tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post6817038914890452938..comments2023-10-14T01:40:45.217-07:00Comments on Paradise Lost In Translation: A Moral Dilemma & the Word for IntegrityParadise Lost In Translationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-4891079697815525202011-03-27T12:26:48.766-07:002011-03-27T12:26:48.766-07:00I think you hit the nail on the head when you ment...I think you hit the nail on the head when you mention the moral vacuum left by communism. I also live as an expat in a former communist country (Ukraine) and seem to face that kind of attitude all around me. Responsibility has not been modeled even in the last 20 years of independence and so taking it means one is in the minority. The attitude seems to be that one will only get screwed in the end if one sticks up for what is right. At least that is how I end up feeling when I take responsibility for things, trying to set an example. I am grateful for the few friends and coworkers I have that break my stereotypes and make me want to continue to invest in those around me. <br /><br />My thanks and appreciation to you and your husband for modeling what can be a thankless, unending task!Lois Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957285495286484500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-48447682961500201712011-03-09T23:35:56.399-08:002011-03-09T23:35:56.399-08:00Equally gobsmacked! The nerve of the girl! I am tr...Equally gobsmacked! The nerve of the girl! I am truly saddened by her lack if values. I wouldn't be able to live with myself and the guilt in her shoes. Karma I say! I hope she experiences Karma in her future. Scrooge in 'Christmas Carol' comes to mind.Sarah (Catching the Magic)http://www.catchingthemagic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-12570626958588061002011-03-06T12:29:00.567-08:002011-03-06T12:29:00.567-08:00Same in Bosnia. But it seems it is the same everyw...Same in Bosnia. But it seems it is the same everywhere. Lots of people say it is because of the promotion of the individual against that of the community... in every way our culture seems to promote bettering yourself, by any means possible.<br /><br />BTW - how have I missed your last couple of posts? How brilliant of your boy, so pleased for him! So excited to have you back around here too... we shall have to get together, sneak some strong coffee and talk of those Balkan days.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-51466850188330680952011-03-02T13:18:38.090-08:002011-03-02T13:18:38.090-08:00Lulu: I agree, & yes I am v proud of him.
Iota...Lulu: I agree, & yes I am v proud of him.<br />Iota: Aren't they just? & yes I knew what you meant!<br />Expat Mum. Wow, inbelieveable story.And yes, the very same initial reaction for me too: 'How unjust, her employer shd know abt this!' My husband, rapidly falling off his pedestal, informed this was because I was a woman, & was a 'woman scorned's reaction'! (albeit scorned on his behalf)<br />PM: I know it's corruption etc is a problem in many, many countries.<br />NVG: infuriating is the word!Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-29563194089937021332011-03-01T14:03:00.603-08:002011-03-01T14:03:00.603-08:00Sadly I've come across people like this before...Sadly I've come across people like this before - in the UK and over here. But I can believe that it must be endemic in a place where corruption is the norm. How utterly infuriating.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-81862547657825885572011-02-28T22:54:08.252-08:002011-02-28T22:54:08.252-08:00Sadly, not just an Albanian problem - not that I c...Sadly, not just an Albanian problem - not that I can write about it, since we're here for a little longer!<br /> xPotty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-10648839040318175592011-02-28T15:19:10.932-08:002011-02-28T15:19:10.932-08:00It happens overe here (USA) all the time. My husba...It happens overe here (USA) all the time. My husband took on a woman a few years ago at a very senior level. She has the gall to ask for her bonus early, and my husband took the trouble to calculate it earlier than he did the others, thinking that this might make her more loyal. (And he's not a naive businessman.) Not only did she up and leave as soon as she received her bonus, but she had been actively looking for other jobs when she asked in the first place.<br />He did go after her and pointed out that she was contractually obligated to replay the loan. She basically told him that if he wanted it, he would have to sue her for it, knowing that it wasn't worth the time of the money.<br />Me? I would have phoned up her new employers and told them the tale, but my husband's not that vindictive.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-36117647852309676772011-02-28T13:36:34.352-08:002011-02-28T13:36:34.352-08:00About your husband, I mean.About your husband, I mean.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-3735505466959142082011-02-28T13:36:16.791-08:002011-02-28T13:36:16.791-08:00Those are quite some comments!Those are quite some comments!Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-4074356320931283472011-02-28T12:43:41.272-08:002011-02-28T12:43:41.272-08:00That was an amazing post.
Your husband sounds like...That was an amazing post.<br />Your husband sounds like a champion amongst men.<br />Integrity and honour and trust are all very important, not just in business, but in everyday life.lulu's missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137536605784710186noreply@blogger.com