Ohki is a senior sound engineer at the Osaka headquarters of Onkyo Co., Ltd.

As someone who joined Onkyo since the 60s, he should theoretically be a veteran employee of the club at this time according to his seniority.

This is true, but at work, Oki has always felt that it is not so smooth.

According to the merit system, he is already a relatively high existence among the employees of the same company, but he is only at the top.

His immediate boss, Tomura, joined Onkyo only a year before him, but is now the chief sound engineer.

However, Da Mu actually didn't think much of this so-called chief sound engineer in his heart.

In the 60s, Onkyo launched the split desktop audio ST-55 and the 4-speaker stereo combination MC2200, which was once enthusiastically sought after by the market.

The launch of these two products has contributed to Onkyo's transformation from a single speaker manufacturer to a comprehensive Hi-Fi audio brand.

Oki, who participated in the design of these two products and led one of them, is still only a senior sound engineer.

However, Tochimura, who joined the company for a year, relied on his kung fu to shoot horses, and relied on his annual achievements to be one year more than Damu, and unceremoniously took these credits to himself.

So Tsuchimura became the chief, but Oki, who focuses on technology but is more clumsy, is still only a senior sound engineer, and has been in office for many years.

Originally, according to the old custom, such days may have to continue until Tomura retires or Oki himself retires.

But a recent phone call from Tokyo caused ripples in the heart of Oki Ichizuki's stagnant water.

"Jingle Bell~"

Damu, who was full of thoughts, was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the phone on the table, pinched his eyebrows, and picked up the phone after temporarily leaving his troubles behind.

"Moses Moses?"

"Ogi-san, it's me, Inoue Jian."

Hearing the familiar voice and some familiar names, Da Mu was suddenly startled, he subconsciously looked up left and right, and saw that there was no one in the office and was slightly relieved.

"Inoue-san, how did you get the call here?"

Ken Inoue had contacted him once before, but it was at home. It was the first time I had called his office like today.

"I'm sorry, but please bear with me. However, there is absolutely no need to doubt the sincerity of Shirakawa Electric.

As I said before, if Omu-san comes to our Shirakawa Electric, in addition to the salary will be directly doubled on the existing basis.

In addition, the chief engineer of Shirakawa Electric's audio production department is also vacant. ”

It's this damn condition again, and Damu's heart beats hard.

The last time the other party offered the same condition, Damu was so shocked at home that he almost didn't hold the teacup in his hand.

The salary is directly doubled, which is really an arrogant condition.

Damu's current annual salary is about 6 million yen, and this is because of his high annual achievements in Onkyo, so he can get such a high salary.

For an average sound engineer, it's good to be two-thirds of him.

And now Kenichi Inoue is doubling the price, 12 million.

12 million, the chief engineer in Onkyo does not have this price.

According to the information that Oki himself knows, his immediate boss is that Domura-san, and his annual salary is only about 9 million yen.

What's more, there is also the position of chief sound engineer that he has always dreamed of.

Inoue Ken offered all kinds of tempting conditions, but Oki's heart was still entangled.

He is a little reluctant to work in Onkyo, and he finally mixed up with more than ten years of enterprise service and various benefits, once he changes jobs, it is basically equivalent to direct clearance.

Today's Japanese companies, especially large ones, have a lifetime employment system.

In terms of salary distribution, it is implemented in accordance with the annual merit system.

Needless to say, almost all companies have this employment system.

Even if it is the current Shirakawa Electric, although the company's articles of association do not specify a lifetime employment system.

But it basically follows this model, and there is hardly any employee who has been fired.

The influence of tradition is too great, once Shirakawa Kaede implements a highly competitive elimination system.

Then it will not only cause an uproar among employees, but also cause instability in people's hearts.

Even the local government will get in trouble with Shirakawa, and the cost of firing an employee in Japan at this time is too high.

Therefore, Shirakawa Kaede can only not make explicit regulations, but in fact, it still operates according to the model of lifetime employment.

As for whether it can be changed in the future, it may have to wait for the wave after the bubble.

The annual merit sequence system that Damu values is somewhat complicated.

The so-called annual merit sequence system is a wage system in which enterprises increase the wages of employees year by year according to their age, length of service, educational background and other conditions.

Theoretically, the older you are, the higher the seniority of your company, and the more you will be paid.

However, these salaries are completely determined by the company, and have little to do with the quality of the employee's labor, that is, personal credit.

This is also the reason why Oki has led the development of popular audio, but has always been at the end of the village.

Just because Tumura joined the company a year earlier than him, his annual achievements are higher than him. So whether it is salary or position, Damu can only succumb to the dirt village.

It may sound a little contradictory, because the Nian Gong system restricts Damu's steps, but he is reluctant to leave.

In the final analysis, it is because the time he has invested in Onkyo is already too much.

Although the annual merit system limited his pace, it was better to be stable and ensure harvest in drought and flood.

For more than a decade, he has stood in front of most people, and with the increase in seniority, his annual salary increase is still considerable.

And once he leaves Onkyo, the cost of more than ten years of time that he has survived in front of him will be wiped out in an instant.

At the end of the day, although the seniority system limits the motivation of the more capable employees, it is still attractive to most employees.

Just when Damu was entangled because of his seniority and high salary, the other party on the phone, Ken Inoue, added a timely fire.

"Damu-san, Shirakawa Electric has always adhered to the people-oriented, the implementation of the ability wage system.

With Damu-san's attainments in the audio field, the annual salary of 12 million is just the beginning.

In addition, if Oki Sang can bring a breakthrough in audio technology to Shirakawa Electric.

SIC, a subsidiary of the company, can sign a certain amount of dry stock dividends with Oki-san. ”

"Dry stock dividends?!" A big tree that couldn't hold back almost exclaimed.

But the rapid breathing was heard clearly even by Ken Inoue on the other end of the phone.

"That's right, it's a dry stock dividend."

Ken Inoue, who knew that the other party was already excited, seized the opportunity to start explaining in detail the SIC equity incentive for Damu.

Of course, with the current level of Damu, you can only get dry stock dividends, which is not quite the same as the shares in the option pool.

Dry stock dividends can generally only be regarded as virtual stocks, which are set up by SIC to attract talents.

It only has the right to dividends, has no decision-making power, and does not participate in the company's operations.

When you resign, the dry shares will automatically disappear and you will no longer participate in the company's follow-up dividends.

The shares in the option pool are real, except that they cannot be freely traded according to the agreement.

It has the same rights that other shareholders can exercise.

But even so, when Damu heard the words "dry stock dividends", he was still excited.

Although it is a dry stock, at least it is also a stock.

Think about his treatment in Onkyo, and then think about whether there will be other companies that offer him dry shares?

The answer is obvious, those who work are always those who work.

If you can get dry stock dividends, it will be a qualitative leap for Damu to a certain extent.

And the other party also promised that as long as he can continue to bring breakthroughs in audio technology to Shirakawa Electric in the future, then the talent option pool is not impossible to consider.

For his audio technical ability, Damu is still very confident.

Therefore, the promised benefits are no longer extravagant, but can be seen and touched.

"Inoue-san, please let me think about it for two days. Whatever the outcome, I'll be sure to get back to you in two days. ”

In terms of conditions, there is nothing unsatisfactory about Oki.

His only concern now is what kind of company this company called Shirakawa Electric Co., Ltd. is.

In fact, he had heard the name of Shirakawa Electric, and their Walkman had become popular recently.

But Onkyo is a speaker speaker, even though they are in the same field as each other.

However, if you strictly follow the product segmentation, it is not all peers.

Therefore, Damu has only heard of Shirakawa Electric Appliances, and more specific information needs to be found by friends in the same industry to understand.

"No problem, since that's the case, then I'll wait for the good news of Damu-san."

Putting down the phone in his hand, Da Mu was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh.

At the stall where Da Mu was distracted, a middle-aged man with a shy stomach and sparse hairstyle directly pushed open the door of Da Mu's office.

"Ohki, the president has decided that the next generation of tape recorders will be dual-card high-speed tape recorders.

It's a brand new recorder that puts automatic continuous playback, high-speed dubbing, and simultaneous mixing up up to you.

You have to come up with a design plan within half a year, understand? ”

After Da Mu came back to his senses, his face changed.

As the chief engineer, this is obviously a task assigned to you by the president, but now it's all your turn.

Oki also participated in the next-generation product seminar, and he also had his own tasks.

Now that Domura has directly thrown the R&D task to Damu, he is easy, but Damu is difficult.

"Tsuchimura-san, I think..."

"You don't have to explain it to me, and I don't want you to think, I just want me to feel. The time is half a year, otherwise the year-end bonus assessment you understand. ”

Before Daki could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a wave of his hand from Tsuchimura. The look of nonchalance showed that all this had long been commonplace.

It was another move, and Daki's chest rose and fell sharply.

As a principal engineer, Tsuchimura has the credentials to rate the year-end bonuses of other engineers.

Relying on this, Tucun has been embarrassed a lot over the years. It's not the first time that tasks have been assigned and credit has been grabbed.

"Tsuchimura!" Daki stared at him intently.

Tochimura, who was called by his surname, was stunned at first, and then became furious, "Damu, how dare you..."

"Shut up!" This time it was Oki who interrupted him mercilessly.

"Listen, there's a sentence I've been holding back for a long time, and I must tell you today."

Saying that, Oki took a deep breath, "Tsuchimura! You're just a shameless, incompetent, ignorant, inactive bastard! ”

"You... You... You" Tsuchimura raised his hand and pointed at Oki tremblingly, his sparse hair seemed to stand on end.

“F*U*C*K！” You don't think it's enjoyable for Da Mu, and even soared a sentence in English.

He only felt that he was happy, ignoring the stunned Tucun.

Ignoring the colleagues outside the office who were pointing at him, he strode out of the office.

Thank you all for your support!

(End of chapter)