diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions/Corporation.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions/Corporation.ts
index 27f9ab7a9..6d28ca518 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions/Corporation.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions/Corporation.ts
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ export function NetscriptCorporation(player: IPlayer, workerScript: WorkerScript
       },
     assignJob:
       (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
-      (_divisionName: unknown, _cityName: unknown, _employeeName: unknown, _job: unknown): Promise<void> => {
+      (_divisionName: unknown, _cityName: unknown, _employeeName: unknown, _job: unknown): void => {
         checkAccess(ctx, 8);
         const divisionName = ctx.helper.string("divisionName", _divisionName);
         const cityName = ctx.helper.city("cityName", _cityName);
@@ -715,14 +715,11 @@ export function NetscriptCorporation(player: IPlayer, workerScript: WorkerScript
         if (!Object.values(EmployeePositions).includes(job)) throw new Error(`'${job}' is not a valid job.`);
         const office = getOffice(divisionName, cityName);
 
-        return netscriptDelay(0, workerScript).then(function () {
-          return Promise.resolve(AssignJob(office, employeeName, job));
-        });
-        //return AssignJob(office, employeeName, job);
+        AssignJob(office, employeeName, job);
       },
     setAutoJobAssignment:
       (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
-      (_divisionName: unknown, _cityName: unknown, _job: unknown, _amount: unknown): Promise<boolean> => {
+      (_divisionName: unknown, _cityName: unknown, _job: unknown, _amount: unknown): boolean => {
         checkAccess(ctx, 8);
         const divisionName = ctx.helper.string("divisionName", _divisionName);
         const cityName = ctx.helper.city("cityName", _cityName);
@@ -732,10 +729,7 @@ export function NetscriptCorporation(player: IPlayer, workerScript: WorkerScript
         if (!Object.values(EmployeePositions).includes(job)) throw new Error(`'${job}' is not a valid job.`);
         const office = getOffice(divisionName, cityName);
 
-        return netscriptDelay(0, workerScript).then(function () {
-          return Promise.resolve(AutoAssignJob(office, job, amount));
-        });
-        //return AutoAssignJob(office, job, amount);
+        return AutoAssignJob(office, job, amount);
       },
     hireEmployee:
       (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
index 01432f441..d8b5e575a 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
@@ -6618,9 +6618,8 @@ export interface OfficeAPI {
    * @param cityName - Name of the city
    * @param employeeName - name of the employee
    * @param job - Name of the job.
-   * @returns A promise that is fulfilled when the assignment is complete.
    */
-  assignJob(divisionName: string, cityName: string, employeeName: string, job: string): Promise<void>;
+  assignJob(divisionName: string, cityName: string, employeeName: string, job: string): void;
   /**
    * Hire an employee.
    * @param divisionName - Name of the division
@@ -6708,9 +6707,9 @@ export interface OfficeAPI {
    * @param cityName - Name of the city
    * @param job - Name of the job
    * @param amount - Number of employees to assign to that job
-   * @returns A promise that is fulfilled when the assignment is complete.
+   * @returns true if the employee count reached the target amount, false if not
    */
-  setAutoJobAssignment(divisionName: string, cityName: string, job: string, amount: number): Promise<boolean>;
+  setAutoJobAssignment(divisionName: string, cityName: string, job: string, amount: number): boolean;
   /**
    * Cost to Upgrade office size.
    * @param divisionName - Name of the division