Fortunately, nothing went wrong under my watch; otherwise, I wouldn’t know if I could keep my position as editor-in-chief.
Jett’s face was also filled with smiles: “Lara, here’s the thing, the New Media Operations Center is still in the preparatory stage. If you have suitable candidates, please report them; we can also recruit from outside. Let’s get the New Media up and running as soon as possible.”
“Additionally, according to the group’s intentions, the New Media Operations Center will temporarily be staffed with four employees, counting you as five. If things develop well later, we can expand!”
“If you have any requests, feel free to mention them.”
“Thank you, Manager Jett, I have no requests.”
Lara politely thanked him; she still felt like she was dreaming and wouldn’t think of making any requests.
“Alright, then it’s settled.”
Jett nodded and then took out a contract to hand to Lara: “This is our group’s official employment contract; take a look, and if everything is fine, just sign it.”
Brody had only given Jett an hour, so he brought the contract directly.
Meanwhile, Barrett was watching in astonishment; the HR department manager personally came to provide one-on-one service.
With this treatment, there probably wouldn’t be a second person like her in the entire group! Usually, the HR department was very powerful; signing employment contracts and such required employees from subsidiary companies to make a trip to headquarters, and they had to do it within the specified time.
What kind of deity is this young lady??
Barrett’s curiosity about Lara’s identity grew, and he even thought he should hold onto this young lady’s coattails tightly, at least to build a good relationship in case he needed her help in the future.
Lara carefully looked over the contract Jett handed her; she had a cautious personality. Although she already knew someone at headquarters was helping her, an employment contract was essentially a “bond,” so she needed to understand it thoroughly.
When she saw the salary section, her pupils instinctively widened.
A monthly salary of 12K, fifteen months’ salary, plus performance bonuses! This added up to an annual salary of around 200,000.
Her current base salary was only three thousand. “Lara, if you’re not satisfied with the salary, we can negotiate further.”
“The main issue is that the level of the New Media Operations Center hasn’t been determined yet; I set your salary based on the T4 level.”
After the Coastville Newspaper Group’s public-private partnership, they referenced some internet giants’ salary models, categorizing all employees into eleven levels from T1 to T11, with different salaries corresponding to each level.
Lara’s previous level was T1, and under normal circumstances, she would transition to T2 after formal employment.
Now, she had jumped directly to a T4 salary, already on par with Tonia, a veteran employee of over ten years.
“How about we raise it to T5??”
Seeing Lara remain silent, Jett took the initiative to suggest.
Upon hearing this, Barrett’s jaw dropped again! When did the HR department become so accommodating! His level was T6, and at this rate, if this young lady hesitated for another minute, she’d be at the same level as him!
“No need, this is fine!”
Lara quickly shook her head; she wasn’t dissatisfied with the salary but was in shock.
Jumping from T1 to T4 at such a rocket-like speed, who wouldn’t be confused!! Lara picked up the pen and signed the contract.
Jett, who had been anxious, finally felt relieved; he checked the time and realized it had been 55 minutes since he left Brody’s office!
He completed the task five minutes early!
Perfect!
He immediately sent a message to Brody: The matter has been settled.
“Jett, stay for lunch; it’s almost lunchtime.”
Seeing Jett finish his business, Barrett cheerfully extended the invitation.
“Not today; I need to report back to headquarters.”
“By the way, do you have anyone in mind for Ivan’s position?” Jett casually asked.
“Uh…”
The sudden question caught Barrett off guard; he hadn’t thought about it. The reporter department had three interview teams: “Hotline News,” “Political News,” and “Cultural and Sports News.”
Each of these teams had a leader, and normally, one should be selected from among them.
“Lara, why don’t you recommend someone!”
Jett was just going through the motions; after all, with Barrett, the editor-in-chief, sitting here, it wouldn’t be appropriate not to ask, but since he hadn’t thought of anyone, they could skip it.
“Right, right, Lara, you recommend someone!”
Barrett nodded in agreement, silently complaining: Old Jett, you really didn’t need to ask me!
It was clear that Mr. Jet had come with a mission.
Not only did he need to arrange for Lara, but he also wanted this young lady to decide on the candidate for Ivan’s position.
The main goal was to make a grand statement! To let everyone know that this young lady had a powerful background, and that no one should dare to provoke her in the future.
Holding an impromptu meeting and publicly announcing personnel changes also served as a warning to others! Terrifying indeed! This was definitely a true god!
Barrett thought to himself.
Suddenly, Lara, who had been called upon, felt a bit dazed.
Did they want her to recommend someone for the position of the director of the reporter department?? Was this something she could recommend?? But at this moment, Jett and Barrett were both looking at her, seemingly waiting for her to make a decision.
“If I were to recommend someone, I think Mrs. Tonia would be quite suitable.”
Lara naturally recommended Tonia, who had taken good care of her.
Of course, her care was one aspect; she also believed that Mrs. Tonia was very capable, though her straightforward personality meant she wouldn’t engage in any underhanded tactics.
“Yes, I think Team Leader Tonia is also very suitable.”
Barrett immediately nodded in agreement.
“Then let’s go with her!”
Jett nodded. He had no impression of team leader-level personnel and had no idea who the two were talking about.
But that didn’t matter; as long as Lara approved, his task was considered complete!
“Lara, when you go back, please call Team Leader Tonia over.”
Jett reminded her again.
“Okay.” Lara nodded and quickly left the meeting room.
Once she stepped out, she let out a long breath.
The experience just now was truly surreal; she needed to slowly digest it in the tea room.
“Dickson, congratulations in advance!”
Panika Toss, the leader of the political news group, walked over with a cup of coffee to a man in a brown suit, smiling brightly.
“Congratulations for what?”
Dickson Mai feigned ignorance, but in reality, he was in a good mood.
With Ivan being optimized, the position had opened up, making the three group leaders in the reporter department the most favorable competitors for that position.
Panika Toss was relatively inexperienced, having just taken the group leader position last year, so she couldn’t be promoted again.
Tonia had the qualifications, but her brash personality had never been favored by leadership. Just earlier, while the leaders were still in the meeting room, she openly mocked Ivan; while it was refreshing, it was inappropriate!
Previously, she had even clashed with the chief editor Barrett over a news story, so her chances of promotion were naturally slim.
This left Dickson, the leader of the cultural and sports news group, as the only viable candidate.
He had enough qualifications and a good relationship with the leadership.
So after Ivan was optimized, he was even more excited than Tonia and Lara! The opportunity for promotion was right here! “Dickson is pretending to be confused!”
“With Ivan gone, the position of the reporter department director belongs to Dickson!”
“Please take care of us more in the future, Dickson!” Panika Toss said with a smile.
