Schedule I Staff Guide — Hiring, Training, and Managing Your Crew

Staff Types

Dealers

Your frontline sellers. Assign them a customer zone and they handle deliveries automatically.

• Cost: ~$500 hire fee + daily wage
• Capacity: Each dealer can handle 8–12 active customers
• Best use: Assign to your highest-volume customer cluster

Chemists

Handle production. They can run the mixing station independently once trained.

• Cost: ~$800 hire fee + daily wage
• Capacity: One chemist per production line
• Best use: Free you from manual mixing

Cleaners / Helpers

Handle packaging and logistics.

• Cost: Lower than dealers
• Best use: Late game when packaging volume is high

Hiring Process

1. Visit the crew recruitment location (unlocked at Rank 2)
2. Interview candidates — each has different skill levels
3. Pay hire fee
4. Assign to role and location
5. Train if needed (faster training = higher upfront cost)

Staff Skills

Each staff member has stats:

• Reliability: Do they show up on time?
• Speed: How fast do they work?
• Loyalty: Risk of snitching when arrested

Prioritize Loyalty early. A snitch can end your operation.

Managing Heat Risk

Staff members can be arrested. Reduce risk:

• Pay their bail quickly (they'll remember)
• Don't overload their territory
• Keep their loyalty high by paying on time
• Brief them on avoiding police zones

Wage Management

Staff expect regular pay. Late payments reduce loyalty.

• Set up automatic wage distribution once revenue stabilizes
• Budget: ~$300–500/day per staff member fully loaded

Expanding Your Crew

Hire one person at a time. Train them fully before the next hire. Expanding too fast creates management overhead and cash flow problems.

Optimal progression:

1. First dealer: Day 2
2. Second dealer: Week 2
3. First chemist: Week 3
4. Expand from there

Related Guides

• Money Guide
• Property Guide
• Territory Guide