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We Have a Winner
In the contest to determine who can best “suck up to their big boss,” we gave the nod to Anna Zaika - hands down. Anna is personal assistant to Albert Volobuev, director for logistics at Metinvest Holding in Donetsk.
Her submission in its entirety:
“Every day, morning for me begins (officially) with the same procedure: me sitting at my desk and watching boss coming out of the elevator hall and up to me and then straight into his office, without any stops or excess movements. Brisk, resolute pace and confident look. No fuss – no muss.
“But there’s one thing that lights up not only my sleepy or at times rather awful spirits, but the spirit of all those happen to be caught as random witnesses of this peculiar tricky miracle he reveals - his fascinating, charming, warming smile. The most inexplicably charismatic smile a man, who has scored his success and made it big, a man who is used to calling shots and being a winner, can give. Absolutely for free.
“And, even though I am aware of the fact that one can say that I may be exaggerating, this smile is worth a billion bucks. And no precise calculation is necessary.”
Our congratulations to Anna, whose contribution was truly suck-up art and who wins a rather expensive bottle of wine from Willard Marketing Monthly’s wine cellar.
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