Today, many well-off people have assistants at their homes: housekeepers, nannies, personal drivers, security guards, etc.
Relationships that develop between employers and employees can be different.
Some newly-made rich people think of themselves as feudal lords (bais) and treat their employees as serfs: arrogantly, disparagingly, as third-rate people.…
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Yesterday on the way to Burabay we stopped at a roadside stop to buy water. My companions went to the kiosk, and I stayed in the car. I sat and waited for them.
A car with darkened rear windows stood in front of me. Apparently, they also were also waiting for someone.
Suddenly a …
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What is objectivity?
Objectivity is when several immigrants rape local women and rob passers-by, and many citizens of this country demand eviction of all immigrates and a ban on admission of new ones, and you say: “No! Not all immigrants are the same. There are some good ones among them. Let’s punish specific criminals and violators, but do not close …
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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 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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Abroad, the most striking difference is the relationship between parents and children.
Our former fellow citizens (I do not know which republics they are from, but they speak Russian) beat their children, shout at them, humiliate them in front of people. I have never seen such scenes from anyone else. Even among representatives of poor African …
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I must confess.
I have one characteristic that scares me. It seems to me that it is abnormal.
The fact is that I do not like dirt and mess.
No. This is not what the others have. Many do not like dirt at home, in their office, in the car. I do …
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When a lot of people sit in the same boat, it is important to keep balance. It is necessary that the majority sits in the center. In this way the boat will be more stable.
It is also important to remain calm and objective in such a boat.…
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There is a line in popularity, which in case it is gone over, a celebrity can talk and do whatever he/she wants. Any of his actions will be taken by loyal fans to cheer. Even outright nonsense. In this drivel, they will seek and find a deep meaning and genius.
The same words uttered by an …
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Almost every time I go to Astana’s public places, it ends with a psychological trauma. Every time I want to hang huge posters on the skyscrapers of the city:
“People! Be tactful and polite!
Do not jump the queue. Do not push people around. Do not stand close to the person standing in …
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