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Language · 09-04-2022, 10:31 AM

The company I work for utilizes of ton of Russian contractors, across IT, software engineers and software developers.

Out of about 80 contractors, about 20-25 have left the country permanently since the start of the invasion. Many others are looking to leave. These are smart, educated young people, that would be contributing members of Russian society. Majority (if not all), privately oppose the invasion.

I would love to see these people take the streets in opposition, but it’s very easy to say that from where we’re sitting. I can only hope this brain drain continues over time, and turns this terrorist shill of a country into a swamp of lowlifes. Not that it matters for Putin and the Russian elite, who will just continue to plunder the country and amass wealth for themselves.

It’s funny, having been born in Ukraine (moved to Canada when I was 4), but growing up speaking Russian, I always identified a bit more with Russian heritage than Ukrainian. I’d even cheer for Russia during sporting events (ie. Canada vs. Russia gold medal games, etc). Most people never even had to think about identifying one vs. the other, in terms of Russian or Ukrainian. We were all the same people. This obviously changed in 2014, and now even more. I’ve literally purged every sort of Russian paraphernalia I’ve ever owned, and don’t ever plan to set foot in that garbage country ever again.

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09-04-2022, 10:31 AM	#7124
Language Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2003 Exp:	Russia invades Ukraine The company I work for utilizes of ton of Russian contractors, across IT, software engineers and software developers. Out of about 80 contractors, about 20-25 have left the country permanently since the start of the invasion. Many others are looking to leave. These are smart, educated young people, that would be contributing members of Russian society. Majority (if not all), privately oppose the invasion. I would love to see these people take the streets in opposition, but it’s very easy to say that from where we’re sitting. I can only hope this brain drain continues over time, and turns this terrorist shill of a country into a swamp of lowlifes. Not that it matters for Putin and the Russian elite, who will just continue to plunder the country and amass wealth for themselves. It’s funny, having been born in Ukraine (moved to Canada when I was 4), but growing up speaking Russian, I always identified a bit more with Russian heritage than Ukrainian. I’d even cheer for Russia during sporting events (ie. Canada vs. Russia gold medal games, etc). Most people never even had to think about identifying one vs. the other, in terms of Russian or Ukrainian. We were all the same people. This obviously changed in 2014, and now even more. I’ve literally purged every sort of Russian paraphernalia I’ve ever owned, and don’t ever plan to set foot in that garbage country ever again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by Language; 09-04-2022 at 01:57 PM.