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  • Great cartoon and so much what is sometimes going on in the job world. In my case:

    Chef: You cannot work alone on problems. If you have one, don’t wait, but approach us.

    Chef after evaluation of work: You showed little autonomy (without mentioning that it has to do with approaching them when problems).





  • Bogus007@lemmy.ziptome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    17 days ago

    Ok, but what happens now? Are these people arrested? Are they removed from their positions? Any actions are taken by you or somebody else? Any protests? No? So, why they need to sweat?

    As long as these criminals are staying in high power, they do not need to worry. And honestly, you are a fool to think that many of them don’t have connections high up that will protect them or sufficient money to pay people.



  • The father of a classmate supposedly did business in Russia during the 1990s and, according to my classmate, witnessed an execution beneath a bridge somewhere in Moscow late in the evening. I don’t remember a name of the bridge, and I can’t verify whether the story was true. However, he was completely serious when telling it, and I do remember hearing media reports about organized crime killings and similar incidents in Russia during the chaotic post-Soviet years. So while I can’t confirm this particular story, it doesn’t sound impossible for that period.


  • Actually, Russia has vast natural resources, but much of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of oligarchs. The post-communist period in Russia was marked by violent power struggles between oligarchs, often involving private militias or hired hitmen targeting rival businessmen. Perhaps it just wasn’t as visible in the US.

    BTW, do not forget that most rich men in the US (Elon, Mark, Jeff) are rich on paper (stock market, company shares), while Russian millionaires have real physical control over resources or industries (eg Vladimir Potanin - rare earth elements, Vagit Alekperov - oil, Leonid Mikhelson - gas).




  • Finns are like „hold my beer”: Neighbours stand at the same bus stop for years on the way to work without exchanging a single word.

    I remember also being in Tromsø and getting a little book about the do’s and don’ts in Norway. One piece of advice in it stuck with me: only speak when you actually have something worth saying.

    Love the North and the Nordics.