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I Raised My Employees' Salaries, But Became A Market 'Troublemaker'?

share time: 2025-11-24 12:32:25

Hu Chengyao, the boss of a startup, couldn't bear seeing his employees working overtime on projects with meager salaries. He insisted on a 30% pay raise for all staff, ignoring the opposition from Leng Zixin, the financial manager. However, this move caused an uproar—competitors scolded him for 'breaking industry rules,' clients threatened to cancel orders over rising costs, and even employees whispered, 'Is the boss crazy?' Leng Zixin originally wanted to persuade him to back down, but when she saw the receptionist finally dare to buy imported medicine for her mom and the programmer voluntarily add optimization plans, she secretly adjusted the financial statements to support him. When competitors jointly issued a statement to 'resist the troublemaker,' Hu Chengyao stood by the office floor-to-ceiling window and said to Leng Zixin: 'I just don't want hardworking people to feel cold.' Little did they know, a public opinion war about 'the bottom line of salaries' had just begun...

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