Mystical Kiev and stories. V. Speys

these words, Lubchenco scored extension phone and said:

      – Alexander Askoldovich, in principle, even if issued. It suits me. – He paused, listening to what Golde replied, then added – and that with a salary? Yes OK. – And turning to me, he said, go to Alexander Askoldovich he will write you a salary for department frames, and when you plan to work?

      – Today is Thursday, May by the street, I want to still breathe the spring. From Monday.

      – Good. Our work at the plant begins with eight staff engineers out of nine, so please come on Monday, though I need you yesterday. – Speaking these words, he drew on my statement that the interview conducted and set release date to work.

      Alexander Askoldovich silently signed the statement. I noticed that the salary is not checked.

      – Sorry, Alexander Askoldovich and what my salary?

      – To go to work. The wage will see their salary.

      As the unexpected bee sting hurts sounded these words. In response, I said nothing, and thought to him that the defense industry is financed smoothly and stable charge card I provided. Goodbye to the new leadership, I signed the statement ran for the checkpoint to the head of the personnel department. In the office, he was already waiting for me. Silently, he took a statement, saying:

      – Work-book is with us, because you are employed. Here on Monday, will go to the personnel department will give the completed forms and bring two photos, so we can issue you a permanent pass. Time will be at the entrance, call his name, and you miss out on a job. Good luck.

      – Wait, that with a salary?

      – I thought I would write you a personal Golde supplement to the salary, but we have an engineer-technologist designer of the first category one hundred and twenty rubles plus quarterly bonus forty-five percent. So consider, with all deductions accumulates one hundred and sixty a month.

      – Well, what – Well and that’s thanks.

      – And why you said that you sent Golde take shape? When you met with him?

      – Because I need this job. Bye.

      – All the best.

      I have opened the door to the study, when the head of personnel called me.

      – Wait! I forgot to say that as long as you were to me, and demanded Lubchenco called you back to the department.

      I chill crept bad feeling: – «And what if he changed his mind to accept this Lubchenco,» – I thought, I said aloud: – Yeah, well, I go already.

      Head thrown after: – a temporary pass is already at the entrance, the cabin number six.

      Lubchenco met me a friendly smile. Next to him stood a woman and a youngish man.

      – Meet Valentines Albertovich. – Began Lubchenco – you go in a group to Isai Alexander Vasilyevich.

      The man held out his hand to me, – Alexander, head of the support group. And note next to me Tamara Petrovna, too, of our group.

      The woman handed me a little, and a strong hand, shook my hand, saying, – I’ll suggest you and bring you into the swing of things. I will hold the workshops and departments that you, Valentin, went into the swing of things.

      – Well, do not settle, so Tamara Petrovna, – intervened Lubchenco – let will get used bit. – And, turning to me, he said, – Come Valentine Albertovich, I’ll show you your job, right there next to mine, for the drawing boards.

      We walked along the row of drawing boards, mounted on metal racks to my workplace. There were already a folder with drawings on my desk now, which I have summarized Alexander.

      – This is where you park and you can see the drawings. We check the accuracy of the drawing and make changes according to the current standards. Hopefully, this is familiar to you.

      – Of course. I in fact worked as a designer of first category in the Ministry of OKTB of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine, and all existing guests know.

      – Very good. Well, look, and it is advisable that you sat eighteen zero, zero. By the end of the work. This day you will be credited as a worker. Well, even if you want to leave early for work, then you are welcome. While you’re in the department, the workshops will be able to go after receive a special pass, since our agency belongs to the Navy and the many developments that run at us with secrecy. You also have a number of first admission, that after appropriate checks, which will last a month and a half, you will be given a pass guild.

      I sat down at his desk and began flipping drawings, carefully considering the details of the mechanism, and found a few mistakes. Lubchenco praised me. The work time flashed Snack-ro. Lily workday ended before she met me in tears and reproaches:

      – What could the cattle call that you are already working well?

      I, of course, was justified as he could. Wife soften certainly helped my employment. Then, wiping his tears with a handkerchief, he said:

      – Well, how much money you were given? – To which I could not answer clearly, he said only that we learn in salary. And in the end, everything went peacefully.

      I liked the work, but was very monotonous and boring. From this sleepy, and often with the staff I went out for a smoke, to somehow get rid of sag drowsiness and, of course, never smoked.

      Chapter Two

      I have worked for four months. He received an advance and regularly paid on time. As the Lubchenco said that he was going to Peter, so at the «Electric appliance» called Leningrad at that memorable time when we lived and worked in the Soviet Union. His trip was supposed to last two weeks, for himself Chief of the engineering department left Isaiah Alexander Vasilyevich. Alexander unspeakably was glad, and his mood was not just upbeat, but upbeat over. He joked with everyone showered jokes and telling anecdotes. In the department, the staff prevailed general euphoria in connection with the departure of the chief of the sector on a mission to «Peter». I did not realize such an elevated happiness, even in the face Lubchenco not say that he was glad this. Each employee approaching him, he timidly sighed, he took out his pocket notebook and knew in advance what was wanted of him, carefully writing down what to bring to a particular employee.

      In short, I, proceed to work the next day, I found half were not department for various reasons at work. That’s why such a joy reigned yesterday, but today I’m Tamara Petrovna, running the shops, checking the implementation of changes in the production process. In one shop we encountered.

      – Well, Valentine, do you work?

      – Nothing, you see, can cope. – Treacherous thought I was bored with the very moments, that I realized the joy of travel Lubchenco for the department. Courage Tamara Petrovna asked: – And what if, Tamara Petrovna…

      – So, Valentine, not Tamara Petrovna, and Tamara. – In her dark eyes flashed sparks of fun and full of sensual lips moved slightly ironic smile, arousing eyes the emerging grid «solar» wrinkles. I’m in the shower was extremely surprised by the statement to call her by her name, believing that at her age it’s time to forget about the days long past. But at this delicate moment, hiding his embarrassment, he forced himself to her name without her middle name:

      – Tamara, and tell me you can not, somehow leave early today. The bosses have left, no Golde nor Isaiah, and Lubchenco to boot.

      – You should be somewhere? – Asked Tamara Petrovna.

      – Ventilate want. Outside, the golden autumn, the end of September. You know that the new place is always difficult to fit into the work and get tired.

      – You know, Valentine, at the entrance control and always will report Lubchenco, and he will take prize. –