Money Matters (2)

"First, for expenses, how much are you planning to pay everyone?"

"That’s a tricky one. I was thinking we could pay them about as much as noble households pay their servants, but that would be quite high for employees at a shop around here. What do you think?"

"Hmm, that is tricky. For now, I think Anne, Evan, and Yoan should be paid as much as servants in noble households—maybe as much as the higher-ranking servants. People with ability should be paid accordingly, after all. That’ll help us keep them working for us, too."

That was true. I hadn’t considered lowering those three’s pay below what they’d been earning until now. I was thinking of giving them a little more than before.

"I agree. Then we’ll go with that for those three. As for everyone else, they haven’t developed much ability yet, so I think we should start them at a lower rate. It’ll give them something to work toward if their pay gradually increases as they gain skills."

"Yeah, I think that sounds good. How about paying them a little more than the going rate for employees at shops around here?"

"Yeah, let’s do that."

Ronnie wrote down what we’d discussed.

As I watched, I also thought about Ronnie’s pay. Ronnie should earn more than Anne and the others. The shop manager ought to be the highest-paid employee, and Ronnie would be doing a lot of work. The job would come with a great deal of responsibility, too.

As I was thinking about that, Ronnie finished writing, and we moved on to the next topic...