Do people in Russia work 12 hours a day?
I met a girl from Moscow, Russia on an international acquaintance site. She says she is a personnel director and works 12 hours a day. I like her but I do not know if I want to pursue this as she complains about being tired and limited time to write often. But still wants to be with me. Is a 12 hour work shift normal in Russia? I am a computer professional and manager with 15 years experience. From personal experience I work late during important times. I have only seen top level executives work extensively. A former girlfriend of mine was also personnel director so the position is not new to me but this excessive workload to me is strange. I find it excessive for middle management but not for a VP, CEO or Owner.
Russia - 7 Answers
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I suppose it is ok for busy carrier/ businesswoman. Same as here in the USA. That is how business is done.
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She is probably paid by the hour, with the hours being "unlimited", the more she works the more money she can earn. By all means persue the relaqtionship, but realize it can't be real until you travel there (she can't get a visa without a very good reason, like marriage and you need to go to Russia to make this happen). In the mean time she must work to pay her bills, good luck.
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They can. My ex lived a short distance from Moscow. She would wake up at 5am, and not be home until 8pm. She was always tired and grumpy, and never had time, only in the weekends if she had the energy. Moscow can drain the life out of you, even I have a pretty long workday and I live in the center and have a small commute. It is hard for us singles to find time to date, because we are always working and when we are not, we have no energy to go out and meet new people. It's not everyone, but many people I know.
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Moscow very big city. You must give a lot of time on transport. For example, I give 4 hours a day to get to work and back home.
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For an HR Director I would say it is normal, for any serious managerial position it is normal. For any person pursuing a serious career it is normal, in any country. But you're also free to choose - you may work 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. the whole of your life, but please no big ambitions in this case. Normal working day in Russia is 8 hours, on Fridays 7 hours, 2 days weekend, 28 calendar days vacation.
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It's not uncommon. It's commonplace.
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I agree with Polynesia. The higher your responsibility, the longer hours you work plus counting the traveling time. In Moscow, whether you take the subway or drive, it's time consuming to reach other places. This long working hours is the case all over the world, for upper level management, not only in Russia. It's even worse in Japan, China and Korea. They literally work like dogs.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Venezuela wants to work with Russia on nuclear energy
Venezuela wants to work with Russia on nuclear energy?
This can't be a good thing in the long run for the world: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/venezuelarussiaenergynucleardiplomacy
Politics - 6 Answers
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obama says they pose no threat to the U S so sleep well.
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The truth is Russia is going to try to put nuclear missiles in Venezuela to counter the missile shield that Poland wants us to install there to protect them. Russia is going back to its old bully tactics and is trying to reignite cold war.
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Yeah, prolly won't be cool. Either way, I gotta go to work monday...so eff it!
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good for them, why is it that people think that we should be the only country that should have nuclear power plants. we sure have not shown any responsibility with our power.
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We should work with Venezuela and good ol' Hugo on nuclear energy. Just like we worked with Japan in 1945.
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Does the situation ring any bells? 1959 & Castro takes over Cuba, flies in to the USA to meet Eisenhower and is refused an audience. Fast forward 3 years to 1962 and Castro is dealing with the Russians because the USA is stamping its feet like a sulky child that can't get its own way. Now Chavez is doing the same. He refused to sell oil to the USA at preferential rates, unlike his predecessors, and was immediately labelled a dictator and a commie. Now he is dealing with the Russians (and the Chinese don't forget) because he knows the idiot in charge in the White House won't do business. It's high time the US government learned that it cannot dictate to other nations who they trade with.
This can't be a good thing in the long run for the world: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/venezuelarussiaenergynucleardiplomacy
Politics - 6 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
obama says they pose no threat to the U S so sleep well.
2 :
The truth is Russia is going to try to put nuclear missiles in Venezuela to counter the missile shield that Poland wants us to install there to protect them. Russia is going back to its old bully tactics and is trying to reignite cold war.
3 :
Yeah, prolly won't be cool. Either way, I gotta go to work monday...so eff it!
4 :
good for them, why is it that people think that we should be the only country that should have nuclear power plants. we sure have not shown any responsibility with our power.
5 :
We should work with Venezuela and good ol' Hugo on nuclear energy. Just like we worked with Japan in 1945.
6 :
Does the situation ring any bells? 1959 & Castro takes over Cuba, flies in to the USA to meet Eisenhower and is refused an audience. Fast forward 3 years to 1962 and Castro is dealing with the Russians because the USA is stamping its feet like a sulky child that can't get its own way. Now Chavez is doing the same. He refused to sell oil to the USA at preferential rates, unlike his predecessors, and was immediately labelled a dictator and a commie. Now he is dealing with the Russians (and the Chinese don't forget) because he knows the idiot in charge in the White House won't do business. It's high time the US government learned that it cannot dictate to other nations who they trade with.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Do any of the big companies like Microsoft and Norton sub work out to Russia nad China
Do any of the big companies like Microsoft and Norton sub work out to Russia nad China?
I seem to get UDP packets from a webb address in Russia and one in China. Just happened 2x in last 6 months. It confuses me
Security - 2 Answers
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They're probably just hackers there pinging your ip address. Get rid of Norton and get a decent av.
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Hope this may answer your question or, shed light on the issue you just raised: First, the current anti-China and anti-Chinese campaign runs parallel with US and UK’s world I, II and Cold War propaganda. That propaganda for involving America in the bloodshed and hatreds of Europe–in World War I, World War II and the Cold War, was the same as that now being used to push and prepare the US public into a not distant war with China. To do that US has to rouse the public’s hatred and racial contempt for anything of China and of the Chinese. Second, the US and the UK have been suffering a bad image since the start of Iraq War. Their image is in a fast decline, especially in Europe. For Bush, landing on any of the Western European lands would trigger off a protest storm. Furthermore, this year is 5th anniversary of Iraqi Invasion. Therefore, to keep Bush from visiting West Europe is a top priority in order to keep the world away from Iraq. This explains as to why McCain traveled to Western Europe on Bush behalf----a precedent for a US president-nominee-to-be to campaign abroad. It also explains well as to why that Gordon Brown has visited US twice within a very short time.
I seem to get UDP packets from a webb address in Russia and one in China. Just happened 2x in last 6 months. It confuses me
Security - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
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They're probably just hackers there pinging your ip address. Get rid of Norton and get a decent av.
2 :
Hope this may answer your question or, shed light on the issue you just raised: First, the current anti-China and anti-Chinese campaign runs parallel with US and UK’s world I, II and Cold War propaganda. That propaganda for involving America in the bloodshed and hatreds of Europe–in World War I, World War II and the Cold War, was the same as that now being used to push and prepare the US public into a not distant war with China. To do that US has to rouse the public’s hatred and racial contempt for anything of China and of the Chinese. Second, the US and the UK have been suffering a bad image since the start of Iraq War. Their image is in a fast decline, especially in Europe. For Bush, landing on any of the Western European lands would trigger off a protest storm. Furthermore, this year is 5th anniversary of Iraqi Invasion. Therefore, to keep Bush from visiting West Europe is a top priority in order to keep the world away from Iraq. This explains as to why McCain traveled to Western Europe on Bush behalf----a precedent for a US president-nominee-to-be to campaign abroad. It also explains well as to why that Gordon Brown has visited US twice within a very short time.
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