Who's Talking Podcast # 45: How an Employee Can Disrupt a Business

Polina, Alexey and Ira are discussing the forced transition to remote work, the problems that an employee can bring to the company, as well as the question of how to react to those around them who sneeze and cough.

This podcast contains a lively conversation about what is happening in the country and the world, discussion of Lifehacker's articles and phenomena of mass culture.

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• 01:08 - Microsoft invited us to discuss a cool topic - how an employee can destroy a business. Polina talks about the problem of the "long language". Alexey tells how to come up with a super-secure password, and also shares a story about how he himself almost fell for the bait of cyber fraudsters. Ira just listens attentively. By the way, you can reliably protect your data using our password generator.
• 19:36 - Of course, our advice is good, but the expert's opinion is still better. We spoke with Artyom Sinitsyn, Microsoft's director of information security programs in Central and Eastern Europe. He told what to do to protect corporate data, how to protect yourself from unwanted mailings and what programs to install to reduce the risk of cyber attacks. Listen carefully so you don't get threatened.
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• 27:33 - more and more organizations are quarantining and transferring employees to remote locations. We discuss how effective these measures are in curbing the coronavirus epidemic, and also share tips on how to stay productive at home. Polina has a whole strategy of how not to be distracted by scratching the cat's belly and focus on work tasks. She also recommends everyone to read our article about how to convince elderly relatives at risk of coronavirus. Read it, this is important.
• 44:36 - our listener is interested in how to react to people who sneeze and cough during the quarantine period. Alexey advises avoiding them whenever possible, and also tells a story about a girl sneezing in a store. Polina recommends not to overdo it with protective equipment. Ira shares a life hack in case you don't want someone to sit in a public place next to you.
• 52:16 - under the heading "Soviets" Polina recommends touching the beautiful and watching the film "Survivor", for which Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar, as well as read the story behind this picture. Another recommendation film is "The Beautiful, the Bad, the Ugly" about the serial killer Ted Bundy. We also recommend reading the article by our film critic Alexei Khromov about the image of maniacs in the movies. For those who love history, Alexey's recommendation is a cycle of works by Boris Akunin "History of the Russian State". You can read it or listen to it, just recently a new volume about the era of Alexander I. For anyone interested in social experiments, Ira recommends a very cool reality show 100 Humans. And he advises to use the time of self-isolation with benefit and to carry out general cleaning at home.

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