 In 2004, he published a volume of essays, titled "Cele două Europe, cele două Românii" ("The Two Europes, The Two Romanias").For most of his life, Chimet attempted to remain a freelancer, and, despite financial constraints, refused state employment for all but five years of his life.During his final years, despite usually refusing to comment on his incidental career in marketing, Chimet agreed to give lectures on selling technique for a private university—it was one of the first courses of its kind in Romania.