Translation of sadenova’s post (RUS).

As it’s often said, we all want to find a person who has been taught before us. And while we actively criticize yesterday’s students for lacking real knowledge and experience, we forget one important point: they have no way of obtaining them.

In my career, I’ve had very few bosses who were ready to teach me, invest something and then wait for the results to materialize. Everyone needs you to come in, snap your fingers and make everything happen like in a fairytale. Mistakes are punished and experiments designed to accumulate experience are not welcome.

Here’s a recent example: The Center for International Programs (which oversees the “B.” scholarship for training cadres abroad, and which is constantly criticized, even though no one declines the scholarships) sometimes sends us information about job openings. Apparently, an aspiring candidate for the title of Senior Expert at the “Institute for Economic Research” must not only have a doctorate or master’s degree in economics, but also possess excellent knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, AutoCad, CorelDraw, and Adobe Acrobat.

I don’t understand why a person possessing excellent knowledge of all these programs would agree to work for a ludicrous salary, especially given such “particular work conditions” as business trips and overtime. Then again, anything is possible…