At the dawn of the Liberty planetfall, the newly arrived colonists knew that they would never be satisfied with a single planet. Out of this drive to continue expanding into the Sirius sector came about daring exploration and careful management of existing resources and technologies. The early Libertonian spacefarer had to be resourceful, resolved to many months of near-solitary watch-standing, and possess enough understanding about the bigger picture to be useful to Manhattan. These qualities are still just as important to the DSE employees of today as they were to their early forefathers.
With the advent of jump gate and trade lane technology, the jack of all trades spacefarers now required more specialization in their chosen roles. With Ageira furthering and jealously securing the astrophysical knowledge, and Universal taking on contracts of ever bigger tonnage across the stars, it fell to DSE to plug the gaps at the endpoint - construction, refining, maintenance. In essence, self-sufficiency in the deep dark, on sites of ever-expanding nodes of civilization.
Today, DSE continues its tradition of expanding the reach of military and trade channels toward the deepest reaches of Sirius, and beyond. With the assistance of the same Ageira and Universal Shipping of old, it maintains the integrity of the existing network. Finally, with its long-serving expertise of construction and refining, it is also the premier leader in Libertonian raw resource extraction, as well as station manufacturing & repair. It conducts its many operations with the utmost commitment to efficiency and effectiveness, which in many cases translates into alliances of convenience and substantial security investments.
Offices Pittsburgh
The logistical hub of DSE, as well as its Home Office, Pittsburgh focuses on the streamlined movement of cargo and the securing of contracts to incentivize these hauling operations.
Baltimore
The shipbuilding hub of DSE, doubling as its center of R&D, Baltimore processes any and all requests for the construction of civilian vessels, and the development of new designs.
Scottsdale
DSE's first major off-planet factory, Scottsdale oversees the maintenance and development of manufacturing and refining pipelines, and incentives for ongoing mining operations.
Philadelphia
The latest major office at DSE combines the old and the new, incentivizing deep space exploration, jump gate and trade lane construction, and the recovery of abandoned assets.
Departments Space-based.
Transportation: personnel focus on the movement of goods between DSE facilities, and enriching the company via trade and external contracts.
Mining: personnel focus on the extraction of natural resources from across Sirius.
Security personnel ensure the safe operation of all DSE vessels and installations.
Space-based departments consist of captains, owners, and commodores. The positions are based on seniority. All new members start as captains, and move up the ranks with experience, continuous service, and the consistent logging of their encounters.
Internal.
Construction: personnel focus on the building of gates and modular installations, and any related activities.
R&D: personnel focus on improving industrial refining processes and developing new materials.
Administration: personnel focus on the smooth running of all DSE installations, personnel processing, and external communications.
Internal departments consist of supervisors, managers, and directors. The positions are based on seniority. All new members start as supervisors, and move up the ranks with experience, continuous service, and the consistent reporting of their activities.
Benefits
Company guidance: any employee can request a vote about a development within their Office. This allows all employees to have input into the future of the company.
Company shares: all personnel receive a single share upon joining the company, allowing them a voice into the next steps of DSE. Promotion provides more shares.
Corporate vessels: all space-based personnel get access to corporate-owned hegemons, gunships, bombers, and fighters. It is expected that all employees eventually purchase vessels for personal use.
Security salary: convoy escorts are reimbursed with up to 20% of gross profits, and receive a flat bounty for destroyed pirate vessels.
Employee of the month: all personnel may be commemorated for their valuable service, becoming immortalized in a ceremonial database and getting access to temporary shares.
Shareholders
Employees may call a vote regarding any major developments relevant to their Office at DSE. Shareholders cast votes according to their share value. The CEO may overrule shareholder votes, but this power is to be used sparingly.
Employees are entitled to unlimited shares, with non-employees entitled to half that amount. Each share costs $500,000 to purchase, and can be sold back to DSE for $250,000. (money sent to [DSE]Bank). The total number of possible shares is based on the number of DSE employees.
Once acquired from the company, a share can be traded for any amount of credits with anyone.
Promotion is rewarded with free shares: 4 for owners and managers, 5 for commodores and directors. Any previously purchased shares up to these amounts are refunded.
Monthly dividends are paid out to all shareholders.
The value of each share is calculated by the dividend percentage divided by the current total number of shares. The percentage depends on the number of shares and last month's profit, and may vary from 10 - 40%.
At the end of each month, the credit amount per share will be calculated by multiplying the individual share percentage by the credits remaining in the [DSE]Bank account.
[DSE]Bank may only be accessed by the CEO (currently @Barrier), and can only be used for DSE-related transactions. Shareholders interested in receiving dividends will have to trust that this rule is followed.
All shareholders must provide the name of the character which will receive the dividend payment.
All DSE employees are encouraged to "donate" to the [DSE]Bank account to simulate ongoing inrp investment, but this is not required. This means that the monthly dividend amount may vary widely, and should not be expected to consistently go up as with an irl dividend investment strategy.
Employee Guidelines Security
Quote:As a security captain, your responsibility is keeping the corporate assets safe, that includes its employees, cargo, space ships and installations. While the installations are decently protected inside House space, the rest tend to travel through hostile space in convoys.
The best way to protect the convoy is knowing what’s ahead of it. You travel a few lanes or ~25k in front of it, and if you successfully scouted a hostile at this distance, - our transports will have enough time to get to safety.
During mining operations, the transports travel shorter distances, but more frequently. That means the most effective would be holding a position between the mining field and the delivery point. This way, you will have equal time to react, regardless of where the threat may come from.
Do not hesitate to request assistance from the law enforcements of the Liberty and capable Freelancers who come your way.
Faction Information has been updated to include the addition of Offices, which have replaced specializations. Individual characters may now participate in any gameplay, but are encouraged to further their Office's mission. The recruitment page has been updated with this information, and further streamlined.
Importantly, purchasing shares is now open to anyone! If you are interested in doing so, PM @Barrier or join the [DSE] discord. Note that being in the discord is required to view shareholder topics and vote.
The share structure was modified after the latest Shareholder votes:
dividends are now based on profit brackets and total shares, and go up to 40% of the monthly profit (current = 22%). If they were to be given out now, each share would be worth 95k.
Individual share totals are unlimited, but employee max is 2x of non-employees (current = 20 for employees & 10 for non-employees, but this number is likely to change soon).
The overall limit is based on employee number (current = 79/150). The inactivity "timer" for removing employees is 1 year.
The price to buy from DSE remains at 500k (selling back is 250k). Only 5 shares can be traded per day (with DSE or other players). As usual, money to buy shares can be sent to [DSE]Bank
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