

Wang Ling immediately spoke up, "I’m in. Li Na’s right. We’ll take down Futong Commerce and make them regret ever letting you go, Boss."

Du Qi raised her drink. "Boss, we’ll toast you with these sodas. Here’s to working hard together with you again!"

Xia Jie was touched. These women hadn’t even asked about pay before declaring they would follow her. This was probably the greatest thing she had gained from her time at Futong Commerce.

She hadn’t officially started yet, so her knowledge of the salary and benefits for sales associates came from what Xiaotang had told her before. She wouldn’t make promises about things she wasn’t certain of. ’I’ll wait until I’m with the company and get all the details straight before I tell them,’ she thought.

But there was one thing she did know. "If you decide to leave, you need to do it as soon as possible. There’s a training period of over ten days here before you can start work. We have a new store opening next month, so the schedule is pretty tight. Also, the NLB stores won’t all be in Qingzhou. We’ll be opening stores in other prefecture-level cities soon, and we’ll need store managers for those. It would be best if some of you are open to being relocated. If you all stay in Qingzhou, there might not be enough store manager positions to go around."

They all chimed in that following her was what mattered; being a store manager was secondary.

Xia Jie smiled and shook her head. ’That’s because at Futong Commerce, the pay gap between a store manager and a regular clerk isn’t that big. The manager has to take on all the management responsibilities and has a lot more to do, so while becoming a manager is nice, it’s not a huge deal if you don’t.’

’But Yanghe Commerce is different. From what little I understand, the company has a fixed promotion track, and it’s almost impossible to skip ranks. A store manager’s base salary is several thousand yuan higher than a clerk’s, and the commission on the store’s total performance is also very high. The manager of the first Xinyue Square store, for example, probably makes over 15,000 a month.’

’Most importantly, becoming a store manager is a necessary step to get promoted to supervisor. If they just stay as clerks, it means less income at the start and a much longer path to promotion.’

She raised her glass. "Come on, sisters. Let’s start this new journey together!"

"To a new journey!"

Laughter filled the private room of the small restaurant, every word laced with anticipation and hope for the future.

The next day, Xia Jie arrived at Yanghe Commerce for the first time. She didn’t feel the same nervousness she had on her first day at Futong Commerce. For one, this was Yang Hui’s company, which put her at ease. For another, the atmosphere here was completely different from Futong Commerce.

At Futong Commerce, all she had felt was oppression and tension, a place where you didn’t even dare to speak too loudly. But here, the moment she walked in, she was greeted by a warmth that felt like home.

The office wasn’t large, but every workstation was neat and tidy. The employees were all busy with their own tasks. Some who saw her smiled, nodded, and said hello. She could tell their smiles were genuine, without a trace of insincerity.

She immediately took a liking to the place. Finding the head of HR to check in, she said, "Hello, Director!"

The HR manager hurriedly replied, "Oh, please, don’t say that! I’m also at the director level, same as you."

Only then did she realize that because Yanghe Commerce was still small, many department heads were at the director level, while new employees were specialists. She, on the other hand, was starting as a P10-level director, which she suspected had something to do with Yang Hui putting in a word for her.

’Manager Yang is so good to me!’

She was used to calling him Manager Yang and couldn’t break the habit just yet.

The HR manager led her around, introducing her to colleagues from various departments. She noticed that everyone here seemed genuinely happy at work, a stark contrast to the faces at Futong Commerce, which were always etched with exhaustion and weariness.

"There are two other senior managers: one is Shen Meng, Director Shen, who’s in charge of our online channels. The other is our General Manager, President Yang. I’ll introduce you to them later; they’re both busy at the moment."

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