Kiara sighed, "You know, the Perfume Blending Department isn't as friendly as it appears on the surface." Kiara went on to explain that a significant portion of the Perfume Blending Department employees' income came from bonuses, in addition to their base salary and skill-based pay.
Ideally, bonuses should reflect the amount of work done by each team every month.
However, in reality, there was a disparity in the capabilities of each team.
Some teams were highly efficient and completed a lot of work, yet their bonuses were almost the same as those of other teams' members.
Darcie, being so astute, wouldn't be unaware of the drawbacks of this equal distribution.
The root cause was that there were several relatives of high-level executives on the board of directors in the Perfume Blending Department.
These individuals were mostly just figureheads, as the Perfume Blending Department had the highest salaries in the company, so they were placed there.
While some were receiving salaries without contributing, others naturally had to work harder.
However, working harder didn't result in higher pay.
Therefore, many in the Perfume Blending Department were dissatisfied with this distribution method.
But their dissatisfaction couldn't be shown in front of Jaylene and those high-level executives, so it fell onto Sonia, a newcomer without connections.
The entire Perfume Blending Department knew that Sonia's father died in a plane crash, and out of pity for her orphaned state, the Saun family arranged for Sonia, who had just graduated, to join Caline, solving her employment problem.
With less experience than others but earning similar pay, and having entered "through connections," Sonia naturally became isolated and marginalized.
She wasn't invited to team gatherings, assigned menial tasks or tasks that were on the fringe of importance, and was never allowed to participate in core tasks.
Even if the tasks assigned to her were completed exceptionally well, they would still be criticized, and sometimes, in her presence, people would bring up her " connections" as a form of taunt.
Darcie and Jaylene were certainly adding fuel to the fire.
Stella didn't visit the Perfume Blending Department frequently, and Sonia didn't speak much.
If Kiara hadn't told her these things today, Stella would have thought Sonia was doing well in the Perfume Blending Department.
"Ms.
Saun is in the Perfume Blending Department, and she knows better than anyone else how Sonia is doing, you know?" In other words, whether Sonia completed her tasks or not didn't matter; Jaylene just wanted a reason to exclude her.
Stella was extremely frustrated.
Kiara continued, "One good thing about Sonia is that she keeps to herself.
No matter how others bully her, she never speaks up.
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