At the end of the fifth course of the institute, the teacher in two sentences summed up all our studies in one phrase: “After graduation you are not needed by anyone, so agree to any proposals! »



This phrase settled very deeply into my brain, and after receiving my diploma, I set out to look for the perfect job. We did not know about headhunters and super pockets at the court in 2007. Therefore, the algorithm was as follows: 1) You go around the city 2) You find a building in the name of which is the word "energy" 3) You find the human resources department 4) You go through an interview 5) You realize that you are not needed here 6) go to the first point.



The problem, of course, is the lack of experience, skills and practice in the workplace. Engineers are only on paper. During the interviews I was unable to answer basic work questions.

After a week of such wanderings, one staff member gave the phone number of a company director from a neighboring city, who allegedly needed students, but it is not certain. This is my 100% chance! We called and agreed to a meeting. has arrived.



The director is not there. I call him. He apologized and said that the interview would be conducted by his deputy.



The Deputy arrives. This guy is an energy worker. With a powerful voice and constructive humor. They greeted. He looked at me. I asked a couple of questions, such as how I reached them, who my parents have, whether I am engaged in sports. I asked anything but not about work. Then he calls the director and they have the following dialogue (I hear the director’s answers):

ZAM: Sanych, here my student is sitting, I think to design it!

Are you confident? What kind of guy?

Yes, normal and clean! Such an intellectual

What is his height?

Above me, it is 180.

Okay okay, then make up.

I sit in the soup.



The deputy pointed me to the door where the human resources department was sitting, indicating that I could register. I arrive in a slight shock, because I was not even asked about the assessments! “This is a document for them,” he went back to the staff department when he was trying to hand him his diploma.

Later it turned out, the director is a high-healthy man, who values in people steadfastness and believes that the engineer should be high. This makes it easier for engineers to communicate with employees.



In the end, I remember this place of work as my universities. And most importantly, I needed the place. I am very grateful to those people and to the team for their lessons. There were many of these lessons. Everyone is interesting in their own way.

If they ask you what your mood is, they want to ruin you.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 decided to return to rule the country again, as he was dissatisfied with his successor William Howard Taft.
During the campaign, Roosevelt decided to distribute 3 million brochures with his speech "Confession" and his photo on the cover.

Picture by Theodore Roosevelt. At the bottom of the image is the inscription "copyright 1910 by moffett studio chicago".
When the edition was already printed, Roosevelt's campaign leader discovered the record. And I understood a catastrophic mistake – no permission from the copyright holder was obtained for the use of the photo.
The copyright law allowed a photographer to demand $1 for each copy of the photograph. And in 1912, the loss of $3 million is equivalent to the loss of more than $60 million now. That price the staff could not afford to pay. And re-printing brochures cost not only money, but also time.
Roosevelt's chief of staff was George Perkins, an experienced man in solving various difficult tasks. Perkins would have to try to negotiate a more lucrative deal with the photographer. If you were in his place, how would you deal with these negotiations?
But after a careful analysis of the situation, he decided to enter into negotiations with Moffett a little differently and sent him a telegram of the following content: "We are going to distribute three million brochures with a photo of Roosevelt on the cover. This is a great opportunity for a photographer. How much are you willing to pay if we use your work? We need an immediate response.”
Moffett replied quickly, “Thank you for the opportunity, I’m willing to pay $250.”

The man parodying Vladimir Vladimirovich in the Kamedi Club has already aged. Vladimir Vladimirovich is not.