Super Spender

Chapter 713: Chapter 707: Capricious

Indeed, their guesses were right on the mark. Virtual World Corporation acted swiftly. Shortly after the announcement was made, gaming companies that had made the headlines realized a mass migration was in progress. Nearly all of the gaming companies’ employees took chartered flights provided by Virtual World Corporation, heading straight to Flame Nation.

According to the information disclosed by the media, this applied to both domestic and international employees under the umbrella of Virtual World Corporation: everyone had to work in Flame Nation. This was a non-negotiable condition. After the mergers, these gaming companies would dissolve their individual distribution departments, and game distribution would be managed by a specialized department within Virtual World Corporation.

For those willing to move to Flame Nation, Virtual World Corporation would directly assist with their family’s accommodation, living expenses, and even a generous relocation allowance, as well as finding jobs for family members. However, if you were unwilling, your only option was to resign. Virtual World Corporation would offer three months’ worth of salary as severance pay.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

It’s uncertain how many people around the globe are working at high-tech companies or are aspiring to do so. Yet, not every bright college graduate gets the chance to work at these multinational tech giants, let alone a firm like Virtual World Corporation, which boasts the best employee benefits worldwide.

The employee benefits package offered by Virtual World Corporation indeed stands out as the highest worldwide. Consequently, breaking into this company is a challenging task. Although Virtual World Corporation has always embedded humanity into its management, this time they were quite firm, and very few people wanted to resign.

Putting aside the strong and attractive benefits offered, the provision for family accommodation and work security, coupled with the relocation allowance, took away many lingering concerns. Therefore, even though the news stirred quite a wave among the foreign media, it failed to ignite much uproar within Virtual World Corporation.

What was at stake here was not a few, or even several dozen employees, but thousands, even tens of thousands, many of whom were foreign workers from the North Federation and Alliance Countries. While the media made a big fuss out of this, the stir within Virtual World Corporation was minimal.

None of these employees wanted to give up their jobs, and Virtual World Corporation generously rolled out policies covering every employee, whether from the technical department, business division, human resources, reception, or even just a security guard or janitor. As long as they were willing, Virtual World Corporation would retain their positions and provide related expenses for their relocations.

Relocation allowances were the same for everyone, with no distinctions made based on position. Most of the relocation allowances were not given out as cash but used directly to build relevant houses in Flame Nation, to solve accommodation problems, purchase air tickets, and cover all other costs. In summary, all expenses were borne by the company.

Initially, the media was unaware of these details. But when Virtual World Corporation officially started transferring its employees, these conditions came to light, especially the bit about offering relocation allowances even to janitors, as long as they were willing to move to Flame Nation.

It’s worth noting that the salaries of janitors at Virtual World Corporation were quite high, even exceeding the salaries of regular full-time employees in other companies.

Although the job of a janitor poses no technical difficulty, and one could arguably find people for this role anywhere in the world, it was beyond understanding why the company would extend such conditions to security guards and janitors. Some bewildered reporter in the North Federation even ambushed the current CEO of BF Entertainment, Mike, for an interview.

With a bitter smile, Mike answered on camera, “I understand your concern. Other corporations have been in similar situations but usually, such conditions only apply to elite employees, like technicians, etc. Ordinary administrative and office workers don’t usually get such conditions, let alone janitors and security guards. But in the words of our group’s chairman, Mr. Finn Lewis, money is not the issue. We pride ourselves on being a humane company. Since we espouse this, we ought to treat all employees equally. Every employee should receive the same treatment.”

After Mike’s televised speech, people around the world were taken aback by such a magnanimous act. Goddammit, it was suspected that only a prodigal like Finn Lewis could concoct such an arrangement. This was something beyond the reach of other business individuals.

Any company has to consider its profits and other aspects, but those under Finn Lewis don’t have to worry about these. All they need to keep in mind is whether Finn Lewis is in a good mood. If he is, anything is possible.

If there were any employees who had been hesitant, Mike’s televised speech left no room for anyone to dither. All the employees followed the company and relocated to Flame Nation. And believe it or not, a significant fraction of the company’s janitors and security personnel moved to Flame Nation.

Almost all the security personnel came over because those hired by Virtual World Corporation’s overseas branches were mostly young retired soldiers from the North Federation. Only a few were married. These people, having no other skills, could only work as security guards.

Who would want to give up such a job with such a high salary? More importantly, the provision for finding jobs for family members and covering relocation costs was a major relief for many. Don’t assume the North Federation is a paradise where everyone has a house to live in, a car to drive. Though it might seem that way to many, the reality for an average person in the North Federation might not be better than an ordinary person in Flame Nation. Not everything in the North Federation is as rosy as many people believe.

So, many just came over because the company offered to find jobs for their family members. After all, changing the place of living is not a big deal. With so many colleagues from the same company, communication should not be a problem. Moreover, communication issues could be easily resolved with the help of a secret weapon – the Eve Morrison mobile phone produced by Virtual World Corporation.

The translation capability of the Eve Morrison mobile phone had already been tapped into by many. This feature was not separately mentioned by Virtual World Corporation, nor had it been promoted. But many users discovered that when Eve Morrison system was translating, it was extremely accurate, even comparable to professional translators. But not everyone could afford professional translators.