The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

12. salary negotiation

Early in the morning, I pulled the curtains in the living room where I had overslept for a long time and enjoyed the morning sunlight with my whole body.

‘good night.’

I’m taking a break for 3 days from now.

‘Now that warm spring has arrived, shall we go on a train trip?’

See flowers and eat delicious food.

Let’s be free from work, spend money without worry, and spend time alone by walking around wherever you go!

‘And playing games.’

this was the most important

favorite game!

‘It would be more fun if I played the game while eating chicken!’

Taeyeon immediately put her thoughts into action.

After taking a good rest for three days, I felt refreshed in my body and mind.

“hello.”

“good morning.”

Taeyeon, who smiled and greeted many people on her way to work and sat down at work, quickly reviewed the email.

His expression soon hardened.

‘It’s a 5% freeze on salary negotiations… … .’

It was salary negotiation season.

Nepple, Universe, and the studio were not long after they were created, so Taeyeon could just pass by, but other places were different.

Even if you want to raise your annual salary a lot, if the limit is set at 4%, there will be people who cannot raise even 1 million won depending on the person.

‘There will be an uproar.’

Salary negotiation season is also called transfer season in other words.

This is because at this time, those who are dissatisfied with the annual salary set for them leave the company en masse and transfer.

Taeyeon clicked her tongue and checked the next email.

It’s not my job, but it’s the same company and industry, so I couldn’t help but feel heavy.

* * *

Before lunchtime, Taeyeon received food suggestions from producers at other studios.

There were about three people gathered, and they let out a sigh as soon as they arrived at the restaurant.

“The president is also very kind. I remember that the total sales were really close to 3 trillion… … .”

“At this level, most employees only receive an increase in the rate of inflation. It’s practically freezing.”

“I have to negotiate a salary soon, but I don’t know how to do it.”

I sympathized with their concerns, but on the other hand, I was puzzled.

‘Why are you doing this to me?’

Is there something you want?

Taeyeon sympathized with the troubles on the outside, but grew more and more suspicious on the inside.

At the cafe after the meal, he finally confessed his true feelings.

“You PD-nim, do you have a good relationship with the chairman?”

“Could you please talk to the president?”

“The maximum 5% limit is too salty… … If we do this, the people we really need may leave.”

Taeyeon let out a sigh.

“I’m also having a hard time with the president… … And I don’t think I’ll change my will just because I say it.”

“I’m not forcing you to change, I just want you to say something.”

“At this rate, I don’t have any face to face with the staff… … I want to do the best I can. First of all, we agreed to visit the president and talk to him.”

So, to persuade the president, they ask them to agree with them.

‘Persuasion… … .’

Is Chairman Yoo Jin-seong the person to be persuaded?

After thinking about it for a while, Taeyeon nodded, thinking that it would be undesirable to turn away as it was not her business.

“It doesn’t look too good if they crowd around, so I’ll just ask for it separately.”

“Thank you!”

“thank you!”

“I didn’t expect you to agree so readily… … I will do well in the future!”

The PDs were genuinely delighted and laughed.

Unless I had a really trashy personality, I had the same desire to take care of my colleagues who suffered together.

It looked good to Taeyeon.

[President. Can you buy me a meal?]

Taeyeon texted and tightened her heart.

What if you think I’m being cheeky?

Should I call if there is no answer?

But those worries were for nothing.

[Come to my office during work hours. I’ll buy you beef.]

Kind answer!

Taeyeon let out a sigh of relief, but at the same time was puzzled.

‘How can you give me time so easily… … Do you really care about me like the PDs say?’

Even if that were the case, raising the already set salary increase rate was another matter.

While Taeyeon was thinking about it, the big human resource manager approached her with a dead expression and cautiously spoke to her.

“hello. Yoo PD. Can I buy you a cup of coffee?”

“Why is that expression on your face? What’s going on?”

“What is it, yes. Yes. It’s a big deal, you know.”

“ah… … .”

Taeyeon clicked her tongue and stood up from her seat.

Taeyeon seemed to know what his business was.

“Please help me.”

The head of the personnel department complained.

It is said that all departments, even subsidiaries, called or visited in person to ask about the limit of the annual salary increase rate.

He said that he had received all the swear words and was still eating them in real time.

“If I go ahead with the salary negotiations like this, I will start to leave the company and I will be criticized enough to live for another thousand years. No, I might die of a stomach rupture before then.”

A sham that doesn’t fit the size and impression!

Seeing the banquet of pitiful expressions, Taeyeon smiled and asked.

“So what do you want to say?”

“Please tell the president!”

Taeyeon laughed.

When he was puzzled, he explained what had happened at lunchtime.

“You said you’d buy me dinner, so I’d like to talk to you then.”

“oh my god. like… … light?!”

“Ah, don’t do that.”

“Master of persuasion! I only believe in PD Yoo who is a master of negotiation! Please save me and the producers! If the negotiations continue like this, you will be cursed until your stomach bursts to death!”

“Don’t be embarrassed to do that!”

“I believe!”

The taciturn and charismatic head of the HR team was doing this, and all the employees passing by had puzzled faces.

The head of the personnel department said with a determined face.

“If you talk well, I will put my name on a blind date with Assistant Manager Cho Seon-ah… … .”

“It’s okay!”

* * *

The showdown is approaching.

Taeyeon eagerly grilled the beef with a determined face. If it was serious, Chairman Yoo Jin-seong burst into laughter and said a word.

“I’ll eat it while watching that face. Just tell me the point.”

“yes?”

“You wanted to say something regretful, so you asked me to buy you a meal. what. what’s the problem?”

President Jinsung Yoo’s attitude towards Taeyeon has become very comfortable. In the meantime, we had a lot of conversations through messages, and it was thanks to the fact that we often had mealtimes with the two directors.

Taeyeon said while placing the well-roasted beef on the plate in front of President Jinsung Yoo.

“Please increase the salary increase rate!”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden when you’re not even negotiating a salary? Did you ask for anything?”

“Well, to be honest, there is that, but not necessarily for that reason. If it was 5%, there would be some employees who couldn’t even get a raise of 1 million won… … I say that because I want to do it a little too much.”

The smile on President Jin-Sung Yoo’s face disappeared.

Taeyeon also said seriously.

“I’m not sure what your intentions were in making that decision, but please be a little more forgiving. Don’t you think that Nepple still cares about me when I upload at least 10%?”

“Who asked?”

“Are you going to scold me if I tell you who you are?”

When Taeyeon didn’t blink an eye and asked, President Jinseong Yoo questioned him as if he was stumped.

“Hey, what are you looking at me for and saying that?”

“I’ll see you as the president.”

“But you say that? Do you think I am such a narrow-minded person?”

“Or, please be kind. Hey, honestly, what is 5%? It’s not a strong representative… … If you treat your staff like that, you will be cursed for the rest of your life.”

“Hey, why are you making requests so awkward? I didn’t even ask for doggeza, but asking for something like that doesn’t feel too weighty!”

“I am not good at lifting weights. Anyway, please upload a little more. That much is the amount of money that would disappear if a regular employee bought a beef steak at the mart. It’s not like this. 5% of Nepple employees in the world… … President, if you do that, I really hate you!”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong, who looked at Taeyeon as if he was pouring alcohol and scolding him as if he was dumbfounded, nervously drank his glass.

“I live and live, and I am the first person like you.”

And he took his phone, took a picture of something, sent it, and showed it to Taeyeon.

The contents were as follows.

[Human Resources Manager, raise it to 10% and re-announce.]

“Are you done now?”

“i love you! Come on, let’s have a toast!”

“Because this is funny… … .”

A clear sound rang out.

“But how did you get that 5%?”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong, who frowned and frowned at Tae-yeon’s cautious question, spoke sternly.

“You can’t spread this anywhere.”

“That mouth is heavy.”

After he took a piece of meat and ate it, he told me surprising information.

“You know Unique Creative, right?”

“I know. Isn’t it a world-class engine company? I am also involved in the online game distribution business… … .”

“I’m going to take over there.”

“… … !”

Taeyeon, who had been answering involuntarily, raised her head with wide eyes.

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong casually mumbled the meat and said.

“I heard that Tenzent is aiming for it. If that is taken away, the game industry will become really funny. I’m going to take this opportunity to say that the internal situation is not good because the distribution business is not good.”

“Oh, so… … .”

That was a good enough reason.

“It’s because UniqueSoft is doing the distribution business strangely, it’s a real company there. know?”

“Sure! It is a company that has one technology that is awesome.”

“If you eat there, there are many things that follow.”

The unique engine series provided by UniqueSoft is widely used not only in the game industry but also in video production companies such as animation and movies.

It is like absorbing the infrastructure that they have built so far by taking over Unique Soft, so it will bleed a lot right away, but from a long-term perspective, it can be said to be the best investment.

“As expected, your thoughts are on a different level from people like us.”

“Even if you flatter me like that, I won’t fall.”

“I’m not flattering you. You’re perverting my heart like that… … .”

Ignoring Taeyeon’s unfair expression, President Jinseong Yoo continued to speak.

“Not many people know about this even within the group, so pay special attention to security. okay?”

“yes!”

“Sooner or later, Lee Tae-young and I were going to cross over to the US, but then we said let’s go together. Seeing you makes me think of something interesting.”

“What comes to mind?”

“Yes, something like that. Anyway, I’ll let you know the schedule tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so that’s what I know.”

It was a one-sided announcement, but this proposal itself was a valuable opportunity for Taeyeon. I don’t know what kind of experience it will be, but it will never be an ordinary job.