Chapter 11: Manager, you really have to think about yourself
When X regained composure again, she was still in the Manager's room. It seemed like she had never moved, nothing had changed, but when she looked up, she would notice the difference.... Originally on the screen, it was now a bright red scene of chaos and jubilation.
Safety Department Dean Netzach's text messages also kept popping up in the bottom right corner of the screen, while the Meltdown Alarm sounded violently in combination with electronic music.
[ Ah...? Manager, the Safety Department employee is a bit strange, can you help me confirm?]
[Employee's behavior is very strange, Manager, have you been paying attention to the situation here... ]
On the screen, the character in the Department moved frantically, and the Containment unit opened wide.
The remaining Safety Department employees are attacking another Department employee... They are fighting with the Control Department employees.
When an employee loses her mind, the best method is to awaken that employee, but under normal circumstances, the weapon in the employee's hand will kill them before the employee who loses her mind can regain consciousness.
In the end, the Safety Department employees were wiped out by the Control Department employees. The Safety Department was completely quiet, with only a few officials cleaning up the bodies in the hallway.
[Safety Department employee... Ugh... Is this guy dead? Manager, is this what you promised me?]
[All the Safety Department employees died... Do you have anything else to say? I'll listen, Manager.]
One sentence after another harsh sarcastic sentence came from the bottom left corner of the screen. X wanted to say something, responded, and wanted to handle this situation, but she couldn't do anything, she could only watch.
Once something happens, it can't be changed...
Watching herself ignore those warnings, ignoring Dean's taunts, she continued to order the remaining employees to conduct Repression work on the Containment Unit. Continuously carrying out Repression work, PE-BOX has satisfied its energy needs, and Abnormal intelligence is gradually unlocked.
Hanging up huge employee casualties, completed today's Energy Quota.
Is all this... Is it worth it?
[I... Is my estimate too high for you... Manager.]
[Malkuth, you should have known early on, that this girl only has Energy Quota in her eyes... Ah, all my employees here are dead, what other solution can I have?]
Even Malkuth Dean, who liked to cheer her up and believed in her abilities, showed a disappointed expression. Even though the Energy Quota had been completed, no one showed a happy expression.
X wanted to speak up and explain something, but this was in her simulation, and there was no way to change the action she had taken.
Sitting in the Manager's room, facing the screen in front of her commanding employees, she didn't refute any of Dean's sarcasm. But she was stubborn and didn't listen to advice at all. After gathering her energy one day, she left work and didn't work overtime for even a little while.
Immediately after the simulation developed, she was complained by Dean and abandoned her mission. The AI Secretary closed the Manager's room after 'listening' to the Dean's opinion and decided to 'Educate' the Manager.
From her strange point of view, just like when she opened her eyes for the first time, she was tied to the chair of the Corporation. This time, she was also tied to the chair by Angela using a red strap.
[Manager, do you think my actions are wrong??]
AI said so, but... Thinking about it or not, for her, it should not be a problem.
[Employees are the Corporation's important assets and resources. Under such simple circumstances, taking on employees can still damage so many employees, you are not serious at all.]
AI's slightly cold hand supported X's chin, forcing X to raise her head and face her.
[You should know that if the Manager does not fulfill her duty, you should receive punishment]
The knee was pressed in the middle, the already unstable center of gravity became even more unstable, and because of the chair, the movement was limited.
The yellow eyes were exaggerated because of some uneasiness. X looked at the AI that was getting closer and closer, interacting with her more and more freely, and fear began to rush into her brain.
Uneasiness... Worried, there probably are more complicated components.
What she didn't want to experience was the so-called punishment. It was an indescribable feeling of disgust. She was truly extremely disgusted with these things.
AI's hand touched the sleeve, and the delicate buttons on the black shirt were caught, and the position of the shirt was slightly wrinkled because of the strap.
But this is getting closer and closer...X hates this.
But it was probably such a strong feeling of disgust that it had triggered some kind of protection strategy...
The simulation stops..... X returned to the original place, except for the startled cold sweat, it seemed like nothing had happened, as if it was just an illusion, returning to when Secretary AI was making coffee.
Everything is normal, everything is normal...
[ Manager, this is the coffee you want. According to your request, add more milk and sugar. If you still need more, you can add more yourself ]
The terrifying AI Secretary inside the simulation was now making coffee, with the strong scent of milk and fragrant coffee put into Manager X's hand.
This should have been a relaxed matter, but X didn't even dare to look at the Secretary. Her eyes only dared to look at the coffee and the screen, pretending that her attention was focused on her work, and she didn't have time to worry about other things.
She didn't dare to look, she was afraid that if she looked, something would happen. Just hearing Secretary's cold but gentle words, X felt like she had goosebumps.
There was still a normal scene on the screen. There was no red triangle warning box icon, nor was there that shrill alarm.
Today's work has just officially started, which means the situation is still salvageable, tragedy has not occurred, and everything can be salvaged, whether it is the loss of an employee's life or her honor.
"Netzach, inform the employee to change his weapon to a suppressor and guard the [F-02-44] Containment unit. Find a brave and mentally tough employee to do Repression work on [F-02-44]. If that employee is mentally unstable when going out, then suppress him."
Receiving the training from the simulation, first change the employee's equipment, changing the fairly large damaged E.G.O weapon to a basic weapon. In this form, when employees fight with each other, the damage can be reduced, and it is easier to suppress.
At present, the Control Department and the Safety Department Abnormalities are both Abnormalities that will not explode, they will not run away. They can only wait quietly in the Containment unit inside, so what needs to be guarded against is that the employees have lost their minds.
The quicker you want to complete it, the easier it is to make mistakes. Although the Corporation Energy Quota is urgent, it is not very difficult to reach. Because there is no time required, it is still best to pay attention to the employee's state. Waiting for the employee to fully rest and then work is the best.
Forcing employees to constantly work, and chase after worthless achievements will only make the employees' condition worse and worse, their performance will become lower and lower, and eventually, they will collapse, leading to other problems and more damage.
Treating employees with kindness is necessary. X has begun to realize this point. This is not sympathy or anything, but rather saying that this is for merit, the best way to manage.
Benevolent politics is the only way to firmly rule and have human hearts. If I made a brutal policy and insisted on keeping my own will, then who would listen to her? The employee also won't accept this management from her.
"Malkuth, let the new employee perform Attachment work on [One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds] several times, and do a rotation every three times."
Energy collection efficiency based solely on one Abnormality is too slow. Control Department Abnormalities[ One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds ] are almost completely harmless Abnormalities. It is also necessary to order the employee to carry out Attachment work and practice the corresponding important skills.
The Corporation's method of harvesting fuel is to crush Abnormalities, and the method of obtaining it is to use employees. Employees are considered the most important parts of the Department, and individual qualities are also extremely important. Only by cultivating excellent qualities will employees be able to deal with more dangerous Abnormalities and deal with more serious tasks.
Using [Pause] and [Double speed] alternately, she ensures that the employee is doing their work and checks the employee's physical condition and mental condition. Once the phenomenon of depression occurs, immediately order the employee to return to the break room to rest.
Corporation provides [Regenerator] that can treat employees' physical injuries and at the same time restore employees' mental fatigue. After the nervous or polluted state of mind returns to a relatively normal state, at least in the Manager's view, it doesn't take much time and they can start work again.
When looking at the Safety Department, an employee completed the job for [F-02-44] but came up with [Excellent] as the result. X finally let out a sigh, she could finally take her eyes off the screen.
Opened the pot of sugar cubes, and added two cubes of sugar cubes to stir in the coffee, and the sweet smell of milk took over the coffee on X's lips. It has a silky happy taste, and the added carbonated sugar will also make X feel much better.
An employee enters the Safety Department break room to rest and changes to an employee to take on the employee's work.
X noticed that in the Containment unit screen of [F-02-44], [F-02-44] had landed, its ugly body looked like a grasshopper with broken legs.
After the employee carried out the [Repression] work, this monster was injured, it was about to be unbearable.
Even though the monster looks ugly, it will not attack the employee. It will only be because of that ugly appearance and other vomit breaths that will cause the employee to become mentally polluted.
"Netzach, inform the employee to conduct Insight work on [F-02-44], then conduct Repression work on [F-02-44], repeat the above two works alternately."
"When[F-02-44]'s body is lowered, there is no need to perform Repression work on it, exploit other work methods."
X seriously and carefully observed its state, guessing the monster's situation and rules. Although the content of the simulation inside the punishment itself is not clear. However, when she made mismanagement of work, she remembered it clearly.
The most important point is that when a monster is repeatedly 'Repressed, the monster will die. As for the employee who has performed Repression work on the monster, he will become a new monster.
It's like a spreading curse, boundless and infectious.... Monsters die, but new monsters will always appear, and new monsters will beg for the next person who can free them.
However, [F-02-44] Abnormalities only favor Repression work, only Repression work has the highest success rate.
The energy output can be said to be extremely miserable, probably only relying on the benevolent [One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds] to replenish some of the lost energy.
Compared to violating the rules that will kill an employee [F-02-44], the Control Department [One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds] also makes X feel secure, with no need to waste too much energy on management.
This is one of the few Abnormalities that will rarely harm the employee but can be effective for the employee. If all Abnormalities were like [ One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds ] and so easy to control, how good would it be?
But we can only think for a moment, everyone knows that such a thing is not possible. If all Abnormalities were so intimate, how could the employee turnover rate be so high... Even the Manager turnover rate is also unusually high.
What number is X the Manager? X doesn't know, X doesn't ask, and if you ask Angela, she won't necessarily tell. Mysterious AI is always so mysterious, only saying what should be said, only telling information for X to know.
The only information X can know now is that her AI Secretary is very interesting. When she is bored, she will follow her to find fun. At some point, she will think of a way to use an excuse to 'punish' her for not being worthy of the Manager position.
"Netzach, that employee is in a very bad state of mind, let him rest quickly and change him to another employee to take over his work. Pay attention to the situation, [F-02-44] can no longer carry out Repression work."
"Malkuth, the employees who have received the Gift from [ One Sins and Hundreds of Good Deeds ] do not need to work. Change to the employees who have not received the Gift. All employees who have not received the Gift must participate."
Orders were given out one after another. Under such pressure from the AI Secretary or Department Dean, X could only focus more of her energy on work, trying not to think about those kind-hearted things.
Today X Manager's work is extremely excellent, not a single mistake has occurred, warnings have been handled very promptly, and no employees have had mood swings or died.
No employee died in the hallway, nor an employee who died in the Containment unit. The word peace seemed to have nothing to do with the Corporation, but it appeared in the report.
Working overtime for some time, it was confirmed that today all employees received the following Abnormalities Reciprocal Gift, X let the employees off work.
Today not only smoothly completed the Corporation Energy Quota, but also completed the mission assigned to me by the Control Department Malkuth Dean, and the Safety Department Netzach Dean.
X waits for the Abnormalities group to stabilize their emotions so that the employee's work will be perfect to produce a lot of energy. Moreover, there were no staff casualties today, and even the office staff in charge of cleaning and doing errands did not appear.
This was very difficult to achieve. No meat scraps were blocking the cracks in the walls, no blood polluting the floor, no employees groaning in the hallway, nor monsters screaming.
Although the atmosphere cannot be called peaceful, it can also be called, today is an extremely harmonious and united day. It's also very peaceful, the room is safe, the hallway is also safe, and nothing strange suddenly appears.
X didn't know how many cups of coffee she drank, but she knew..... By the time she regained her composure and turned her gaze away from the screen, the coffee on the table had already cooled, and the coffee was the same temperature as the manager's air conditioner blowing in the room.
X didn't pay attention, she picked up the coffee and was about to drink the remaining coffee in the cup in one gulp, but Angela stopped her from coming down.
[Manager, I want to wash the cold coffee, I'll make a new cup for you again]
The coffee was taken away by Angela, the cold coffee was poured into the gutter by her own AI Secretary, X could even hear the sound of running water.
"This is too wasteful."
X whispered in a small voice, and it was just opened to hold the tablet, taking out a block of roads directly to swallow.
She originally didn't plan to drink coffee, she simply wanted to drink carbonated sugar, which can relieve anxiety and emotions. It's also possible to let the brain's operating height relax a bit. Even though the Manager's job is to sit in front of the screen and command people, it's not easy.
This is a job that requires a lot of energy, a lot of self-pity, paying attention to every small detail, and also wanting to detect Abnormalities. I also have to take care of the employee's health, and even satisfy Dean's other missions.
But at least, today's work was completed flawlessly, without any employee casualties, and at the Corporation Energy Quota, Dean's team's requirements were also completed.