Fined 1,000,000 JPY For Head-hunt!

My name is Hideki Yamaguchi, 31 years old, and I am the manager of a high-end club.

Actually, I got married a month ago, so I am still a newlywed.

However, I have a worry about my income.

My salary is 300,000 JPY, but because I am from a single-parent household and I am the eldest son, I used to send 50,000 JPY to my mother every month when I was single. Now that I am married, my wife manages the household finances, so I have an allowance and I am no longer able to send money home as I used to.

So, after getting married, I have been living on 500 JPY a day.

And my wife says that she can't send money to my parents, so she tells me to have them receive public assistance.

I got sick of my low salary, so I asked my younger sister and brother if they could somehow increase the amount they send.

But my sister and brother are both married with three children each, so even if they increase the amount, they say they can only send 10,000 JPY at most.

I talked to my wife about this, but she said, "We're struggling too!"

I also consulted with my boss.

"I understand your situation, but we don't have enough leeway to give you a raise... "

That's how I was gently turned down.

Decide to change jobs

My wife says that we are struggling financially, and at this rate, I won't be able to send money to my parents.

I was at my wit's end, so I decided to look for a new job.

(Okay! Let's change jobs! Let's look for a high-paying job!)

I got permission from my wife and asked my relatives and friends for help.

Of course, I also bought a job magazine and looked for myself, but I couldn't find anything that caught my eye.

If I was willing to accept a lower salary than I am currently making, there were plenty of options, but I couldn't find a place that would pay me 350,000 JPY or more right away.

It was probably about a month after I started looking for a new job...

I was visiting the company of one of our hostesses and a customer during the day to greet them.

The person I was with was Ms. Yoko, a hostess who is two years younger than me.

This girl was closer to me than the others because I scouted her on the street and she attended my wedding.

So.

I consulted with her about looking for a new job in the car...

"If the manager is okay with it, would you like to come to my boyfriend's store?" she asked.

I asked her what kind of store it was, and it turned out to be a deriheru (delivery health) service.

It has been in business for five years, but it is busy and they don't have enough people.

I asked her about the salary, and Yoko said, "Then I'll ask my boyfriend for you."

A few days later, I received an email from Yoko while I was working.

"Manager, do you have time after work today?"

I immediately said yes.

Apparently, Yoko's boyfriend would come to meet me near the store.

After work that day, I immediately headed to the family restaurant I had been instructed to go to.

When I arrived, I sat down with a man with a stern face wearing thin sunglasses and Yoko.

Whether it was an interview or a meeting, he asked me a lot of questions.

His name was Kuroda, and he had been running the delivery health service for five years. He said he was looking for people because he wanted to open a second store soon.

I was happy with 400,000 JPY

"How about 400,000 JPY?"

"Eh, will I get that much?"

"Yeah, since it's an introduction from Yoko. For now, we'll start you at 400,000 JPY, and then we'll give you a bonus based on your performance."

"Wa, I understand! Thank you very much!"

I was very happy and accepted the offer.

"So, when can you start?"

"Yes, I'll contact you after I submit my resignation to my company!"

"I see, I'll be waiting for you."

"Yes, thank you very much."

After thanking Yoko and her boyfriend, Kuroda, I left.

That night, I reported to my wife that I had found a new job, and the next day, I submitted my resignation to my company.

My boss tried to stop me, but I politely refused.

My first day at my new job was the 1st of the following month, and the working hours were long.

It was a 12-hour workday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This was quite tough.

But Kuroda said, "If you don't work long hours, our profits will decrease."

Start with training

First, I had to go through training.

I rode in the passenger seat of the driver's staff car and learned the flow of the day.

We would receive orders from customers by phone and send the girls to their designated locations.

It was either their home or a hotel.

There was a stun gun under the passenger seat of the driver's car, so I asked, "What is this for?" and was told that it was for use in case of trouble with strange customers.

However, it had never been used before...

That makes sense.

After all, if such a thing were to be used, there would be no chance of winning.

After about a week of training in the passenger seat of the driver's car, I started working as a driver on my own.

Basically, after dropping off the girls, I would wait in the car, so I could do whatever I wanted.

I passed the time by reading a book while waiting.

There were all kinds of girls.

There were blondes, housewives, students, office ladies, and girls with gentle or harsh personalities.

As I got used to driving, I started to learn about the office work...

Yes, answering the phone from customers.

There was a trick to this.

What my senior taught me was that you shouldn't be too humble, but you also shouldn't be too confident.

It was difficult to find the right balance, but I had been a manager at a club before, so I somehow got the hang of it.

Well, before that, I had studied by making a lot of phone calls to competing stores.

Thanks to that, I realized that there are all kinds of customers when I actually started taking calls.

The most common type was probably the drunk customer...

But that made me think.

I was glad I was doing the driving.

After all, there are all kinds of girls, and their personalities are all different.

Even if a customer asks for a gentle girl, you wouldn't know unless you've talked to them.

That's why I was glad I had received driver training.

And on my first payday...

This store closed at the end of the month and paid on the 10th of the following month. It was a cash payment, not a bank transfer.

Of course, since it was a personal delivery health service, there were no deductions for social insurance, income tax, etc., so I gave the entire 400,000 JPY salary to my wife, and she gave me 50,000 JPY for my parents.

I was relieved.

Now everything would be fine!

Incident!

Three months had passed since I started working there, and I was getting used to it.

I was called by the owner, President Kuroda.

"I want to start preparing to open a second store soon, so go scout some girls for me."

"Eh? Scout?"

"Yeah, go to other stores as a driver and tell the girls that I'll pay them three times their current salary if they come work for me."

"So, I'll apply for a job as a driver and then infiltrate the store..."

"That's right..."

"Wa, I understand... When do you need me to start?"

"Start looking next month."

"I understand. What about my salary while I'm infiltrating?"

"Don't worry, I'll pay you the difference... "

"The difference?"

"Yeah, for example, if the salary at the other store is 250,000 JPY, then I'll pay you the difference of 150,000 JPY on top of your 400,000 JPY salary."

"Wa, I understand."

So as soon as the month changed, I started looking for a new job.

I picked out three stores that were probably doing well and went to interviews at each one.

Fortunately, I was immediately hired at the first store I applied to.

However, the conditions were quite bad, as I had to use my own car and pay for my own gas.

Well, I didn't plan on staying there long, so I thought it was fine.

After signing the contract, I started working at the store a week later.

After about a month, I had driven most of the girls who worked there, so I got a sense of their personalities.

And when it came to choosing someone to poach, I naturally wanted someone who was cute and talented. So, I narrowed it down to three candidates.

When I told President Kuroda about this, he said, "Please poach them for me," so I finally took action.

I approached one of the three, Satsuki-chan, first.

"Satsuki-chan, if you're interested, how about working at a store where I know the owner? I can guarantee that you'll get three times your current salary."

However, Satsuki-chan turned me down flatly.

"Ah, I'm not interested in that kind of thing..."

"So, I see... Okay, let's pretend this conversation never happened."

"Yes, I understand."

(Hmm? That's strange... Why isn't she interested even though I offered her three times her current salary?)

The next day, I approached my second candidate, Kotone-san, in the car.

"Kotone-san, if you're interested, how about coming to work at a store I know? I think they will guarantee you three times your current salary."

And...

"Eh? Really? Please!"

(Yes! I succeeded in poaching her!)

I was overjoyed.

When I had a moment to myself, I contacted the owner and told him that I had successfully poached one person.

President Kuroda was very happy, and I was glad.

(Okay, now I just have to figure out when to introduce Kotone-san to President Kuroda.)

I waited in the car until Kotone-san came out, and then I asked her when she would be available.

She said, "I also have a daytime job, so I'll let you know when I have some free time," so I decided to wait.

After dropping her off at the office, I was waiting in the car when...

The owner and manager of that store suddenly got into my car.

"Hey, you! How dare you try to poach our girls!"

"Eh? I didn't do anything like that."

I tried to play dumb, but it didn't work.

"Shut up! You tried to poach Satsuki and Kotone, didn't you!"

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"You, pay the fine of 1,000,000 JPY!"

"So, I don't have that kind of money."

"Then we'll take you to the mountains and bury you!"

"Please, anything but that!"

"Then pay the 1,000,000 JPY now! You signed a contract when you started working here, didn't you!"

"Ye, yes, but... Can I just make one phone call?"

"Hmm? Who are you going to call?"

"Yes, I may be able to borrow 1,000,000 JPY from someone."

"Oh, then hurry up and call them!"

I got out of my car and called President Kuroda. I wanted him to help me.

After all, I had just been following his orders.

President Kuroda answered the phone right away.

"Hello, is this President Kuroda?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"Actually, something terrible has happened."

"What happened?"

"I was caught trying to poach girls, and the owner of the other store is demanding that I pay a fine of 1,000,000 JPY... Can you help me?"

"Hmm? How did they find out? It's your fault for getting caught! Deal with it yourself!"

"Eh? Are you serious? It was President Kuroda who told me to poach them!"

"Hmm? I did tell you to poach them, but I never said I would help you if you got caught, did I?"

"Eh? Wh, what do you mean? Are you going to abandon me?"

"Abandon you? You should have made sure you didn't get caught! Anyway, you're fired. Don't call me again."

"U, you can't be serious, President Kuroda!"

The phone call ended.

I had been abandoned.

I had no choice but to honestly explain the situation to the owner of the store I had tried to poach from.

However, he did not forgive me.

In the end, I was taken to a loan shark and forced to borrow 1,000,000 JPY, which I had to pay back.

It goes without saying that my wife was furious when I returned home.

Anyway, I had lost my job and now had a debt of 1,000,000 JPY, so I had to start over from scratch.

I never want to work in the sex industry again.

It's a scary world.

Conclusion

What a disaster.

Not all people in the sex industry are bad, but unfortunately, you ended up working for a bad store.

However, poaching is an absolute no-no and something you should never do.

For now, I hope you find a stable job and work hard, as you have a wife to support.