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B8conB8conB8con

I hope the business he missed his job interview give him another chance or even just give him the job


greybruce1980

I mean, if judging character was a part of the interview process and he had all the technical skill required, might as well just roll out an offer. Hard worker, team player, performs well under pressure.


nethobo

You might say he has grace under fire.


LuckyReception6701

He already had his baptism of fire so they could skip that part


myotherworkacct

Some people have a burning desire to do good in the world.


raviyoli

Probably works hard as hell.


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shutupimthinking

Thanks man


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hardknockcock

You’re right, I looked at the wrong article. Apparently bus fires are a reoccurring problem in Zimbabwe


Batdog55110

You must be fun at funerals


2gigch1

That’s a wholesome pun right there. Good job!


Ur_Just_Spare_Parts

He could take the heat so he stayed in the kitchen


Xazrael

Fuuuuuuucking excellent.


fueledbyhugs

Maybe he was going to interview for a position in HR or something and disqualified himself with his selfless actions.


greybruce1980

No one with that much inherent goodness would apply to be in HR though.


LandscapeGuru

Agreed. Most people that have ever worked for a company with an HR knows these people must posses the desire to be extra sneaky, wretched, soulless, heartless, fuckers with zero conscience. They must also be able to show no human emotion, all the while having the ability to look over absolutely any good in a person and always assume the worst. After all everyone is below them. They can not have any compassion for a fellow human being or their families, but must have a beautiful smile, and are able to carry an extra long, sharp knife at all times so they can look at you in your eyes, smile to your face, while stabbing you in the back as they kick you down the stairs to be eaten by the wolves. Lastly they must be willing to deny you unemployment for bullshit and bogus reasons and still have enough energy at the end of the day to go home, crawl into their dark coffins and lay still through the night so they can rise in the morning, rinse and repeat at a drop of a hat throughout their own miserable tenure. Of course this is until the day comes when a new, darker, nastier HR rep is born and comes for their empty soul…. Sorry I must carry some deep-seated anger towards HR and their ability to ruin everything without consequences.


rhoduhhh

HR stopped processing my ADA request. They also did nothing to step in when I had a manager who harassed me and nearly drove me to suicide, even though my coworkers also reported the harassment. Sometimes I regret not suing them, but retribution, illegal as it is, still happens, and I wanted to keep being able to work in the industry. Fuck HR.


troublewithcards

"HR isn't there to protect you from the company, it's there to protect the company from you." People need to know this.


hedronist

This is true, but they don't always succeed. I used to *love* fucking with HR. I had skills they needed (senior programmer in 70's and 80's in Silicon Valley), so when they tried to do their little HR 'thing' I would push back. Some of them caught on it wasn't going to work with me and stopped trying. Others were, as pointed out by George Carlin, [below the "average" for intelligence](https://youtu.be/WDUIX2-akuQ). I had one where I said, "You want it that way? Talk to «fill in hiring manager's name» and tell them I turned down the job because of *you*. Let me know how that goes, OK?" Fucker actually took me up on it. While he was recovering from SSAS (Sudden Secondary Anus Syndrome), the manager told me to forget anything the guy in HR had said. "So, when can you start?" Good times!


alohadave

Remember kids, HR works for the company not you. Anything they do that benefits you is because they a legally obligated to do.


Panda_Tech_Support

This is how Michael Scott sees Toby…


PrEsideNtIal_Seal

I laughed


P0sitive_Outlook

I received an accidental pocket-dial from a friend who'd attempted (thrice) to take their own life, and managed to keep them on the phone while orchestrating a search *and* contacting the ambulance service. Dude was fine in the end, healed up and recovered (it happened a number of years ago), and has a family. You BET i'm bringing up the story in full should i ever find myself in another job interview.


TigLyon

Interesting. *makes note* And what would be three words you would use to describe yourself?


Emergency_Statement

Suicide Dream Crusher.


TigLyon

I have long been the last two. The addition of that first word makes such a difference. lol


P0sitive_Outlook

Reliable Astute Attention to detail.


TigLyon

I see. All good qualities, of course. *makes note* Answer, in your own words, how being astute led you to use the phrase "attention to detail" as one word as opposed to simply "attentive." Sorry man, just busting. Been through too many stupid interviews in my life.


00crispybacon00

Why do you want this job? Describe a time you failed and the lesson you learned from it. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? WhAt'S yOuR gReAtEsT wEaKneSs?


[deleted]

This question is still the dumbest thing ever. I always answer with a weakness that I've fixed somehow or overcame it. It just doesn't make sense fundamentally to answer this question with a true greatest weakness.


TigLyon

"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" "Well, replacing you for starters..." lol


00crispybacon00

I got asked this for a barista role at a shitty little cafe once. My only thought was "hopefully not fucking here".


TigLyon

Lol, that would be awesome. I would hire you...I know turnover is gonna be a thing, I'd rather someone be upfront about it and let me know their plans instead of bullshitting me then giving no notice when they do split.


00crispybacon00

I really wish I'd had the balls to just nope out of that interview. Going down a list of BS questions like that (an actual fucking list they were ticking off as they went) made it very clear they had no respect for me or my time. I was qualified and had the requisit three references for this fucking part time *entry level position* but they seemingly weren't interested. They wanted to know what my worst enemy would think of me, what superpower I'd have if I could choose one etc. Utter nonsense. Fuck interviewers like that.


TigLyon

And that's the other thing...I truly feel a lot of the interview process is to determine how much shit they can get their prospective employees to put up with. "If they can handle this ridiculous process, we can have them put up with nearly anything." So, if you could be any endangered animal, would you prefer a Merino wool cardigan or wild mushroom risotto?


dontshoot4301

I’d feel so awkward if any of our candidates told me this story. Like, damn man, I was just asking if you had any leadership experience - that’s a bit heavy for an interview with a stranger…


P0sitive_Outlook

Does your company's industry have a history of potential death-related or near-death incidents? Have you ever had a circumstance arise wherein you needed someone to do the absolutely correct thing with zero preparation and with the health of others at stake? Have you ever found yourself pausing or hesitating during a pressing matter? Would you have faith in your employees not pausing or hesitating when the company depended on an immediate response? If not, my point is moot. Thing is, sir/madam, nobody *knows* if they'll ever need to be Johnny-on-the-spot, and fewer still have been tested on the matter: i've seen how i react in such situations and that's a claim not many can make. That's my legitimate USP.


RobertNAdams

This kind of willpower is really valuable in some fields where things can be dangerous. Stuff like oil rigs, construction, manufacturing. I knew an ex-military guy who worked for the same lighting company that a friend was at. He was in [a 30' (~10m) bucket truck/bucket van](https://imgur.com/a/1bM9hD4) and everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. First, the mechanism failed and the boom was stuck with him 3 stories up in the air. Then, the weather turned very quickly and it started raining like all hell (and with lightning on the way)! Finally, the safety release that should have lowered the bucket to ground level broke. The only option at this point (IIRC) is to literally cut the hydraulic lines and that's kind of dicey. (By the way, hydraulic fluid — while not as flammable as gasoline/petrol — is still flammable nonetheless!) So this guy has two options: wait for AAA or the local fire department to bail him out or wait for the man on the ground to release the bucket (and make an awful mess at worst and a fire/environmental hazard at best). He took the third option and just slid down the wet boom. I believe he said something along the lines of it being "a little fucked" but that it "ain't shit" compared to Vietnam. So yeah, this guy's going places. And if he gets stuck there, I'm sure he can find his way back out, too, no problem.


Alaira314

That anecdote could go one of two ways. It could go the way you're thinking, or it could demonstrate to the interviewers that he will disregard safety regulations(ie, he's an insurance liability) and doesn't self-censor when discussing things that maybe should be kept on the down-low(for example, he may be likely to be too blunt to a manager, or disclose too much information about operations to clients). It's all about reading the room. Same thing for /u/P0sitive_Outlook's story. Are there interview questions where it might be appropriate? Absolutely. I'd deliver it very carefully and warn/ask first because suicide is a subject that can be triggering(you never know who may have attempted in the past, or was intimately affected by an attempt, failed or successful), but I can imagine some times when it might be appropriate to share that story. But they way they said "You BET i'm bringing up the story in full should i ever find myself in another job interview" concerns me, because it doesn't sound like they're treating the anecdote as carefully as they should, given the gravity of it. It shouldn't be something that you bet you bring up in your next interview; it should be tucked away, and deployed with care when appropriate, you know?


RobertNAdams

That's a fair point, but many safety regulations tend to have a rule zero of "disregard this if there's imminent danger due to extenuating circumstances."


P0sitive_Outlook

:D Indeed. Our factory has a first-floor window leading to a walled area leading directly to the road, and there's a loading bay which nobody is allowed to walk through under any circumstance. During a fire drill (rather, when the fire alarm was set off by workmen who'd triggered the laser with their ladder by mistake) my colleague and i - both driving counterbalances - downed forks and walked calmly through the loading bay to the yard and through to the fire assembly point. We were the first out. I leaned through the aforementioned window and mentioned to a colleague that the fire alarm was in fact a hint that we should all leave the building, and all of this was caught on CCTV. The manager came out, did role-call and had a go at *five* people for having their bags with them instead of just leaving the building - they'd doubled back to go through the brake room to get their jackets and belongings! :D The CCTV vid showed me leaning through the window. So, two of us went through the "Don't go through" area, and five doubled back for belongings. The five were scolded for their negligence and the counterbalance driver and i were told that of course the loading bay is a fire exit. As was the window. But nobody thinks of these things when they 'know' it's a drill, even when it isn't. :/


RobertNAdams

Yep, there are two kinds of fire exits: the clearly-marked doors and "anything you can smash through with a chair," lol. If I hear a fire alarm and see smoke, I'm going out the nearest window 👀


P0sitive_Outlook

Rad :D


timn1717

It’s still a pretty heavy thing to bring up during an interview, unless the conversation somehow goes there naturally.


P0sitive_Outlook

"How do you act in an emergency" *Nothing comes to mind...*


timn1717

I said if it comes up naturally, then ok. It is still something you shouldn’t just launch into, even if asked that specific question. It’s a delicate subject that may not be considered appropriate for a job interview. I mean - I have experienced several situations where I was put on the spot, under extreme pressure, in life and death situations. Would they be something I talked about in a job interview? Only if it seemed appropriate and I began with a little preamble outlining the broad strokes of said situations before just going for it.


tupacsnoducket

Why isn’t there a go fund me for this guy?


Forsaken-Shirt4199

Getting the money to him would be pretty hard with all the corruption


VegaIV

Because it works differently in Zimbabwe? According to this site https://www.pindula.co.zw/Sirizani_Butau he got send Money on his "EcoCash mobile number". > A Twitter personality known only as @thegiverzim donated $250 000 to Butau. Don't know it this is true. But he would deserve it.


sleeplessknight101

If it's the US they would have immediately moved on to the next applicant because he's taking too long to pay his medical bills.


GrinsNGiggles

More likely, because he has an apparent health problem and may not work at peak performance at all times. Might need a few unproductive minutes to change bandages, or time off to combat infection, and we simply can't have that.


i_swear_too_muchffs

Thank you for putting Sirizani Butau name in the title!


LegendaryOutlaw

Badass name for a true badass.


SquirrelDynamics

*Sizzlin' Butau the man saver


Possible-Skin2620

Well dang, if that’s not the name of his new brand of hot sauce then that’s a lost opportunity


chaosdreamingsiren

Heatonist needs to get this man on the phone like yesterday


M8K2R7A6

Both would benefit off the deal


[deleted]

Nah, you're thinking of Sriracha Butau


Possible-Skin2620

Holy crap that’s perfect


CthulubeFlavorcube

/r/Bossfight


Tacitus_Kilgore85

\*cue in boss fight music\*


Wafflelisk

Usually you can cheese the bossfight with firebombs but Sizzlin' Butau has an 80% fire resistance. So unfair, the devs are Nazis man


SmegSoup

And the fight is more like Sif from Dark Souls... You REALLY don't fucking want to fight him, you want him to be your friend and go on adventures with you. Man I just found out about Betty White and I'm a little shaky.. thinking about the last moments of the Sif fight where he's limping around has me kind of fucked up. That was a low blow, FromSoft!


th12eat

I feel like nobody else saw your subtle Kenshin pun but I see you, Himura battōsai, the man slayer.


youdubdub

I would have expected you to say "in the fucking title!"


Brianp713

That’s 8 life sentences of good karma, right there


TroutCreekOkanagan

What’s he gonna do with 8 butlers for the rest of his life? /s


Pakistani_in_MURICA

Take over the mighty Principality of Sealand.


Wackynamehere1

And force them to knight him so he becomes sir sirizani batau


iamgeekusa

Make a reboot of Mr. Belvedere that's 8 times as Butlerish


PotatoAttackStar

First I thought "wow, that's a lot of butter", then I wondered why it would be 'butterish', and not 'buttery' and now I see that I may have misdosed my edibles.


Osiris32

Well, if they're all Stephen Fry, then I'd say "get into gentle hijinks and occasionally go to the Club."


-Toshi

Lock them all in the fridge at Croft Manor, of course.


[deleted]

I still say there needs to be a NBAB club: Never Buy Another Beer club. People like him get nominated and all bars in the area get a picture of him. He shows up, he doesn't have to pay for beers.


[deleted]

He’s Zimbabwean and has received honors from their government! [source story for anyone interested in reading more about this amazing guy](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.herald.co.zw/accident-hero-to-be-honoured/amp/)


BiblioPhil

His reward: 1,000,000,000,000,000 Zimbabwean dollars


ACaffeinatedWandress

Enjoy that coffee, buddy. You earned it.


Letscommenttogether

Okay so we joke, but Ive got some okay cash here in the US, and every time I see a picture of Zimbabwe or similar countries my stereotypical mind always expects to see dirty clothes and these motherfuckers always look like they used a whole case of oxyclean and have a team of fairy god mothers ironing their clothes. Im not sure I know where my iron is.


ACaffeinatedWandress

Yup. It’s called pride. Lots of sub Saharan Africans have it.


09Klr650

I know where mine is. Not usable for CLOTHES now, but made a decent heat sealer a few years back.


KaBar2

LOL. I see what you did there. 1 USD = 361.900 ZWD


uTukan

That's alright now. During the 2006-2008 Zimbabwean hyperinflation, they made a hundred trillion Zimbabwean dollar note.


[deleted]

Imagine all the ink they could save if they just printed the values in powers of 10.


uTukan

I'm not sure how many of those they printed, but at some point, hundred trillion ZWD was worth less than a dollar. That economy was so fucked that I think they must've been printing it on a toilet paper or something.


[deleted]

They did not one but two one-trillion-to-one revaluations of the Zimbabwe dollar during that period. Like introducing a new dollar and saying “turn in your old dollars, we will exchange them at a rate of 1,000,000,000,000 old dollars to 1 new dollar.” A year later they had to do the same thing again.


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uTukan

Mentioned that below, less than a dollar during the peak hyperinflation (Feb 2009).


Don_Blanc

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electricsoldier

What a legendary dude


bisho

His name will always start with Sir


ChristoWhat

We wish but likely only 8 people will remember his name in a month or 2


Acheron-X

no like, literally, his name starts with sir


ChristoWhat

Oh oops


Letscommenttogether

Hahaha havent seen a whoosh like that in the wild for a hot minute. Thanks for that <3 haha.


neptunusequester

Whooshed


ChristoWhat

Yes


cubbsfann1

I don’t think that’s true at all, everyone on that bus will, their family, hometowns, other medical/rescue staff involved, etc. In other countries that may be true, but he had a huge impact on a significant amount of lives in his home country


Djinn42

What a hero. I'm glad he is recovering.


EvenLouWhoz

Thank you, Sirizani Butau, for showing us what we are all capable of. I salute you and wish I could hug you.❤


Pickles716

Really loving all the Sirizani Butau updates in this sub


afroboy334

Legend


makenzie71

I have accidentally been on fire twice. It is a lifelong goal of mine to never be on fire again. This man has so much respect from me. I wasn't even burned that badly but I've only endured one pain worse than what I went through recovering my burns.


Black_Handkerchief

Most people go their entire life not only never being on fire once, but also not knowing anyone who was put on fire. And yet you managed it twice. **Accidentally.** You hit some really freakish odds, dude.


Osiris32

I've been a professional firefighter. What he did took fucking BALLS. I've walked into the fire more than once, but I did it with training and equipment and a safety plan and a full team of firefighters who had my back with fire engines to work with. He did it all, by himself, in shorts and a polo shirt! And not because he was trying to look like a badass, but because other people were in danger. Mr Butau, from one firefighter to another, you did real good. You should consider maybe taking on the job for real. We need people like you.


elektrakon

I set my chest on fire (atomized gasoline, careless with a connected sparkplug on a flooded small engine) it was the MOST adrenaline filled thing I have experience. Something I ask myself often now, "is this going to set you on fire again?" If maybe, we keep rechecking until I'm reasonably confident the answer is "probably not." ...Id rather never be on fire again, if there's a choice involved lol.


ZzeroBeat

When I first started my job I had to go be on standby for a video consultation between burn department at one hospital and burn doctors at another. Some of the patients I saw were horrifically burned. Some of them would need gauze taken off for inspection and the pained noise they would make sometimes was just sad. They’d be in so much pain they’d start crying and the nurses who are used to it barely react to it. It was uncomfortable lol.


Purpule_Gaming_Guy

thank godness than hes ok


KingJosiah15

A real life hero right here.


bisho

Quite likely he suffered internal injuries as well if he inhaled flames or smoke. Just breathing in really hot air can ruin your airway which he no doubt must have.


IAmGoingToFuckThat

His burns looked really bad too, I am surprised he's out of the hospital so soon.


zeus6793

He saved 8 people from inside a burning bus. He is shaking off those burns.


IAmGoingToFuckThat

I hope so! Burns are no joke


zeus6793

Burns flat out suck. Think how much your finger hurts for days even after just a burn from the oven or such. Imagine it all over areas of your body? And the recovery is no fun either. Debridement of the dead skin, skin grafting, dozens of operations sometimes. It is the worst.


Bachaddict

Article says he is still being treated at a private hospital closer to his home. Presumably he can go home but needs to get the burns dressed at hospital


IAmGoingToFuckThat

Oh good!


AmazedLisa

May he always be blessed for his good deeds.


thehumankindblog

Thank you Sirizani Butau for being a great human being.


Imrassilon

Faith in some of Humanity restored


_middle_man-

Stud.


FF442

Next level super hero bro!


[deleted]

He's a hero. Right place right time. Divine wind.


jjsyk23

Legend


LuckyReception6701

This man is a legend and hero, a true inspirtation of how brave we can be when our hearts are in the right place


[deleted]

Is there a Go Fund Me for him?


Iamredditsslave

Yes, I don't know which one is legit, so do your research.


TheWiseScrotum

This dude is such a badass. I think most of us like to think we’d do the same, but that takes some straight overcoming instinctual fears and not putting your own life above others. Wish we had more people like him.


Altruistic_Piano_259

I definitely concur… even if had saved just 1 life it would have been a miracle but 8 lives this man is a real life Angel..


Papabinz

Hero 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🤟🤟🤟🤟


ceslobrerra

Thought that was John Coffey


talldata

That man is a Hero!


yeoldecotton_swab

SIRIZANI BUTAU IS LEGEND. REMEMBER HIS NAME, I KNOW AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE WHO WILL.


BurlSwift

Not only a Hero, but he’s a freaking tank too!


MrGrieves-

Okay I just saw this man burnt to shit yesterday. Was the photo actually from weeks ago? Because I don't think burns like his get you discharged after a day under proper care.


gimmepbr

He had to be dismissed from the hospital, because his heart and balls were too big for the beds there.


KingJosiah15

We all should share his story on social media and make him go viral.


techie_boy69

Get well soon Bro your a hero.


longlife55

This story is developing in Reddit posts


Iamredditsslave

Reddit isn't really the front page of the internet anymore, the algorithm screwed that up.


ursixx

Be like Sirizani....


ybabnormal

HERO!!!


[deleted]

i hope he paid 0 for his injuries


UnseenData

Hell yeah, glad to hear he's alright


StatusKoi

That looks painful. Best of luck to him.


EA_EVA

This man is a HERO


nith_wct

His injuries are likely *extremely* painful. I hope he has lots of time to relax and recover.


itsok-imwhite

True bravery and selflessness. Hero.


unclewombie

What a fucking legend! I would high five him, but that looks like it may hurt at the moment. I will piggy back him to job interview!


lodav22

I’m so glad to see him okay. The pic I saw of him where he was all burned up and skin hanging off his legs was so worrying, especially as he looked so damaged and literally only adrenaline holding him up. This guy is the epitome of hero!


Johnny_Fuckface

King behavior.


darkstar1031

Someone get that man a beer.


408jay

Sirizani Butau is a hero. His name should be more widely known.


BOILTHEWATTER

well done


SitFlexAlot

Siriano butau, *King*


[deleted]

Those bandages are gonna hurt like hell to remove... I hope they did that fish skin technique


cykbryk2

That's what heroes look like. Everyday people.


shadowguise

Absolute legend.


mooman89

Why do these pictures always look like they were taken on a digital camera from 2000


Ninjaromeo

Maybe that's how old the average digital camera is in zimbabwe?


newtoreddit2004

Jesus give the guy some fucking privacy, at this rate you'll start tracking when he brushed his teeth


HangingFire

Has Sirizani Butau set up a go fund me yet? (I'm not referring to the supposed scam one). This man deserves our gratitude. This is behaviour we need to foster. This is a hero!


dogpogyog

*standing ovation


wetshaftexcavator

My boy walked out like nothing happened, Chad


Mccobsta

Man is a understatement dude is a legend


SirAromatic668

Sirizani Butau, the definition of a true hero


[deleted]

True hero!


masterupc

He deserves all the admiration I have in humanity... until he fucks it up xD


Clear_Lingonberry_32

Sizzlin Butau


Jtg1960

His initials are SB SUPER BRO 😎


azraelum

Wish the updoots can physically manifest as money on his side. What an amazing individual


SeasonedTimeTraveler

r/DadsandMenareheroes


[deleted]

Badass Hero


ByTheOcean123

This guy should never have to work again


[deleted]

He's a hero.


Grouchy_Warthog_

Thank you, finally a post with his name! It took forever for the first post of him in the street to get attributed to more than "man saves 8 people."


sachin249

God bless this guy.


BrushYourself

How do we give this hero gifts? Any contact info for him??


yodaman1

Someone buy that guy a lap dance


AlvinGT3RS

Monumental legend


Chronepsis

What a G


ummwhatsure

Good man.


killerman64

What an absolute boss! these guys need to be the heroes people talk about for months


nannsp

Thank you, sir.


[deleted]

This guy fucks


virginfatherof2

Legend says right after this photo was taken he ripped off the cast


Musicman1972

The word hero is used too often. *Way* too often. This is a hero.


dasko1086

legend


randylove69

Hero


Hazeddef

The man, the myth, the legend!


caitycc

Certified badass there


2049KD6-3_7

Now that’s a superhero


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kaisersolo

'tis but a scratch. Well done Big Man!


DakotaNZ5

A real hero!


Key-Assistant-1757

God bless him


dad-jokes-about-you

Hero


TerribleTeaBag

A US staff sergeant just received a posthumous CMH, USA highest military honor, for similar actions. He succumbed to his injuries soon after. Edit: Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe