Chapter 152 I don't care what you think, I only care what I think
Ohki is a senior sound engineer at Onkyo Corporation's Osaka headquarters.
As someone who has joined Onkyo since the 1960s, theoretically based on his seniority, he should have been a veteran employee of the company by now.
This is indeed the case, but Oki always feels unsatisfactory at work.
According to the seniority system, he is already one of the top employees in the company, but only at the top.
His immediate boss, Tsuchimura, joined Onkyo only one year earlier than him, but is now the chief sound engineer.
However, Oki actually didn't think highly of this so-called chief sound engineer.
The split desktop speakers ST-55 and 4-speaker stereo combination speakers MC2200 launched by Onkyo in the 1960s were once enthusiastically sought after by the market.
The launch of these two products has made .
Da Mu, who participated in the design of these two products and led one of them, is still just a senior sound engineer today.
However, Tomura, who joined the company a year earlier, took all the credit for himself without hesitation by relying on his flattery and the fact that he had one year more seniority than Oki.
So Tomura became the chief, while Oki, who focused on technology but was not very good at speaking, was still just a senior sound engineer, and he had been in this position for many years.
According to past customs, such days might have continued until Tsuchimura retired or Oki himself retired.
But a recent phone call from Tokyo caused ripples in Oki's stagnant heart.
"Ding-ling-ling~"
Da Mu, who was deep in thought, was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the phone on the table. He pinched his brows, temporarily put aside his worries and picked up the phone.
"Moshi Moshi?"
"Oki-san, it's me, Inoue Ken."
Hearing the familiar voices and some familiar names, Da Mu was suddenly startled. He subconsciously looked up and around, and was relieved to see that there was no one in the office.
"Inoue-san, why are you calling here?"
Ken Inoue had contacted him once before, but that was at home. This was the first time he had called him directly in his office, as he did today.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me, Oki-san. But there is absolutely no need to doubt the sincerity of Shirakawa Electric.
As mentioned before, if Mr. Oki comes to Shirakawa Electric, his salary will be doubled from the current level.
In addition, the position of Chief Engineer of Shirakawa Electric's audio production department is also vacant."
It was this damn condition again, and Oki's heart beat violently.
The last time the other party offered the same condition, Da Mu was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
The salary has doubled, what a generous condition.
Ohki's current annual salary is only around 6 million yen, and this is only possible because of his seniority at Onkyo .
For an ordinary sound engineer, it would be good if he could reach two-thirds of his level.
And now Kenichi Inoue's offer is double that, to 12 million.
12 million, even the chief engineer at Onkyo doesn’t earn that much.
According to the information that Oki himself knows, his immediate superior, Mr. Tsuchimura, only earns about 9 million yen a year.
What's more, there is the position of chief sound engineer that he has always dreamed of and been concerned about.
Inoue Ken offered many tempting conditions, but Oki was still conflicted.
He was a little reluctant to give up his years of hard work at Onkyo. The more than ten years of experience he had worked so hard to get in the company, as well as the various benefits, would basically be wiped out once he changed jobs.
Today's Japanese companies, especially large ones, implement a lifetime employment system in their employment system.
In terms of salary distribution, it is based on the seniority system.
Lifetime employment system, needless to say, almost all companies adopt this employment system.
Even the current Shirakawa Electric does not specify a lifetime employment system in its company charter.
But it basically operates according to this model and has hardly ever fired any employees.
The influence of tradition is too great, once Baichuan Feng implements a highly competitive elimination system.
This will not only cause uproar among employees, but also cause instability among people.
Even the local government would cause trouble for Shirakawa Electric, as the cost of firing an employee was too high in Japan at that time.
Therefore, Baichuan Feng had no choice but to not make any explicit regulations, but in reality it still operated according to the model of lifetime employment.
As for whether it will change in the future, we may have to wait for the next wave of trends after the bubble.
The seniority system that Oki values is somewhat complicated.
The so-called seniority system is a wage system in which an enterprise increases employees' wages year by year based on their age, length of service in the company, educational background and other conditions.
Theoretically, the older you are and the longer you have worked for the company, the higher your salary will be.
However, these salaries are entirely determined by the company and have little to do with the employee's work quality, or personal merit.
This is also the reason why Oki, who led the development of popular audio equipment, was always inferior to Tucun.
Because Tsuchimura joined the company a year earlier than him and had more seniority than him, Oki had to be inferior to Tsuchimura in both salary and position.
It sounds a bit contradictory, because the seniority system restricts Oki's pace, but he is reluctant to leave.
Ultimately, it was because he had invested too much time in Onkyo.
Although the seniority system restricted his progress, it was stable and guaranteed a stable income regardless of drought or flood.
Over the past decade, he has been ahead of most people, and as his years of service have increased, his annual fixed salary increase is still quite considerable.
Once he leaves Onkyo, the more than ten years he has spent would be wiped out in an instant.
After all, although the seniority system limits the enthusiasm of employees with stronger abilities, it is still attractive to most employees.
Just when Oki was struggling with seniority and the high salary and position, Inoue Ken, the other party on the phone, added fuel to the fire.
"Mr. Oki, Shirakawa Electric has always been people-oriented and implemented a competency-based salary system.
With Oki-san's achievements in the audio field, an annual salary of 12 million is just the beginning.
In addition, if Oki-san can bring breakthroughs in audio technology to Shirakawa Electric.
Our subsidiary SIC can sign a contract with Omosang for a certain amount of dry stock dividends. "
"Dry share dividends?!" Da Mu, who couldn't help but almost exclaimed.
However, even Inoue Ken on the other end of the phone could hear the rapid breathing clearly.
"Yes, it is a dry stock dividend."
Knowing that the other party was already tempted, Ken Inoue seized the opportunity to explain SIC's equity incentive system in detail to Oki.
Of course, at Da Mu's current level, he can only get dry stock dividends, which is not quite the same as the shares in the option pool.
Dry stock dividends can generally be regarded as virtual shares, which are set up by SIC to attract talents.
It only has the right to dividends, but no decision-making power and does not participate in the company's operations.
When you leave the company, your shares will automatically disappear and you will no longer participate in the company's subsequent dividends.
The shares in the option pool are real and cannot be freely traded except as per the agreement.
It has the same rights that other shareholders can exercise.
But even so, when Da Mu heard the words "dry stock dividends", he was still excited.
Although it is a dry share, it is still a share at least.
Think about the treatment he receives at Enbridge, and then wonder if there are other companies that would offer him the same condition of dry stock?
The answer is obvious: those who work will always be workers.
If he could get dividends from dry shares, it would be a qualitative leap for Damu to some extent.
The other party also promised that as long as he could continue to bring breakthroughs in audio technology to Shirakawa Electric, the talent option pool would not be out of the question.
Oki is still very confident in his audio technical capabilities.
Therefore, the promised benefits are no longer a luxury, but something that can be seen and touched.
"Mr. Inoue, please give me two days to think about it. No matter what the result is, I will give you an answer in two days."
In terms of conditions, Da Mu had no complaints.
His only concern now is what kind of company this Shirakawa Electric Co., Ltd. is.
In fact, he had heard of the name of Shirakawa Electric. Their Walkmans were very popular recently.
But Onkyo makes audio speakers, even though they are in the same field.
However, if we strictly segment them by product, not all of them are in the same industry.
Therefore, Oki had only heard a little about Shirakawa Electric, and he needed to find friends in the same industry to get more specific information.
"No problem. In that case, I will be waiting for your good news, Oki-san."
After hanging up the phone, Da Mu was in a daze for a long time before he let out a long sigh.
While Da Mu was distracted, a middle-aged man with a protruding belly and sparse hair pushed open the door of Da Mu's office.
“Ohki, the president has decided that the next generation of recorders will be dual-card high-speed recorders.
This is a brand new audio recorder, with automatic continuous playback, high-speed dubbing, and synchronized mixing all at your disposal.
You must come up with a design plan within six months, understand?"
After Da Mu came to his senses, his face changed.
As the chief engineer, this was clearly the task assigned to you by the president. Why is it that it all falls on your shoulders now?
Da Mu also participated in the next-generation product discussion, and he also had his own tasks.
Now Tucun directly threw all the research and development tasks to Ohmu. It was easy for him, but difficult for Ohmu.
"Tsuchimura-san, I feel..."
"You don't need to explain to me. I don't care what you think. I only care what I think. The time limit is half a year. Otherwise, you know how the year-end bonus will be assessed."
Before Oki could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tsuchimura. His nonchalant expression showed that he was used to it.
It was this move again, and Oki's chest rose and fell sharply.
As chief engineer, Tomura is qualified to rate the year-end bonuses of other engineers.
Because of this, Tucun had troubled Da Mu a lot over the years. It was not the first time that he had assigned tasks to Da Mu and robbed him of credit.
"Tomi!" Oki stared at him.
Tucun, who was called by his last name, was stunned at first, then flew into a rage, "Damu, how dare you..."
"Shut up!" This time it was Da Mu who interrupted him mercilessly.
"Listen, there is something I have been holding back for a long time, and I must tell you today."
As he spoke, Oki took a deep breath, "Tomi! You are a shameless, incompetent, ignorant, and incompetent bastard!"
"You...you...you" Tucun raised his hand and pointed at Omu with trembling hands, his sparse hair seemed to be standing up.
"FUCK!" Da Mu, who felt unsatisfied, even blurted out something in English.
He just felt refreshed and ignored Tucun who was stunned.
He also ignored the colleagues outside the office who were pointing fingers at him and strode out of the office with his head held high.
