Ch. 1261..1270
Life at the Top Chapter 1261
No matter when or how big an organization was, personnel was always a major issue.
This organization could be a company, government or a non government organization.
Among various employment issues, the most severe act of protest by the lower ranks against their superiors would be collectively resigning.
Huge trouble would arise if this incident got out of hand.
Therefore, Jasper immediately frowned when he heard Chad’s report.
“What happened?”
Various middle-ranked deputy managers would not collectively resign unless something huge had happened.
Under Jasper’s insistence, JW Company as well as its branches’ currently provided the most significant employee benefits as compared to the other businesses in its industry. Many people made getting brought into any of JW’s subsidiaries their career goal, let alone JW capital, which was the parent company.
This was due to the fact that JW gave a salary 30% higher than their competitors for the exact same position and role. JW’s employee benefits also included things that had yet to become the norm in this time and age, such as insurance and paid leave.
Therefore, there was much to wonder about when a group of employees collectively resigned despite these benefits.
Chad chuckled wryly and replied, “It’s because Ms. Schuler rejected the proposal to allocate cars to the deputy managers yesterday.
“Since this was a proposal you personally suggested, many people knew about it, so everyone was anticipating its execution. But word got out yesterday that Ms. Schuler rejected the proposal. A lot of people were upset about this and they’re throwing a fit.
“I knew that there were a few employees conspiring yesterday, but I didn’t think too much of it then.
“However, six deputy managers of various departments gathered at my office to hand in their resignation at noon just half an hour ago. From what I know, there are more considering doing the same.”
Chad then told Jasper seriously, “Mr. Laine, this is the first personnel issue our investment company has faced since its establishment. There’s already been quite a bit of an uproar and I’m afraid that we’d face a bad response if we don’t deal with this well.”
Jasper felt slightly confused after hearing Chad’s report.
‘Have I lost my prestige or are these b*stards getting too arrogant?’
‘Resigning just because I’m not allocating cars for you?’
Jasper chuckled intriguingly and asked, “Where are the people who handed in their resignation?”
“They’re still in my office,” Chad replied embarrassedly.
As Director of Human Resources, any issue regarding personnel would always be under Chad’s jurisdiction. The fact that the situation had grown beyond his control and required Jasper’s help to solve it was, to some extent, a sign of his incompetence.
However, Jasper waved his hand and did not blame Chad.
This issue did not reflect too badly on Chad, it was just poor management at most.
Not to mention that even if Chad was at fault, the most important thing now was to deal with the collective resignation rather than punishing Chad.
“Let’s go, then. They’re waiting for me to go over too. Let’s not make these important men wait too long.”
Jasper scoffed as he got up and strolled outwith his head held high. He opened the office door and walked out.
Chad shivered inexplicably when he heard Jasper as he
looked at the man who was suppressing his anger.
Chad shivered inexplicably when he heard Jasper as he looked at the man who was suppressing his anger.
He had a feeling that this incident would involve a widespread network of people.
More than half of Southface River Tower was occupied by JW Capital’s office.
The Department of Human Resources was an important entity within the company, which led to the department occupying an entire floor of the building. Naturally, they also had their own specialized meeting room.
At this moment, despite it being lunch break, almost no one had left the department office.
Each of them sat by their own workstations as they stared at the silent meeting room not too far away and discussed quietly amongst themselves.
As employees of the human resources department, they had immediately learned about the six deputy managers that resigned at the same time
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Among them was another deputy manager, the one from the human resources department in charge of employee appraisal and performance evaluation.
Just as everyone was busy wondering about how the situation would develop, Jasper appeared at the elevator doors with Chad following behind him.
“Mr. Laine!”
“Hello, Mr. Laine!”
The employees stood up and greeted him instinctively. Jasper nodded slightly and said, “Thank you for all your hard work. It’s break time, so those who haven’t eaten or need to test should go ahead.”
Jasper then pushed open the door to the meeting room.
Chad glared at his subordinates and said unkindly, “What are you all looking at? Get back to work!”
Then, he rushed to follow Jasper into the meeting room. With a click, the meeting room doors closed.
The employees exchanged a look They did not know if they should have listened to Mr. Laine telling them to eat and rest, or if they should have listened to their immediately superior and get back to work.
Only a few braver employees decided to slink over and eavesdrop by the meeting room doors.
Jasper stood at the front of the meeting room with a calm look on his face.
He did not say anything. The man already oozed absolute strength just by standing in place.
As the founder and owner of JW Capital and its subsidiaries, Jasper’s prestige was undeniable.
The deputy managers sat quietly in the meeting room, with three on each side of the table. There were six of them in total, both men and women. Most of them were familiar faces that Jasper recognized.
This meant that these six were old staff that had been in the company since the early stages of JW Capital.
For some unknown reason, these six angry employees began to feel guilty when Jasper entered the room. Some of them did not even dare to look Jasper in the eye.
“What’s this? Too afraid to look at me?” Jasper chuckled and broke the silence before sitting down.
The conference room was pin drop silent as everyone stared at the tabletop before them as if it were some valuable treasure.
“Didn’t you guys want to resign?” Jasper continued indifferently.
“Just because the company didn’t allocate cars to you? That’s why you want to resign?”
Still, no one dared to meet Jasper’s gaze.
Jasper took the folder from Chad’s hand next to him, which contained the six resignation letters.
With a loud ‘bang’, Jasper slammed the folder on the meeting room table.
The few deputy managers shuddered at this loud bang.
“Chad, immediately approve these six’s resignations. If anyone continues to hand in their resignation, then approve every single application that they hand in. Everyone that resigns today will be given special treatment!”
“Applications handed in today will be approved and their salary calculated and adjusted, so that they can leave today!”
“My JW Company will never beg anyone to stay. When it comes to those who don’t know better… well, the earlier they leave, the better!”
Jasper’s angry voice resonated throughout the meeting room.
Four of the six deputy managers instantly paled. These four then looked at the remaining two at the same time.
Evidently, the incident had progressed very differently from what they had imagined.
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This was a small detail, but it did not go unnoticed by Jasper.
Jasper was familiar with the remaining two.
One of them was June Parham, the deputy manager of the internal purchasing department, while the other was Hannibal Tate, the deputy manager of the budgeting and auditing department.
These two were old staff that had been working in JW Capital since its foundation.
The company could not employ any elite talents during its initial stages, so most old staff were employed as expedients.
However, as JW Capital developed, most of these initial staff could no longer keep up with the company’s development in terms of efficiency or capability.
Even so, Jasper did not try to get rid of these people after all the hard work they had put in for him. On the contrary, the vast majority of them were given rather generous benefits.
As someone else’s employee in his past life, Jasper knew that to be a successful entrepreneur in this life, he had to treat his own employees well if he wanted the business to develop healthily.
The employees were the heart and soul of the company.
If not for this, it did not matter how many more times jasper reincarnated or how talented the man was he would not be able to set up JW Company alone.
Therefore, ever since the beginning, JW Capital and its subsidiaries had always treated their employees the best within their respective industries. JW’s care for their own employees was also the most genuine.
This was not something written for the sake of attracting employees but was truly executed and carried out.
However… all sorts of people came along when the company started to grow.
If JW Company wanted to continue developing into something great, then Jasper had to fend off more than just external enemies. It was only a matter of time before infighting occurred, and this was what truly placed a halt on JW Company’s development.
“Mr. Laine, we can’t take all the blame for this either.” The deputy manager of the internal purchasing department, June, mustered the courage to stand and speak to jasper under the gazes of the other deputy managers.
Jasper looked at her indifferently. Instead of getting angry, the man asked calmly, “Did I say I blame you?
“You’re the ones requesting to resign. I did not reject your application and instead gave you a more convenient escape. What’s there to explain to me?”
June’s expression soured at what she heard.
She took a deep breath and replied, “Mr. Laine, you don’t actually need to pretend. Everyone can tell that you’re angry, but we’re all adults, so I think I should make the issue here clear.”
“Issue?”
Jasper smiled and sat back down on the chair to say, “Sure. If you say that there’s an issue to be cleared up, then I’ll give you the chance to do so. Go ahead, what’s the issue?”
June glanced at her colleagues as if she found strength in them before she looked up and replied to Jasper, “The company promised us before this to allocate a car to every deputy manager.”
“But then Ms. Schuler shot down the suggestion without a second thought. We put in a lot of hard work in the lower ranks each and every day, and we’ve been looking forward to this benefit for a long time already. Now that it’s gone so quickly, we’re upset about it.”
“Alright. If you want to talk about employee welfare, then let’s discuss this issue.”
Jasper looked at June and said expressionlessly, “You’re the deputy manager of the internal purchasing department. With the internal purchasing department being a level two department, according to the ranks of your administrative post, your employee welfare should likewise follow the G4 guidelines, correct?”
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June nodded.
“Chad, tell me what the salary and employee welfare and benefits my company provides G4 administrative posts and what other companies in the industry are offering for the same position.”
Chad immediately reported in response, “Within JW Capital and its subsidiaries, employees of G4 administrative posts are considered first line managers. According to our regulations, these employees are provided five insurance packages and two funds. They also enjoy annual paid leave and an additional 3000 Somer Dollar family travel subsidy.”
“Including the various subsidies, each employee is paid a monthly salary of 5000 Somer Dollars and annual salary is counted based on 14 months. Meaning by the end of the year, disregarding year end or performance bonuses, each employee receives an additional 10 thousand.”
“When it comes to other company’s welfare standard for the same industry and position, and taking Waterhoof City as an example since it is the most economically developed region, employees are only provided five insurance packages and one fund, and they receive a statutory annual leave. Monthly salary does not exceed 3000 Somer Dollars, and year end bonus will be calculated separately according to the company’s benefits plan.”
“Meaning if we disregard JW Company’s employee bonuses which is several times more than other companies in the same industry, salary alone is already 1.8 times more than in other companies.”
Jasper nodded. He looked at June and the other five deputy managers and asked, “Did you receive these benefits Chad listed?
“If you weren’t given the salary or the benefits that should have been assigned to you, then I’ll fire Chad immediately if it’s his fault, or review Wendy’s position if it’s hers.
“So tell me, did you get them or not?”
The six deputies paled when they heard Jasper.
June nodded with difficulty and replied, “We… we received them.”
“Very good. Looks like the company didn’t mistreat you in this aspect, then.”
“Let’s not count the monthly salary or the bonuses. Let’s talk about the five insurance packages and the two funds. It’s compulsory for every enterprise to give buy their employees social insurance now, but let’s not talk about how many enterprises don’t follow through on this regulation in this time and age. At the very least, my company provides you this coverage.”
“Current statutory law requires five insurance packages and one fund. Not only did I give you all that, butI also added an annuity for you. This is something rare even within international companies.”
Jasper stared at June and the other five deputy managers as he continued firmly, “From the moment I founded JW, I told you on the very first day that I will not mistreat those who work for me. And I did as I promised!”
“But what about you six? You enjoy benefits beyond the industry standard and because you’ve grown used to the kindness the company extends you, you want to take advantage of it?”
“I did indeed plan to allocate cars to those of and above the position of deputy manager, but that was just my suggestion.”
“The company has its own regulations, bylaws, and protocols. The CEO has the authority to reject my suggestion should she believe it to be against the enterprise’s interest.”
“There is no rule within any of the company’s regulations, bylaws, and protocols that states that the company must allocate a car for you!”
Jasper harrumphed and spat with an icy gaze, “Therefore, if the company allocates these cars to you, then it does so an act of affection. If the company does not, then it is a logical response. Yet, you’re choosing to threaten me with resignation over this?”
“In that case, then I’ll approve of all your applications today. I’d like to see if JW can still function without you six and if you six can find a company which offers you better benefits after leaving JW!”
The other few deputy managers could not take it anymore when they heard this.
“Mr. Laine, I… I’ll withdraw my resignation. I must’ve been crazy to be persuaded by June and Hannibal. They wanted to fight with the company because they’d already negotiated with the car dealers, but I never planned to resign at all!”
A deputy manager shouted frantically.
Both June and Hannibal’s expressions changed when they heard this.
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It would be unwise to believe that bribery only occurred in government bureaus.
Without good supervision or regular inspections, corruption could be even more toxic in private enterprises.
International financial groups like Colossal Investments had their own internal inspection department that reported directly to the board of directors.
This showcased that as long as interests are involved, cases of corruption and bribery could still appear in companies of any size.
Jasper had long prepared himself for this.
Despite this, it did not stop his heart from growing cold when he encountered situation.
Jasper had always operated his business with the concept of paying high salaries to prevent corruption. After all, once employees had enough money to live a comfortable life, most of them would not be willing to risk breaking the law by taking bribes.
However, a high salary was not a fool proof plan against greed.
At this moment, even Chad’s expression changed, much less June and Hannibal.
Not that Chad had anything to do with this incident, but as the director of human resources, the recruitment, appraisal, appointment, and more of all employees in the company were his direct responsibility.
Before Jasper established an independent investigation department, the handling of employee corruption still fell under Chad’s job scope.
The current case of bribery and colluding with outside sources was a disgrace to Chad’s professionalism.
“The internal purchasing department and the budgeting and auditing department. How fitting.”
Jasper commented meaningfully, and looked up at June and Hannibal, whose complexions were void of color. “Let’s talk about it, then. What’s the situation here?”
Neither June nor Hannibal had expected to be exposed by the very same protest they planned.
The two exchanged a look, but neither of them dared to reply to Jasper first.
Meanwhile, the deputy manager who pleaded for forgiveness just now let go of all inhibitions and exposed them.
Perhaps he saw this as a chance to make up for his mistake as he immediately replied, “Mr. Laine, these two are deputy managers of the Internal Purchasing and budgeting and auditing departments.”
“When news of purchasing cars for employees of and above the ranks of deputy manager got leaked, these two immediately contacted a few car dealerships.”
“Naturally, rebates and bribes were involved. After all, if the company truly decided to purchase cars, then the other party would certainly have a degree of influence on their superior’s decisions.”
“With how much they stood to gain, they would have to carry out their job without a second thought. But since Ms. Schuler rejected the proposal yesterday, there’s no way the car dealers would still agree. Thus, the agency pressured them.”
“Because of this, the two of them then came to look for the rest of us and persuaded us to collectively resign. They said that you’d compromise, be it to soothe the employee’s emotions or to prevent a negative response. That’s why we dared to work with them.”
Jasper rapped his finger on the tabletop after hearing this deputy manager and looked at June and Hannibal expressionlessly.
Under the man’s heavy gaze, the two deputies in question, who both only held junior high school diplomas and were only employed in JW thanks to sheer luck, could not bear the pressure.
The first to bend to the psychological pressure was June.
“Mr… Mr. Laine. I… I was blinded by the thought of these benefits…”
“It’s all Hannibal’s fault! Hannibal was the one who sought me out first and told me that this was easy money, that’s why I got into this! Please forgive me this time, Mr. Laine! I’m sorry!”
Hannibal’s expression changed and he shouted at June, “Are you f*cking human, June?”
“You were the one who sobbed to me about how your son fell into a large debt. You asked me how to make some extra money and that’s why I introduced this method to you. Not to mention, you’re the one who chose this path yourself! Yet, now you’re blaming me after you get in trouble?”
June would not back down so easily as she immediately refuted the man, “Don’t try to make yourself sound like an angel, Hannibal. Did you think I wouldn’t know?”
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“The agent you chose was actually your relative. How much rebates did you enjoy, hmm? All I got was a small taste of the benefits! It would’ve been fine if no one found out, but now that the cat’s out of the bag, you definitely will have to suffer more consequences since you took the lion’s share of the profits!”
Hannibal clenched his jaw angrily. “I only helped you because I pitied you, b*tch! That’s why I gave you a chance!”
“Enough!”
Jasper said, interrupting the two’s fight.
June and Hannibal immediately fell silent, and they did not dare to say anything more.
“Chad, how do you think this incident should be resolved?” Jasper asked indifferently.
Chad glared at the duo harshly and replied, “Strictly, and according to the law. We should investigate the incident and then sue these two!”
“Go ahead, then,” Jasper waved his hand.
As far as Jasper was concerned, what mattered most was to understand the truth of the situation. How the situation should be dealt with was a small matter.
June and Hannibal were just first line managers, G4 administrative employees. No matter how much trouble they caused, it was not worth Jasper’s headache.
What truly posed a problem to Jasper was that if June and Hannibal could enjoy rebates over purchasing cars today, then another pair of July and Lectors could gain similar rebates over something else somewhere down the line.
Agents were not stupid, and there was no way they would give benefits out for free.
These benefits would naturally be earned back from JW Company.
Therefore, in the end, their corrupt behavior still interfered with the company’s interests.
It was impossible for Jasper to completely prevent corruption. All he could do was try to minimize the possibility of it happening through strict regulations while rectifying the nature of his employees.
He did this by greatly increasing the cost of committing these acts. If the price to pay for breaking regulations was too huge, they would then be deterred from committing the crime.
It was unrealistic for Jasper to request that every employee treat the company as their own home.
Both June and Hannibal were horrified when they heard Jasper and Chad.
“Mr. Laine, I really only made the wrong decision because I was tempted by money! Please, considering how long we’ve worked with you, please forgive me this once!”
“Yes, Mr. Lainel I’m willing to return all the money I took! Please just forgive me this once! I promise! I will never, ever do this again!”
The duo’s pleas were extremely pitiful and their voices were filled with fright and remorse as they begged Jasper for mercy.
They were both well aware that once they were sued, they would lose this widely envied job and be forced to go to prison.
The other four deputy managers could not help but feel pity as they took in the sight before them. More than pity, they also felt relieved.
Their mistake today might lose them their job at most, but at least they did not break the law and would not have to be thrown into prison.
Unfortunately, Jasper was not in the mood to think about those four.
He got up and walked toward the meeting room door.
“Mr. Laine, how should I deal with these four?” Chad chased after and asked.
Jasper replied calmly, “Give them one last chance. This is also my last act of tolerance. But both Hannibal and June have to be dealt with sternly. Make this matter widely known within the company. I want all the employees within the company to know about what happened to them.
“I hope this deters the others from following in their footsteps.”
Chad replied courteously, “I understand, Mr. Laine.”
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As far as Chad was concerned, all he had to think of was how to best carry out Jasper’s instructions.
However, as the highest-ranking member of his business, there was no one to tell Jasper what to do.
Because of this, it was unreasonable for Jasper to personally handle every single problem or matter within the company.
Instead, he needed to find the source of the problem and get rid of it at its roots.
Coincidentally, this was also what made this situation so difficult. The source of this problem was human greed, something impossible to get rid of altogether. “You’re being stubborn, Jasper.”
Sitting in front of a mountain painting, Dawson told his confused future son-in-law in his large Schuler Group office with a crescent eyed smile.
JW Company’s overall ability had long surpassed the Schuler Group.
Thanks to the memory Jasper had of his past life as well as his extreme talent for management, the man was capable of pushing JW to even higher heights.
However, Jasper had to admit that Dawson’s experience from a lifetime in this business world was something Jasper could not match right now.
Hence, he decided to go to the Schuler Group in the afternoon to ask Dawson for advice.
“I’ve never thought of myself as perfect and peerless. I have my weaknesses too and there are problems that I don’t know how to deal with. But an elder will always have more experience than me, which is why I come to ask you for help.”
Jasper told Dawson sincerely.
Dawson waved his hand and got up to pass Jasper a cup of tea.
“I’ve met a similar issue a few years ago, too.
“You should know that the Schuler Group’s main business is the supermarket industry. Supermarkets have many constantly-changing supply channels, from daily products, to snacks, to electronic appliances. It ranges from the cheapest products worth a few cents to the expensive ones costing thousands.
“Because of how big, famous, and recognized Schuler Supermarkets are, many commercial products will try their hardest to get a contract with us.
“But when it comes to the same product, take potato chips, for example, I’ll only sign contracts with two to three brands at most. No more than that.”
“I used to supervise this myself, but with the increasing number of outlets as well as range of products, I had no other choice but to let go of this control.”
“By doing so, I was also giving the opportunity for people to exploit loopholes.”
“Bigger problems might involve choosing suppliers while smaller issues could involve missing payment settlement deadlines. During the most severe period of Schuler Group’s corruption, a mere shop owner of a small area made me lose 100 thousand in a year.”
“This was 100 thousand during the nineties.”
Dawson told jasper matter of factly, his tone gentle and calm.
“I was furious when I discovered this, and I ordered for a complete internal inspection to smoke out all the ongoing corruption within the group. Can you guess how that ended?”
Jasper smiled and replied, “You must’ve caught countless mice and dealt with them strictly.”
Dawson smiled and said, “You’re half right.”
“I did indeed catch many mice, but I only dealt with a small portion of them.”
Jasper was stunned for a moment before he frowned in deep thought.
“Yes. Because I realized that there were too many mice. Getting rid of them all meant losing at least half of the Schuler Group’s employees.”
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“The group was growing then. It shouldn’t matter if people left since there would be more trying to get employed.”
Dawson then clapped Jasper’s shoulder and said meaningfully, “But so what?
“The fright from completely cleaning the business might last a few years at most before the same situation occurred again. Am I supposed to get rid of half my employees every year? The group will crash after I do this a few times.”
“I didn’t know what to do at that point, but Wendy’s mom gave me an idea.”
“Half a month later, the group set up a tidiness department. The department worked with the government to advertise the common law, mainly to induce fear and to increase the psychological cost of committing the crime.”
“I let them know that they would be safe if the group did not catch them, but would be in huge trouble if they did.”
“Then I got rid of the most severe cases and left the rest alone.”
“From then on, this tidiness department would catch and punish a few cases every year, but would turn a blind eye toward the majority.”
“Up until now, even as we talk, I’m confident that there are still people gaining rebates and being bribed within the Schuler Group. This seems to have become a publicly known secret within the group.”
“If I know it, then they must know it as well. We have a tacit understanding that small cases are write offs, but anyone who does anything that might severely interfere with the group’s interests will be in great trouble.”
Dawson did not say anymore after this. He knew that with Jasper’s intellect, the man only needed a small nudge and he would understand everything by himself.
“So, Jasper. As someone of higher status, what we need to do is control the balance and not the actions of our employees. Give them a baseline and let them know where the boundaries lie. Whoever oversteps this will face dire consequences.”
“If you want to control everything your subordinates to, then not only will an owner like you die from exhaustion, but you’ll end up alone as well.”
“No one will want to stay when you’re too controlling. As people of higher ranks, we have to remember to punish only those who cause bigger issues and forgive those who make smaller mistakes when we deal with internal conflicts. Our forefathers say that ruling with both kindness and ferocity is the way to go. There must be a reason why ‘kindness’ comes first.”
Jasper fell silent for a long while before he slowly nodded. “I understand what to do, then.”
“That’s good. So, are you two coming home for dinner tonight?” Dawson changed the subject to a lighter and homely one.
“Yeah. I’ll go fetch Wendy then go home,” Jasper replied with a smile.
“Okay. Go then, I still have a meeting. I’ll go home right after it’s done.”
Jasper left the Schuler Group and was about to fetch Wendy when he found out that she had headed to the company.
Wendy stood in the company with a frosty look on her face.
“You found out already?” Jasper asked with a smile when he walked in and saw her icy expression.
Wendy replied angrily, “They’re going too far! How could they work for outsiders?”
“I wouldn’t call this working for outsiders, per se. This is just the result of human greed.” Jasper waved his hand, acting much more open minded than Wendy was.
“We have to catch all of them and deal with them strictly!”
Wendy had always been a black and white person. There was even less of a reason to tolerate these people when they were harming the company’s interests.
“I plan to establish an independent supervision department in the future. This department will be independent of the administrative body and report to me and me alone. What do you think?” Jasper sat down and asked.
Wendy agreed, “I think that’s a pretty good idea. It’s just… it’s very important who you choose to take charge of this department. Do you have any candidates yet?”
Jasper rubbed his temple and replied, “No one in the company right now is suited for this kind of work, so I don’t plan to transfer existing employees but instead bring in somebody from outside. That way, I’d be able to avoid any ongoing connections they have with other company personnel.”
Wendy sighed and said guiltily, “Maybe I shouldn’t have rejected the proposal for allocating cars so forcefully. The entire situation could have been avoided.”
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Jasper walked over to Wendy when he heard her blame herself.
Jasper ruffled Wendy’s hair and said, “What are you talking about, I haven’t even thanked you for helping me bring this issue to light yet.
“From the way things look now, various issues have already occurred within the company since a long time back. I just didn’t realize them before. It’s great that we discovered them this early since it means we can deal with them early too.
“It’d be too late if the situation was already unsalvageable once we found out.”
That afternoon, Jasper took time out to call Jack, who was far away in Swallow Capital.
As Weresoft’s ex-senior executive, Jack was very experienced in this field.
To the point where Jasper was initially inclined to appoint Jack as the person in charge of this supervision department.
After all, Jack was the company’s most senior executive. He was the first senior executive Jasper invited and employed at the early start up stages.
Both Jack’s experience and prestige qualified him to keep people in line.
However, Jasper considered how Jack still played a role in Sena’s current smooth operations and had no other choice but to give up that thought.
Despite this, Jack agreed with the introduction of this supervision department.
However, he had a question about it.
“Mr. Laine, will this supervision department be part of the parent company itself or will it manage JW Capital and its subsidiaries?”
This was a very important question.
When it came to the large subsidiaries like Terizone, Abbylon, and even Sena, Jasper had promised not to interfere with the specific operations of the company.
Still, even though there was nothing wrong with suddenly introducing a supervision department right now, Hudson and the rest would certainly have some reservations about them.
Thus, after a short moment of pondering, Jasper replied, “The supervision department will only manage the investment, electronics, and the real estate development company for now. When it comes to Terizone, Abbylone, Sena, and the entertainment companies, I’ll leave it up to you guys to deal with it yourselves.”
Jack exhaled in relief when he heard Jasper.
“Alright. I’ll comb through Sena first.”
Jasper waved to dismiss him. “Don’t make too big of a deal about it either. After all, problems like this are still less prominent in Internet companies. It’s mainly physical companies where these problems easily arise. You have relevant experience, so I’m sure you know what to do.”
Jack nodded and suddenly asked, “Mr. Laine, do you have any particular person in mind to head this supervision department?”
“Do you have recommendations?” Jasper arched his brow slightly and asked.
Jack smiled and replied, “Of course not.”
Jack was not stupid. He knew that this supervision department was something extremely sensitive. It might not have been officially established yet, but this department would surely turn into a sharp weapon Jasper wielded in the future.
For a position as crucial as this, Jasper would still be wary no matter how much the man entrusted him.
Nor could Jack willy-nilly suggest a candidate to take charge of such an important department. It would not be worth it to attract Jasper’s suspicion for no reason.
Jack knew that Jasper was not someone who doubted people easily, but at the end of the day, they were still superior and subordinate before anything else. As an experienced man, Jack would not do anything to garner unnecessary suspicion.
“But I do suggest that you employ someone who has experience in the government judicial branch. That would be best.”
Jasper nodded when he heard this suggestion and replied, “I’ll give it some thought.”
After ending the call with Jack, Jasper contacted Zachary next.
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Jasper did not have too great candidates for this position so the best solution now was to see if the Law family could help.
Jasper did not expect Zachary to actually provide him an exceptional individual.
“I have a junior who resigned from the Anti-Corruption Bureau as first deputy director half a year ago. He’s in his early forties, and the best age to start his career in a company.”
“After half a year of rest, he’s been planning to start his new career lately. I could introduce you two if you’d like?”
Jasper’s eyes lit up.
From an experience perspective, this man who had just resigned from bring the first deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau was the perfect candidate.
“He’s got a great future ahead of him if he became the first deputy director in his forties. Why did he resign?” Jasper asked.
Zachary replied slightly wistfully, “He was a sacrificial lamb in political fights. The judicial system wasn’t the place for him. Just keep this to yourself, but he’s definitely got a clean background.”
With Zachary’s guarantee, Jasper nodded and replied, “That’s great, then. I’d like to see him as soon as possible if I could.”
“Alright. I’ll send you two each other’s contact information and you two talk it out amongst yourselves.”
With the head of this supervision department now identified, the most important factor behind the setting up of this department was settled as well.
Jasper let out a sigh of relief once he had completed this first step.
Clocking out that afternoon, Jasper then brought Wendy back to the Schuler villa for dinner. Since there was nothing for him to do, Jasper stayed over at the Schuler villa that night as well.
His parents were both working at the shipyard in Brac County, so Jasper normally would not think to return to the empty house. Instead, he opted to stay at the Schuler villa, which was less quiet.
After dinner, Jasper received a call from Harbor City.
“Hello, is this Mr. Jasper Laine?”
A middle aged man’s gentle voice sounded over the phone.
There was a very strong Harbor City accent in the man’s tone. Thankfully, Jasper had known Henry for a long time, or he might not have understood this accent at all.
“I am. Is this Mr. Mortimer Higgins, whom Uncle Schuler had introduced?”
Mortimer replied on the other end of the line, “That is correct. I heard that you have plans to employ someone to be the person in charge of the supervision department. I’d like to try for the position.”
Jasper chuckled and replied, “It’s not very convenient doing this over the phone, Mr. Higgins. Perhaps you could come to Nauritus City over the next few days? We could talk in person. Regardless of how our discussion ends, I’ll pay for your traveling expenses.”
Jasper’s detailed and cautious behavior gained the favor of Mortimer, who normally dealt with judicial work. The latter quickly replied.
“Sure. I’ll take an early flight tomorrow morning and we can talk in person… Coincidentally, I also received an invitation to a Legal Exchange Conference in Nauritus City as well. So I might be a little late.”
“That’s alright. I’ll await your grand arrival tomorrow, Mr. Higgins.”
Wendy walked over with a cup of tea from behind Jasper as the latter ended the call.
“Was that a candidate to lead your new supervision department?”
Jasper nodded and replied, “He’ll be here tomorrow. Then we can both interview this ex-first deputy director of Harbor City’s Anti-Corruption Bureau.”
“Is he someone of such high status? That status is almost equivalent to the Deputy Attorney General’s of the Supreme Procuratorate! Would he want to work in our company?” Wendy was shocked.
Jasper chuckled and replied, “Don’t underestimate our company either. We’re very strong too, so who says we aren’t worthy to have someone so powerful work for us?”