As the conflict in the Middle East disrupts global oil routes, Sri Lanka has moved to a four-day work week in a bid to conserve fuel and avoid another crippling energy crisis, reported Channel News Asia. The decision comes as the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital shipping corridors for oil, has …
Citibank temporarily closes UAE branches as regional tensions rise / Image: file Global banking giant Citibank has temporarily shut several of its branches and financial centres across the United Arab Emirates as a precautionary measure amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The move affects most Citi branches across the country for a short …
For years, employers assumed that salary would win every argument. Offer enough money, the thinking went, and workers would compromise on everything else: commute, culture, control over their time. That assumption seems to crumble and fracture under its own weight. A new survey by FlexJobs, based on responses from more than 2,000 US professionals in …
As burnout tightens its grip on the American workforce, extended career breaks are moving from taboo to tactical. Drawing on academic research and firsthand accounts reported by the Associated Press, the article explores how professionals are self-funding sabbaticals to reset, rethink priorities and challenge a culture that equates constant productivity with success. The modern professional …
Ujjwal Chadha, an Indian-origin AI Engineering Lead, has left his job as a Developer at Microsoft in the United States and returned to India for a remote role. He shared on X that the move has changed his life.Chadha mentioned the “PPP” advantage, saying that $250,000 is comfortable in Seattle, but it goes a long …