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Host: Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I’m joined today by Naseem, an IT consultant from 
Delhi and Deepa, an HR consultant from Bangore. Today we’ll be discussing the increase in the number of people moonlighting and what the future holds for companies and workers. So, Deepa, I’ll ask you first: What has created this problem?

Deepa: Well, as with many places around the world, during the pandemic, there was a big increase in the number of people working from home and also economic instability. So, at the same time, we had more people working without any supervision and people were more worried about being able to make a living. So, the increase in online moonlighting was a consequence of that situation really.

Naseem: That’s certainly what happened to me. At the time, you read about all of these companies that were *laying off * their staff and there wasn’t much you could do about it if it happened to you. So suddenly working for just one company seemed like a bad idea. I have a family to feed: three boys and a girl. I felt a lot of insecurity and was terrified of losing money, or maybe even worse, my house. So, I took two jobs.

Host: What effect did that have on you and your family?

Naseem: It gave us some comfort, financially, as I started making more money than I had before the pandemic. But I was also working very long hours each day. I saw the children every day of course, but I couldn’t spend any real time with them as I had to work from almost as soon as I got up, until late in the evening. My wife was working as well, so it was quite hard to manage everything. When the crisis was averted, we had gotten used to having the extra money, so although I cut back on my hours in both jobs, I still continued to work at both.

Host: Do you see anything wrong with doing what you are doing?

Naseem: Not at all. I’m a professional and I work hard at both jobs. My main job is in IT as you mentioned, but my second is in design. 




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MOONLIGHTING 

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28. Interesting Things about Dreams 做梦

粤读时光，看见生命中嘅光。

Hello，我最近睇到咗两个与人相处嘅技巧，
想分享俾你。

我想同你分享嘅第一个技巧系，
点样加人哋嘅微信呢？
加微信有两个方法，
叫人哋扫你嘅二维码，
或者你扫人哋嘅二维码。

呢两种方法有乜野唔同呢？
如果你叫人哋扫你嘅二维码，
你就要打开自己嘅二维码，
对方加咗之后，
你仲要gam6 一吓同意，
而对方只系需要扫一扫。

但系如果你扫人哋嘅二维码，
咁人哋就要打开二维码，
仲要同意你嘅申请。

边种方法好啲？ 
如果你系一个为他人着想嘅人，
加人嗰时应该叫人哋扫你嘅二维码。

点解？
如果你扫咗对方，
对方只系需要做一个动作。
而且如果你扫咗对方嘅二维码，
但系对方一下唔记得咗通过你，
咁就麻烦啦，
你哋嘅交流就会中断。

其实叫人哋扫自己，
系一种为他人着想嘅思维方式。

第二个技巧系关于点样约人哋，
如果你咁样问人哋，
你听日下昼三点得唔得闲啊？
人哋可能唔知应该点样答你，
因为佢唔知你嘅意图系乜嘢。

而更好嘅方法系咁样问，
我想开一个会讨论一下产品嘅改进方法，
打算听日下昼三点开会，
唔会你到时得唔得闲参加一下呢？

用呢种方式会令对方觉得更加舒服。
因为你照顾咗佢嘅感受，
将佢心入面嘅疑虑打消咗。

以前成日听到与人相处最高嘅艺术就系舒服，
细个嗰时冇乜嘢感觉，
但是越大就越觉得与人相处舒服好重要。
人生不过短短三万几日，
其实一般人都想同令自己觉得舒服嘅人相处。 

粤读时光，看见生命中嘅光。


最后打个小广告，微信小程序“小草粤语”更新咗新嘅版本啦，
呢个小程序非常适合零基础的同学使用，扫描文中的二维码，或者在微信搜索“小草粤语”就可以找到我的小程序啦。

先讲到呢度，我哋下次再见，拜拜！

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How to get well along with people

ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE UN LEÑADOR QUE ERA MUY HONRADO Y NO QUISO MENTIR. Y
POR SER ASÍ RECIBIÓ UN PREMIO.

Antes de comenzar la lectura

1. ¿Te molesta que tus amigos mientan?

2. ¿Tienes amigos que nunca mienten?

3. Adivina qué premio recibió el leñador por no ser mentiroso.

Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.

Había una vez un pobre leñador que regresaba a su casa después de una
jornada de duro trabajo. Al cruzar un puentecillo sobre el río, se le cayó el
hacha al agua. Entonces empezó a quejarse tristemente:

—¿Como me ganaré el sustento ahora que no tengo hacha?
Al instante ioh, maravilla! una bella ninfa aparecía sobre las
aguas y dijo al leñador:

—Espera, buen hombre, traeré tu hacha.

Se hundió en la corriente y poco después aparecía con un hacha
de oro entre las manos. El leñador dijo que aquella no era la
suya.

Por segunda vez se sumergió la ninfa, para aparecer después
con otra hacha de plata.

—Tampoco es la mía —dijo el triste leñador.

Por tercera vez la ninfa busco bajo el agua. Al
aparecer llevaba un hacha de hierro.

—¡Oh, gracias, gracias! ¡Esa es la mía!

—Pero, por decir la verdad, yo te regalo las otras
dos. Has preferido ser pobre y no mentir y te
mereces un premio.

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Living in Russia

Getting an entrepreneur certificate in Russia

A：大卫今年多大？
B：二十多岁。
A：他多高？
B：一米八几。
A：你怎么知道这么多啊？
B：他是我同学。