Alexandr Korol

Not majorly, which is why I didn’t even record it in my notes, but now I
remembered it after all, and since I remembered, it means it should be
in the tenth volume. I just noticed that although the employee seemed to
understand everything — well, he understood a lot, and the demon left him,
and everything is fine — he still does little stupid things. And what’s most
amusing is that I still, I honestly admit, I react. Not that strongly either —
that is, he started doing little stupid things, and I react, not strongly, but
still. I honestly admit it. He just pecks at me. It’s as if he... Well, there are
such people who... They can’t control it, he honestly admitted it. It’s just
on autopilot for them. They do it to all their relatives, friends, me, anyone
— these people, they can’t hold back, they always want to belittle a person.
Well, there are just such people. And this person belittled me once, just
a little bit, like, you know, he jabbed me. He made a joke, let’s say. But
figuratively speaking, let’s imagine it like this. Something is broken, and he
says: “Maybe it was you, Alexandr?” Well, in that style. I say: “Listen, you,
after all the sins you’ve committed, you cannot say such things to me at all for
at least a year. You must earn back the trust you lost for a year, bring it back
to yourself. You must earn it. And then, maybe, you will be able to, let’s say,
say something. But look at you, how strange — you did so many nasty things.
Less than a month has passed, and you are already looking for any excuse
to find at least some flaw in me, well, to peck at me.” That’s how I reacted
— without an attack, but I reacted. And, I honestly admit, it stung me
inside. It stung. But it was just a little bit, short, fast, and after a minute
I forgot. And there was a second case just like it. Also the next day, it
seemed, it was clear that the employee had again switched into something,
connected to something, and also decided to make a joke. If I’m not
mistaken, it was on my birthday. He and I were talking — people were
congratulating me, but I didn’t answer everyone. What kind of conversation
was it? I don’t remember specifically what we were discussing. Figuratively
speaking, I was commenting on his congratulations. And in response to my
comment, he says: “Oh, what, can I look for a better new job?” Well, something
like that. And I said something in response, and he is silent. And he says:
“Okay, sorry.” I replied: “Well, okay.” And that was it, and we stopped talking
— that is, I hung up the phone. But the point is different: a day later I spoke