Working While Expecting – Part II
Article in brief: the author talks about the dilemma of a being a stay at home mum or work in an inflexible job towards maternity…
Balancing Working Life And A Healthy Pregrancy
Article in brief: How do you manage yourself at work when you learn that you’re expecting a baby? What questions do you ask yourself in order…
Some Things Just Don’t Matter As We Grow Up
Article in brief: reflects on how our priorities change in every stage of our lives. As you grow up and you enter new chapters in…
How To Deal With Employees Absenteeism
How do you deal with the constant absenteeism of an employee? You know there’s a problem when there’s a regular offender that abuses the system….
My MEFCC Experience
The Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) was an absolute thrilling experience for me. I missed it last year so I can’t compare it…
Discussing Employee Misbehavior: Too Relaxed? Or Careless?
How does one manage an irresponsible colleague, boss, or subordinate? There’s a difference between being too relaxed, and being irresponsible. The work ethics I’ve attained…
Employee Behaviour When Resigning
Most of us seem to be working recently, regardless of our nationality or background. The way of life, as it is today, has made it…
Gossip in the Office
What is it in our nature that eludes us to gossip? And by nature, I talk of women. I know men gossip as well but…
Finding the Balance Between Being Nice & Being Strict in the Workplace
Everyone has the tendency to be nice. Nice is good, but is there such thing as being too nice as a boss? What do I…
Netiquette & Handling Unprofessional Emails in the Workplace
I came to a point in my career where I am still dumbfounded by the level of unprofessionalism that I witness in the workplace. I’m…
Worlds Colliding, Drawing the Line Between Work and Personal Life
Let me begin by stating that I am a very private person. My thought process with this article began when a colleague was discussing a…
Forced Distribution Appraisal: A System of Unfairness
Every time the performance appraisal period creeps upon us, I try to think of some way to not be involved in it. I’m sure a lot of you readers know that feeling.
Dealing with Demons in the Office
We all complain about work, colleagues, and bosses; it is a given. However, sometimes you reach a point where you just want to turn to that person who keeps complaining and ask why are they still here then?
The Art of Respect In The Workplace
It was another moment where my ears opened up wide, out of their sockets, and my jaw hung open. I heard something I…
A Solution Needed for Indecent Clothing in the Workplace
By Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) I fairly believe that this topic of indecent attires in the malls, public places, and such has been used and abused…
Defining National Pride in the Office
By Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) 40 seconds. 40 minutes. 40 hours. 40 days. 40 weeks. 40 months. 40 years. This one REALLY counts. After all the…
Is Technology Affecting Kid’s Creativity to Have Fun?
By Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) This month, I decided to step out of the office and discuss a topic that has been on my mind for…
The ‘Too Many Cooks Syndrome’, the Delaying Effect of Interference
By Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) I have been fortunate to work in both flat and vertical organizations. But lately, I have come to realize that organizations…
Social Clubs at Work, Where Would You Fit and Where Would it Take You?
By Fatma AlKhaja (@Fay_Alkhaja) A long time ago, I worked in an organization that was quite multicultural in all aspects. It was a demanding…
Illegal Interview Questions in Relation to Emirati Women
By Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) As a woman in a semi-preserved culture, getting a call for an interview is difficult. If that is hard, have you…