Recently I conducted an interview with candidates for work.
Again I faced with a phenomenon that has firmly rooted in our business environment.
Many candidates are not very flattering about their former employers.
“I worked best, but they promoted other person.”
“I have not been promoted for a whole year, …
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In one nearby country, an old friend talked to one blogger, who for a long time worked in the sphere of secondary education.
The comrade read the post of the blogger about the death of the pupil in the school and, sighing bitterly, began his story:
– The root of the problem is not …
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We have somehow developed priorities in the government that the boss is more important than citizens.
It is not uncommon for an official to stand up in the middle of a meeting with a large number of people, not to mention any reception of citizens on personal issues, and leave with the words “I’m sorry, the …
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Sometimes I hear these words:
“This blogger traveled half the country in search of scandalous stories. All the fields and forests have overgrown. Do you think he is working hard for the sake of good business? No way! For himself, for his own fame. And you, like devout hamsters, are liking him and writing …
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There are two categories of people that react differently to other people’s success.
The first start looking for a catch in the story of the winners.
A successful Kazakh businessman? Ah, got it. A son of the prosecutor or a son-in-law of the minister, or even a relative of the president. You prove it …
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Recently my Kazakh acquaintance who lives in London told me an interesting story from the ordinary life of the Englishmen.
He himself lives near Heathrow Airport. So, it turns out that this airport has for a long time wanted to expand and build another additional runway. Being one of the largest airports in the world, its …
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– Well, I accept congratulations. From today on, I am the Deputy Mayor.
– Congratulations, friend! I’m happy for you!
– Thank you. Well, what ideas do you have? What are we going to do?
– What do you mean?…
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Every time I go to Alma-Ata, I find more and more distinctions between the Alma-Ata and the Astana residents.
A lot of civil servants and employees of state companies live in Astana. This leaves an imprint on the general atmosphere in public places. Even on vacation (in restaurants, shopping centers, in the …
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In Kazakhstan, every self-respecting agashka (a high-ranking official, a big businessman) considers it his duty to give his wife (daughter, mistress) some business (I call this “wives’ business”).
In general, wives (daughters, mistresses) open a business in the sphere they deal with the most themselves – …
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As in any society, there are people in Kazakhstan who have been given wealth or fame at birth. These are the sons or daughters of millionaires, show stars or politicians. They can be called “princes”.
The advantageous starting position of the “princes” irritates many people. It seems unfair that, having …
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