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"Apparently my manager and director decided that I was somehow gaming the system and just milk the company while not making any effort to do my job" "In privat

• ido 11y ago
  That's not how I read it. I think the guy wasn't "not making any effort to do [his] job", he was burnt out and tried to make the effort but failed. His reply is not surprising from a Russian perspective (in broad strokes Russian discussion culture is extremely...let's say "honest", to the point of appearing crass or blunt to western ears) & does not mean "I don't give a shit as long as I get money". I read it as "if you want to fire me, do so", and I don't think that's too bad (as in this case the appropriate response really is firing - not asking the guy to quit).
  • wwwater 11y ago
    This is an interesting view on russian discussion culture. How did you come to this conclusion?
    • ido 11y ago
      My mother was born in the former Soviet Union and I have a lot of relatives and friends that immigrated from Russia and nearby countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus) that share some similarities in culture. My hometown was also originally founded by Russian immigrants and has a large minority (~30% I think) of people of Russian descent.