Payroll

Payroll

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Payroll | Walkthrough and Achievement Guide
By lylat
   
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Notes
This game lacks of save feature; closing or quitting to menu will reset all progress of your current playthrough.

Enable Steam Cloud synchronization before starting (Right click on game in library > Properties > Updates, and click on the 'Enable Steam Cloud synchronization for Payroll' checkbox). The single playtime-based achievement depends on Steam Cloud savefile to work.

Game controls (extracted from manual):

Walk: WASD, ARROW KEYS or RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON
Look: MOUSE
Use: LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
Switch between non-vital items: MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL
Run: SHIFT
Crouch: CTRL
Start: ENTER or SPACE
Exit: ESCAPE or BACKSPACE
Quit game: ALT+F4
Fullscreen toggle: ALT+ENTER or F11
Invert mouse: CTRL+I

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Office Map
Entrance area is excluded.



Note: I named these myself and since I'm not a officinist nor a native English speaker, some names could be wrong. Apologies in advance.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁
Diligent Worker Ending
Before Starting

Try to follow this section thoroughly and avoid doing actions that aren't listed. You need a certain quantity of points by the end of the game to unlock the 'Diligent Worker' achievement.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 1

Interact with the water dispenser several times.

Hooked on H2O
You were well hydrated.

Speak to the receptionist once, then call the elevator.
Go in the elevator and press the buttons to reach the upper floors.
Head into the maintenance room by the elevator and speak to the NPC inside.
Go back to the hallway and speak to the Janitor (blue clothed man).
Go right of the Janitor and follow the hall to find another set of offices.
Go into each and speak to everyone once.
  • Blond girl in "Offices".
  • Man with suit in "Call Center".
  • Red-haired NPC in "Reception".
  • Lawyer in "Lawyer's Office".
  • Accountant in "Accountant's Office".

Go back to the Janitor and take the left hall to find the cubicle area. Enter the room on the right (not named in map) and speak to the NPC in there.
Go out and into the cubicles area.
Find an empty desk and place your stuff on it.
Inspect behind the trash bin two cubicles to the left of yours to find the screwdriver.



Go back to the hall and take the right entrance to find the Cafeteria.
Interact with the coffee machine and drink coffee several times.

Hooked on Bean Juice
You became addicted to bean juice (a.k.a. coffee)
Bean-induced Insomnia
You drank coffee before bedtime and became an insomniac.

Head to the storage room (door to the left of girl's bathroom) and use the screwdriver on the vent behind the shelf. Go through it.

This is a Normal Thing to Do
You explored the depths of the office.

Interact with the drugs on the table.
Go out to the hallway and take the elevator to finish the first day.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 2
Go into the men's bathroom and speak to the Janitor.
Drink a cup of coffee in the Cafeteria.
Head to your cubicle and pick up the floppy disk.
Find and pick up the screwdriver again, same location as the first time. Note that you won't be able to use it yet since the floppy disk has priority over it.
Leave the cubicles and take the hall left past the bathrooms, and to the right on the next intersection.



Enter the room at the end of the hall.
Interact with the blonde girl and give her the floppy disk.
Head out and interact with the vending machine exactly five times to repair it. Eat the snack.

Go back to the entrance of the cubicle area and take the door next to the bulletin board.
Open the vent with the screwdriver and go inside, then open the second vent and head into CEO's Office.
Pick up the green coin on top of the table.

Goblin Coin
You found the Goblin Coin.

Go back and take the elevator to end the second day.

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Day 3

Drink a cup of coffee and speak to the Janitor in the Cafeteria.
Head to your cubicle, pick up the document and use it on the Fax machine - at the entrance of the cubicle area.
The Fax machine will break, pick it up.
Head to the maintenance room (right of the elevator) and talk to the NPC in there to fix the machine.
Place the machine on the original spot and send the document.
Leave the office through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 4

Drink a cup of coffee.
Head into the storage room and speak to the Janitor.
Go into the men's bathroom and use one of the toilets. Wash your hands before leaving (interact with faucets twice).
Head to the conference room (double door on the hall with the vending machine) and sit near the windows.
Leave conference room, go right and enter the left door at the end of the hall (in front of reception).
Speak to the NPC to get a promotion?.
Take the elevator to finish the day.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 5

Drink a cup of coffee.
Head to your cubicle and pick up the pile of documents.
Speak to the Janitor in storage room.
Go to the lawyer's office (across conference room) and give him the papers.
Head to the Cafeteria and attend the CEO's birthday party.
Go back to your cubicle and pick up the ID card.
Give the ID card to the red-haired receptionist, left of the conference room.
Leave through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 6

Head to your cubicle and pack up your stuff.
Go to CEO's office (end of the hall where conference room is found) and pick up the golden watch from the table.
Take the elevator down and leave through the front door.

Good Human Being
You washed your hands after peeing.
All Downhill from Here
You received a gold watch for years of service.
Lover of Custodians
You were best friends with the Janitor.
Goofing Off
You spent a whole day goofing off.
Extroverted
You were a social butterfly.
Diligent Worker
You were an efficient employee.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁
Slow Worker Ending
Before Starting

This playthrough assumes that you already know most locations in the office, so I won't go too in-depth this time.
Feel free to take your time while doing this one, you must take over 30 minutes to get an extra achievement at the end. I highly recommend setting a timer or alarm to know when you've passed the required time.
Don't speak to anyone during this playthrough, unless otherwise stated.

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Day 1

Call the elevator and go to the upper floors.
Avoid speaking to the Janitor at all costs.
Head to your cubicle and put your things on it.
Interact with any co-worker computer several times.

Snooping Around
You couldn't keep your fingers off of other peoples PC's.

Find the screwdriver two cubicles to the left of yours.
Go to the storage and use the screwdriver on the vent.
Interact with the drugs on the table.
Go back to the elevator to finish the day.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 2

Go find the screwdriver once again.
Head to the storage room and open the vent.
Do drugs for a second time.
Leave through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 3

Drink a cup of coffee.
Head to your cubicle, pick up the document and use it on the Fax machine.
Pick up the Fax machine and bring it on to the technician in the maintenance room.
Place the machine back on the original spot and send the document.
Leave the office through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 4

Drink a cup of coffee.
Go into the men's bathroom and use one of the urinals several times.

What Can I Say? I Gotta Pee
You were often seen going to the bathroom.

Leave the room without washing your hands and head into the conference room.
Sit near the windows.
Leave conference room and speak to the NPC in accountant's office to receive a promotion.
Take the elevator to finish the day.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 5

Drink a cup of coffee.
Head to your cubicle and pick up the pile of documents.
Go to the lawyer's office and give him the papers.
Head to the Cafeteria and attend the CEO's birthday party.
After the scene, go around the crowd (left side) and approach the cake. Eat it completely.

Breaking Bread with the Big Dog
You ate cake with the CEO.
It's Nice to Eat Every Slice
You're a hog for eating all the cake.

Interact several times with the vending machine in the Cafeteria and eat all the snacks.

Overweight and Great
You gained a few pounds.
Obese and at Peace
You became morbidly obese.

Go back to your cubicle and pick up the ID card.
Give the ID card to the red-haired receptionist and leave through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 6

Head to your cubicle and pack up your stuff.
Go to CEO's office and pick up the golden watch from the table.
Take the elevator down and wait until you have spent over 30 minutes during this playthrough. Can background idled it, game won't pause if you alt+tab.
After the 30 minutes have passed, leave through the front door.

Really?
You peed without washing your hands.
Goofing too Much
You've been goofing off a lot.
Crying in a Corner
You completely ignored the Janitor.
Introverted
You were the office hermit.
Slow Worker
You were a slow worker.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁
Hospitalized Ending
Day 1

Speak to the receptionist 4-5 times in a row.

Dared to Communicate
You annoyed certain co-workers by talking too much.

Call the elevator and head to the upper floors.
Go to your cubicle and unpack all your stuff on the table.
Find the screwdriver and use it to open the vent in storage room.
Do drugs and leave through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 2

Find the screwdriver again.
Open the vent in storage room and go through it.
Do drugs again.
Leave through the elevator.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

Day 3

Go find the screwdriver one last time.
Head to storage room, open the vent and do drugs.

Hospitalized
Permanently hospitalized from eating too much bad stuff.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁
Script Kiddie Ending
Day 1

Take the elevator and put your things down on your cubicle.
Pick up the screwdriver behind the trash bin.
Head to the maintenance room and use the screwdriver on the vent.
Pick up the floppy disk with virus.
Head out and use the disk on any computer.
Take the elevator out the building.

Script Kiddie
You were fired for infecting the company's network.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁
Extremely Low IQ Ending
Day 1

Call the elevator and go in.
Use the elevator buttons several times.

Extremely Low IQ
You got stuck in the elevator on the first day of the job.

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Remaining Achievements
Fly on the Wall
Read the entire quotes.

While in main menu and after completing the game at least once, open the "Quotes" menu and wait until the screen stops scrolling (takes around 10 minutes). Can alt+tab until it's done.

᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁・♡・᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁᠁

No Refunds
Hope it was worth it...

Simply play or idle the game for 2 hours. This requires the Steam Cloud synchronization to be enabled; game won't save your playtime progress if this feature disabled.

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