At the end of 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was searching for a job. After an unsuccessful attempt to work close to home, it led me back to remote work, and in December, I had an interview with Yamal LNG.

The company I was applying to work for was called Yamal LNG, named after the peninsula where the gas field and the so-called settlement of Sabetta are located. The only thing left of the settlement is its name; it was liquidated and replaced with a rotational work camp. It's not possible to stay there unless you work for a company associated with Yamal LNG or for the company itself. Charter flights to the area are only provided during business trips or work rotations.

Let's just say that my expectations and reality diverged when I started communicating with this company. Initially, I thought it was a progressive, semi-Western company where it would be respectable to work, based on the information I found online and from former colleagues. In reality, everything turned out to be worse...

I have defended my project at the Linux Advanced practicum today.

I completed the Basic part in the spring of 2021 and received a certificate. At the same time, I started working on the Advanced part. I began this while I was still at Sabetta, where I was employed (I will write a separate post about this later).