Hiring and managing staff#

Once your firm exists you can bring other players on board, organise them into roles, and control what each role is allowed to do. This guide assumes you've already created a firm — examples use a firm called Acme.

Offer someone a job#

Hiring is a two-step handshake: you send an offer, the player accepts it.

You (the owner, or anyone with the ADMIN role) send the offer:

/business offer Acme Steve

/business hire Acme Steve does the same thing. Steve then accepts:

/business offer accept Acme

New hires start on your lowest role (Employee by default). See your team any time:

/business staff list Acme

Understand roles#

Every employee holds one role, and each role grants a set of permissions. Your firm came with five roles ready to go, from most senior (rank 1) to most junior (rank 5):

Role	Rank	Default permission	What it can do
Proprietor	1 (top)	ADMIN	Staff/role management and authorized spending; account administration stays proprietor-only
Co-Proprietor	2	ADMIN	Staff/role management and authorized spending; account administration stays proprietor-only
Manager	3	FINANCIAL	Read finances; spending also needs account authorization
Supervisor	4	CHESTSHOP	Run the firm's ChestShops
Employee	5 (lowest)	DEFAULT	Basic membership — no special powers

A lower rank number is more senior — promote moves someone toward rank 1, demote toward rank 5. The firm owner can always do everything regardless of role.

The four permissions any role can hold:

Permission	Lets the holder…
ADMIN	Manage staff/roles and authorized spending; not proprietor-only account controls
FINANCIAL	Move the firm's money — deposit, withdraw, and pay
CHESTSHOP	Create and use ChestShops that belong to the firm
DEFAULT	Nothing special — just be a member

Promote and demote#

Move people up or down the ladder one rank at a time:

/business staff promote Acme Steve
/business staff demote Acme Steve

Build your own roles#

The starter roles are a fine default, but you'll often want something tailored — say a Treasurer who can handle money but not hire people. Create the role with a rank number, then grant it a permission:

/business staff role create Acme Treasurer 3
/business staff role permission add Acme Treasurer FINANCIAL

The number is the role's rank, used by promote/demote (lower number = more senior). Review your roles and what each can do:

/business staff role list Acme
/business staff role permission list Acme Treasurer

You can also rename and delete roles — see the Business reference.

Remove someone#

To let an employee go, or to leave a firm you work for:

/business fire Acme Steve     # you remove an employee (needs ADMIN)
/business resign Acme         # you quit a firm you work for

Where to go next#

• Give your staff money to work with: Business accounts.
• Every /business command: the Business reference.