changing careers

Are you thinking about changing careers?

The recent economic downturn, accompanied by job insecurity and changes in work arrangements and contracts, has made it a challenging time for everyone, but it’s particularly daunting for those who are thinking about changing careers.  Deciding to change careers can have a strong impact on your mental well-being, due to uncertainties about finances, stable working environments and the future. It can also lead to an adjustment period for individuals, as well as their families, intensifying

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burnout

The burnout pandemic: Why more of us are leaving our jobs

A wave of UAE professionals would like to quit their jobs to focus on their mental health in 2023, according to a new report. Since spring 2021, the “great resignation” has seen more people than ever before leaving their jobs after the Covid-19 pandemic caused workers to reassess their priorities. And the trend is set to continue into 2023 in the UAE, according to the Bupa Global 2022 Executive Wellbeing Index. The report showed that

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Fatima Daoui, author of Don't Look Down

Fatima Daoui: ‘I never thought I’d get to where I am today’

As one of Al Arabiya News’ most senior news anchors, Fatima Daoui hopes her new autobiography, Don’t Look Down, will inspire more women to forge a career in the Middle East’s media industry. However, she’s honest about the challenges she has faced, and that her journey to becoming one of the region’s most recognized faces wasn’t without complications. In her refreshingly candid book, the Moroccan journalist touches on sensitive subjects such as age discrimination, stereotyping

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covid burnout

Covid burnout is hitting women hard

As Covid restrictions continue amid global fears of a second wave, women are facing a “rougher edge” of the pandemic and, increasingly, they are burning out, says Mandeep Jassal from the Priory Wellbeing Centre, Dubai. The center is seeing an influx of people with Covid-19 burnout. Trying to keep everything afloat can take its toll emotionally, especially on women. Even in the best of times, a number of studies have shown that a disproportionate share

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