He returns to Goo Lagoon and distracts Larry long enough to get the shovel and pail. Once done Spongebob returns to his Grandmothers's house and completes the pie. Spongebob has no money so convinces the cashier to give him the chips if he cleans his boat. Krabs, now missing clothes selling junk in the back. SpongeBob's Grandmother gets him to go to the local Barg-M-Mart to get Urchin Chips to finish the pie. Larry has a shovel and pail that SpongeBob can use to dig up the treasure but Larry refuses to let SpongeBob use it, so he travels to his grandmother's house to get an Urchin chip pie so he can distract Larry. When he arrives at Goo Lagoon he runs into Larry the lobster. Once in town Spongebob finds out that the flying Dutchmen has hid treasure in Goo Lagoon. He starts off in the Krusty Krab where he must finish his shift by making a Krabby Patty for a customer, Who ends up being a recurring character in the game. In the opening Chapter SpongeBob must travel around bikini bottom to find bus tokens for him and Patrick.

The player controls SpongeBob as he makes his way to Neptune's Paradise. SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month is a point click adventure game developed by AWE Games and published by THQ.