The workplace can be a very stressful and demanding environment; there are demands from clients and more demands from the Employer, the management teams and colleagues.
When work is stressful it is difficult to focus on the job properly and then problems begin to arise with work performance and your effectiveness at work.
When there are pressures and stress at the workplace it can put you off from going to work and stop you from enjoying going to work. When you don’t enjoy going to work your tempo and enthusiasm will be lacking and most times this is picked up on by the employer or your colleagues.
The stress that it causes can also cause problems at home, as human nature is to take your emotions out on those nearest and dearest to you, which causes more conflict and further stress at home as well as at work.
When there is too much pressure at work mistakes can also be made, such as monetary mistakes or general clumsiness which often leads to investigations and more pressure at work, as there is a further risk of losing your job and being able to gain employment else where due to the nature of the mishap.
There can be pressure at work to work at a certain pace which people cannot keep up with which can be disheartening and cause you stress and make you unhappy. Your employer may always be picking on you and making you miserable through making you miserable with the ongoing criticisms.
Colleagues can also cause you stress when they criticise, grumble and make you feel that you do not work hard enough or that you work too hard and colleagues feel under pressure to keep pace with you or that you are causing them problems in their employment.
When you are stressed at work and unable to focus it can make you feel ill and to the point where you are phoning in sick to work or your work effort is on the slide.
When your work performance is lower and you are trying to get another job then it is harder to get another job as references from the current employer will be negative rather than positive which can further make you feel worse about your employment.
Emiratis and expatriates treated to a one-of-a-kind show on the UAE's past and future
By Janice Ponce de Leon, Staff Reporter
Published: 20:42 December 3, 2012
Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan and Pankaj Sharma/Gulf News
Anti-clockwise from top left: A 40-minute spectacular show featuring the UAE’s past, present and future was held at the Dubai Festival City to celebrate the 41 st National Day.
Dubai: Hundreds of Emiratis and expatriates on Monday night travelled back in time and into the future in a one-of-a-kind show detailing the country’s journey through time in celebration of the 41st UAE National Day at Dubai Festival City on Monday.
Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the National Day celebration at Dubai Festival City, organised by the National Day Committee.
The celebration featured a spectacular show on the Spirit of the Union, during which sound and visual effects and the 3D technology were used to exemplify the concept of the Spirit of the Union and portray the landmark achievements made under the leadership of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayn, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates.
The celebration began with the national anthem performed by the Emirati military band, followed by 3D performance on the desert life and tough challenges that faced the Emirati grandfathers in the pre-Union era. The show aimed to portray the social life of the UAE people and their traditions and customs.
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Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture, other Shaikhs, senior officials and thousands of people attended the spectacular show.
The 40-minute show depicted in a surreal way the UAE’s journey from its early beginnings, its glorous present, and its promising future.
Real-life tents, bon fire, greeted the audience at the start of the show. This was followed by projections of camels on the desert, and the early life of the country’s forefathers. A breath-taking simulation of a real-life storm surge experienced by early Emiratis captured the audience.
The show likewise looked back on the country’s engineering feats, including when UAE launched its first statellite to space, and the country’s young film industry.
The show involved approximately 200 cast and crew including specialist aerialists, skaters and acrobats for the live acting and 300 production staff. It utilized Immersive Projection Technology (IPT) that enables viewers not only to witness the show but also ‘experience’ it thru immersive environments and live props that fully surrounded viewers. IPT also used multiple back-projected surfaces, lights, to make the brain believe that what it was experiencing was part of the world around him. A 3D animation projection complimented the show.
“It will also show the aspirations of the UAE for the future, and how it aims to stay as a global leader in innovation, green revolution, and other aspects,” the organiser said.
“The show aims to remind everybody that it takes each and everyone--be it a construction worker, office worker--to bring the UAE to where it is now,” he added.
The show concluded with a segment on products being made in the UAE as envisioned by the country’s leaders. Magnificent fireworks display punctuated the show, leading audience members in amazement.
“I’m amazed, the show was magnificent. It produced or made me feel a special connection for the UAE,” Khaled Roumieh, who witnessed the show, told Gulf News.
“It’s very nice and it’s something I haven’t seen before. I’m from Syria but the show made me feel as if I’m from here,” Farah, an audience member, said.