As a child, I lived in an apartment building. Each of these buildings had its own yard and its own company of boys.
I remember a boy living in one yard. I think his name was Nurlan. He was stronger and larger than his peers, and he was a bully. He kept the whole yard in …
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Recently, I selected candidates for the vacant position.
I noticed such statistics. Only 20 percent of those who were denied the job, found the strength to adequately say goodbye. That is, to my letter with regret that they did not pass the interview and good luck in the future, only one out of five politely answered …
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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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This is one of my friends story. I have no reason not to believe that.
She is from western Kazakhstan, but it turned out that she fell in love with a guy from the south and got married. Now they have a daughter. They live with her husband’s …
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They say that the civility of a society is determined by its attitude to its defenseless members: children, the elderly, women, disabled people.
Recently, my friend went on a business trip to Europe, and before the trip, as luck would have it, he broke his little finger on his leg. Who have not broken their little …
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A little bit about stupid superstitions.
Everyone knows our Kazakh belief in the name of “koz tiedi” or in Russian – the evil eye.
Modern educated people still believe in this nonsense. They hide from the prying eyes of their newborns for up to 40 days, smear specks on the foreheads, cling a pin …
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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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I like football. Beautiful game that requires intelligence, physical fitness and courage.
However, in recent years a big negative trend has taken place in big football. It has become a matter of course to behave on the field as a red girl: to complain to the judge on …
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