Author: Роман Петров — 786
Familiar faces
The lady from hair salon The condensate pump broke down. I replaced it.
There will be no news.
For the next month, I’ll have just one job — installing one tricky gadget into another tricky contraption. 4-5 restaurants a day. Wow, I really jinxed it by comparing my…
Sommelier
I never understood sommeliers. Sure, there are definitely different types of wine: sherry or port, Tokaji or Madeira. But trying to catch the subtle difference between a 2003 Chardonnay from…
Sommelier-2
They brought in patties at McDonald’s. The restaurant manager is frying the first batch before the restaurant opens, measuring the temperature with a needle thermometer and adjusting the grill press…
Two weeks until the start.
Today I went to that very restaurant where we set up ventilation. Two weeks until the restaurant opens. We’re responsible for the kitchen equipment. Ice cream machines, smoothies, fryers, press…
The road to the sea
Today, there were three out of five assignments in tourist spots. One was a historic city (old houses, little restaurants, tourists, atmosphere). The second was a seaside resort (beaches, umbrellas,…
Got carried away.
On the big beach, people have spread out. They’ve built real sandcastles. The tallest one is about 6 meters high, while the others are around 2 meters on average.
Fortune-telling at McDonald’s
Travel is always associated with risks, unforeseen circumstances, and surprises. Some surprises are pleasant, while others require preparation in advance. To anticipate how your journey will unfold, stop by the…
Observation of the observer
In the investigative department, there’s a mix-up with the air conditioning units. Somehow, the activation of certain indoor units affects the operation of others. We just came to check and…
On the road
A remote village. Well, not completely remote… about 2,000 to 3,000 people live there, and all the houses are made of stone. But the nearest city with trams is an…
Bakery
Bakery. A family business. The daughter, around 45, all made up and in high heels—she doesn’t step into the kitchen, she has her own office. The father, who came in…
A week until the start.
In this restaurant almost everything is ready. Our job was to make the final connections, tune it all, upload the new firmware, read through the cleaning procedure, test and start…
Last post
I didn’t have a permanent contract, and as soon as there was a lull in work at the company, they decided to cut costs on me. The end.
Parental instinct: what we traded you for
Author: Evgenia Simonova. The original video is here. Video. In which Akuaku is taking care of a cat and swaddling a wombat, a newborn giraffe falls into the world, a…
Leadership · Management · Motivation · Politics
You are already dead.
And I saw the dead, both small and great, standing before God, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the…
Firecracker
Setting A typical courtyard in a small town, situated between two parallel five-story buildings made of silicate brick from the 1970s. A slide shaped like a rocket, a wall made…
The most important questions in a job interview
We’ll set aside all your interesting candidate evaluation methods. We’ll also ignore weak questions like “Where do you see yourself in five years?” that show the interviewer doesn’t really know…
According to Data Science, people search for partners incorrectly.
Large datasets provide intriguing — and concerning — insights into who we are drawn to and how important this is for our personal happiness. This article is a translation. resume…
What kind of policy should one adopt towards a spouse?
When we start thinking about a certain policy of behavior in relationships, it means that there are circumstances in which we fear losing or failing, circumstances in which we feel…
Steel grades for kitchen knives
I wrote this article to break the flow of copy-pasted content about knife steel brands. In the texts that are copied from one site to another, you can find the…