Natasha worked at the bank in one of the loan departments. She was a student studying economics but working at the bank part time. Her group was in charge of deciding which companies get either local currency or hard currency loans.
One of the things that was slightly different between her first job and my first job was how she was paid. At my first job somebody came around every two weeks with an envelope and inside was a check along with a breakdown of how much tax and other costs were coming out of my check. Natasha had an envelope that was about an inch thick and it was filled with cash. All the staff were paid in cash.
I was afraid to ask if any taxes were taken out.