Ultimate Employee Guide: Automate Your Criminal Empire!

Where to Hire Employees

To start building your workforce, you need to:

• Visit the Warehouse location marked on your map
• Entry is restricted to after 6:00 PM in-game time
• Must reach Hustler level 5 rank to gain access
• Once inside, head left and up the stairs to find the recruiter in the purple suit

Employee Types and Pricing Breakdown

Employee Type	Initial Cost	Daily Wage	Main Function	Best For
Cleaner	$1000	$100	Cleans up area garbage	Growing operations
Botanist	$1000	$200	Automatic plant management	Marijuana farms
Handler	$1000	$200	Item transfer and packaging	Distribution centers
Chemist	$2000	$300	Creates chemicals and drugs	Meth labs

Essential Employee Management

After hiring your first employee, you'll receive a management tablet accessible by pressing E. This tablet is your control center for all employee operations.

Requirements for all employees:

1. Assign a bed to each employee (must be at their workplace)
2. Each bed must be in the same area where they work (no remote workers!)
3. Pay daily wages through the briefcase interface
4. Regular interaction helps identify and solve problems

Cleaner: Your Maintenance Expert

"A clean operation is a profitable operation!"

Primary Functions:

• Requires trash bins strategically placed around work areas
• Assign work zones using Shift+click for multiple bins at once
• Press Enter to confirm assignments
• Automatically collects and disposes of all garbage within the specified range
• Ideal for marijuana plantations where plant debris accumulates quickly

Optimization Tips:

• Place bins in central locations to maximize coverage area
• One cleaner can handle multiple growing areas if bins are properly placed
• The cleaner works continuously without breaks (unlike real employees!)

Botanist: Your Green Thumb Specialist

Required Setup:

• Storage shelf stocked with soil, fertilizer, and additives
• Separate shelf for harvested products
• Growing containers (pots or grow tents)

Complete Configuration Process:

1. Press E to select seed types for planting
2. Choose additives like fertilizer, PG, or speed grow
3. Set product destination shelf
4. Assign supply shelves containing seeds and materials
5. Select all growing containers (Shift+click for multiple)

Important Note: The automated watering systems are redundant with botanists—they handle watering automatically, saving you money on unnecessary equipment.

Handler: Your Logistics Expert

Key Capabilities:

• Can operate: Pick press, packaging station, MK1 and MK2 equipment
• Configure up to 5 distinct transport routes
• Automates the movement of goods between stations
• Handles packaging of finished products
• Manages inventory transfer between storage locations

Strategic Applications:

• Create automated product packaging lines
• Establish efficient item transfers between workstations
• Set up multi-stage processing with minimal player intervention
• Even works with secure containers and safes

Configuration Example:

1. Assign route from product shelf to packaging station
2. Set up packaging station for automatic processing
3. Create return route from packaging station to finished goods shelf
4. The handler will continuously move items through this loop without player input

Chemist: Your Production Specialist

Workstation Compatibility:

• Cauldrons (for producing liquid methamphetamine)
• Laboratory ovens (for drying chemical products)
• Mixing stations (for combining ingredients)
• Chemical workbenches (for complex recipes)

Advanced Configuration Guidelines:

• For chemical stations, always set threshold to 10 for optimal production
• Avoid setting another mixing station as a destination (known bug issues)
• Chemical station recipes are limited to liquid methamphetamine
• Configure direct delivery to packaging stations for streamlined operations

Creating Complete Automation Systems

The true power of employees comes from strategic combinations:

Basic Automation Setup:

• Cleaner maintains pristine work environments
• Botanist handles continuous plant cultivation
• Handler moves harvested materials to processing
• Chemist transforms raw materials into valuable products

Advanced Multi-Employee Systems:

1. Start with botanists managing multiple growing areas
2. Position handlers to move harvested materials to processing stations
3. Station chemists at processing facilities to create finished products
4. Use additional handlers to package and store completed goods
5. Deploy cleaners throughout to maintain operational efficiency

Troubleshooting Common Issues

If your employees aren't performing as expected:

1. Check bed assignments - Each employee needs their own bed in their work area
2. Verify wage payments - Unpaid employees won't work
3. Inspect work area assignments - Improperly configured stations cause idling
4. Talk directly to employees - They'll explain exactly what they need
5. Confirm supply availability - Employees can't work without proper materials

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With this comprehensive guide, you're now equipped to build a highly efficient automated operation using the game's employee system. Remember that a well-designed workforce can dramatically increase your productivity and profits while reducing the time you spend on repetitive tasks.

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