A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1386

Just a day after Sam and Quinn returned to work, the funding John promised arrived.

While the board had been unhappy with Sam after his standoffish attitude, they could not help being excited when they received the money. They were certainly surprised that someone as hedonistic as Sam would be able to resolve a major issue like lack of funding!

And once they got their money, Sam, Quinn, and the board discussed how they should be channeling the money and setting a list of priorities.

"I just started work, and I've seen the numbers," Sam said. "Actually, the numbers are all there in my head even when I take a dump."

The board was certainly stumped—could he not be a little more refined with his words?

Nonetheless, Sam continued to state his opinion. "I must admit that I don't have a deeper understanding of the numbers, but personally speaking, I want to ensure that the employees are paid. I heard from finance that the average employee has their wages delayed for over six weeks, while it is three months for executives. Do you think it's possible for a horse to run without feeding it?"

"Yes—delayed wages might lead to unrest among the lower levels. The cost of appeasing them isn't that high, even if executives would consider more factors," Gilbert said, agreeing with Sam for once, though he soon added, "However, I'd still suggest giving the executives a month's pay to keep them in line for now and then pay everything at once when our capital flow is fully restored."

Sam frowned. "I disagree."

His immediate protest showed no hesitation or regard for Gilbert, which left the latter scowling. "Could you hear us out on this one, Sam? We're really short on money, and three months of delayed pay is no small sum. We should instead keep the funding we received to be used only for emergencies."

"So you're saying that we should skip paying our executives just in case of emergencies? That we're keeping the money until we're out of the red?"