Information Technology was the driving force for the construction of new apartments.
Take a look at the picture, it was taken in December. It looks pretty much the same
in May, except there are no lights in the office. Construction stopped completely
when the war was imminent. The people who paid a deposit hoping to move into their
new condo in 2022 are out of luck. They will be lucky if they do not lose
thousands of dollars. The company will be lucky if it does not go bankrupt. The
construction workers will be lucky if they have any job at all after the war ends and the
military releases them - if they survive.
So what does this mean to you?
- You are giving people back their lives and careers. It will be years if ever
before big tech comes back.
- If big tech never comes back, many IT professionals will leave Ukraine permanently, and
Ukraine will have lost its best and brightest - permanently. Ukraine will be a place
for old people, nothing more. Oh sure, there is agriculture, but there are few jobs in
big agriculture anymore and soon the farm tractors will drive themselves.
- You are getting a unique opportunity to do what you never could have afforded a year ago.
What do we need from you? We are a cash starved startup so we may need a deposit for
expenses such as unusual software but at the least we need to be paid weekly and on
time. If you have no prior experience with remote workers, tell us up front. In
a remote conversation, please speak slowly and clearly. We don't think you will have
any problem understanding us but if you talk rapidly and with slang to some of us as if we
were Americans, we will not understand. Written conversation is usually best for
technical details.
If you wish to come here for yourself, you are welcome. The risk to visit Kyiv
is comparable to visiting us if we were in Chicago or Detroit or LA. Turkish Airlines
is the best option.
We thank you for your understanding and hopefully your business in this difficult time.
We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship!
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