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A Journey to the Self
Life is a series of discoveries: we explore the world around us, but sometimes forget to look inward. Take a moment and listen to your wishes, your memories, your imagination. Let's take a short journey through the inner landscape and answer some questions that might help you see familiar things in a new light.
Four participants are selected from among employees using a random number generator.
Questions
Imagine you are in the best place on Earth right now. Where would it be, and what would you be doing?
What from your childhood would you bring back into your adult life, and why?
What unexpected thing have you recently discovered about yourself?
If you had to give your life a title right now, what would it be?
How does the changing of nature in spring help you refresh your outlook on work? Is there anything you'd like to "plant" or "grow" in your working life?
If you could choose anything for your lunch break, what would it be?
If your job became the plot of a film, what genre would you pick?
Sergei Karpov,
Forklift Operator
  • The sea, no doubt. I'd be relaxing somewhere along the coast of Cyprus.
  • It would be great to have back those friendships that are only really possible in childhood.
  • That I don't just love animals. I'm ready to go out of my way for them. Recently I found a badly injured cat on the street. We got her treated, and now she lives at home with the rest of my pets.
  • Peace on earth – that's what matters most.
  • Spring is a time to tidy up and clear things out, including your workspace. Everything back in its place.
  • Something with meat, from the traditional Caucasian kitchen.
  • A thriller, most likely. You never know what plot twist is coming next.
Varvara Lenkova,
Mechanical Assembly Fitter
  • I'd be at home, resting.
  • Everything. That carefree, childlike time. We adults miss it terribly.
  • That I love to keep developing and picking up new skills. It's brilliant when you don't limit yourself to one area and realise you're capable of so much more.
  • A new chapter is beginning.
  • When you see everything start to blossom in spring, your mood lifts. You look at ordinary things with fresh eyes and a lighter heart.
  • Beef stroganoff.
  • I think I'm a cheerful person, so probably a comedy.
Tatyana Pritupa,
Plastics Moulder
  • Krasnodar Kray, the Sea of Azov. Beautiful nature, great fishing, and always something to do.
  • More free time for the things I enjoy: being with animals, knitting.
  • I realised that work is life itself, a reason to grow, to connect, not to stagnate. That became especially clear during the pandemic.
  • A good life. Because it genuinely is one.
  • Spring lifts everyone's spirits, I think. When you see nature coming back to life, hear the birds, feel the warmth returning, something brightens inside. Coming to work in spring feels twice as good.
  • Chicken, any way you cook it. Or fried fish.
  • Science fiction, with a technical edge.
Ivan Mostovenko,
Scrap Metal Press Operator
  • I'd be in Switzerland, spending time in nature. The Alpine scenery is stunning. And I'd love to see how people there live and work. That's interesting too.
  • The chance to study again. Start over, just for myself: chemistry, physics, maths, all of it.
  • Never cut corners on quality for yourself. In anything, whatever it may be.
  • A normal life.
  • This spring I want to try an experiment in my vegetable patch: plant spring garlic instead of the winter variety and see what happens.
  • A proper Uzbek plov.
  • You could make very different films out of my job. I'd go with an action film.