The UAE moved its weekend. Here’s what happened next

[@CNBCi]

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[@ropro9817]

Unnaturally over shaped eyebrows are so distracting... he might as well have been wearing clown makeup.

[@popmandadada]

This video mainly focused on British/ American expats and how the shift in the work week affected them and their "brunch", which honestly isn't even much of a thing in the UAE. This isn't representative of the UAE's population. No one wants to see how the change in the work week is gonna affect "Janice's" brunch and how she'll struggle to get her 12 pm cocktail

[@redx11x]

Lol, i have to agree. I have never even heard of the brunch scene in dubai. Its really quite pathetic. Any nation that leaves what Muhammed(saw) gave us will indeed be humiliated.

[@popmandadada]

@@redx11x I'm not criticizing the nation at all and I don't agree with your last sentence. My comment is solely a criticism of how the video investigation was done and the focus on the brunch culture as opposed to focusing on other effects the weekend change had

[@hassan_codes]

Thank you. Now I don't need to waste my time watching it

[@redx11x]

@@popmandadada the point is that this is not just about the Brunch Culture but leaving Islamic culture which had Fridays off for jummah and time with family. What will you do next? Hence my comment.

[@Jewzi123]

UAE is not a Muslim country its a national state , the Soviet Union is majority Christian but it wasn’t a Christian state .

[@charlesdgomes1214]

In dubai the white expats have higher salary compared to brown expats and hence live different lifestyle, in which case the majority are brown expats and their views are not portrayed in this video

[@abdulvahid93]

Well said.

[@lukealadeen7836]

Why do the white expats make more money?

[@harshdhanak6612]

true that i lived for 12 years in dubai never had this kinda life style

[@GoToMan]

@robert_almado Y’all beg for expats and tourists lmao

[@kanevivalakane3699]

UAE is best country in the world

[@TheCuriousViewer567]

As an Emirati in the private sector living in Abu Dhabi, I am happy that my workplace moved to the 2.5 day weekend as gave me some extra time off and it does feel more relaxed. I hope that Friday will also be a full day off rather than just half a day just like in Sharjah, the Emirate next to Dubai. PS: Please include more Emiratis in videos about the UAE rather than expats talking brunches in Dubai. This is the most cheesiest report I've have ever seen

[@bigfoot5331]

They are considering the majority point of view, you are a minority in your own country

[@TheCuriousViewer567]

@@bigfoot5331 True, but we are the citizens of this country. We are the ones who will live here while many expats will eventually move to another country. As such, I do believe that we should be heard in matters like this.

[@bigfoot5331]

@@TheCuriousViewer567 of course my friend every one should be heard, but for the purpose of not lengthening the video they went with the majority, one the other hand, millions of expats would never leave your country if they were allowed to, they spend 30 years or more in gcc countries and when they are over 60 they are not allowed to stay anymore

[@mlionea]

You never control the media it's all hiding the emataris

[@babylonviews7987]

Hello Abdulla mudeer kabeer assalamualaikum

[@Adnan2003]

The problem is most private companies are still making employees work 6 days a week specially the most vulnerable who are paid less then few hundred dollars in month

[@eisaalzarooni14]

not true but if it was then they are free to retire and go back to their countries

[@Adnan2003]

@@eisaalzarooni14 what’s not true ? There passports are held by owners who refuse to let them go most of them live in miserable conditions without pay maybe you never been to Dubai or you live just marina and downtown

[@Worldtravel1991Naz]

@@Adnan2003 it is illegal to hold into your staff passport, you can official make a complaint. Stop making up stuff.

[@Adnan2003]

@@Worldtravel1991Naz agree it’s illegal apparently you never been to Dubai there are thousands and thousands of poor labours from Bengaldesh Pakistan india without passports living in rooms with 10-12 people dirty unhygienic toilets

[@hunterdianovich4620]

@@eisaalzarooni14 there are literal slaves still in the country. Telling slaves they have choices is a unironic mockery of American liberalism

[@sharifaa.8887]

It did not boost work-life balance. It just aligned with global markets

[@FinancialShinanigan]

This is like Korean workers being told they can leave at 5pm but still staying until their superiors leave because it's the "work culture"

[@asianstud7]

That shit is toxic. Such a messed up system and culture. And I'm Korean.

[@ericme5715]

Bad work culture

[@asadb1990]

only slaves stay for their bosses. treat your job like the job treates you. disposable and replaced at a moment's notice.

[@asianstud7]

@@asadb1990 word

[@virginiansupremacy]

@@asianstud7 quiet quitting revolution starts today

[@Dfm_Sushil]

Not for lower class workers...they have to work same like before.

[@JackMari]

Everyone working same like before, it's just a schedule shift.

[@Khayran]

Not necessarily

[@eisaalzarooni14]

not true but if it was then they are free to retire and go back to their countries

[@FitraRahim]

@robert_almado Those people should come to Singapore, UK, US, or Germany with that low skill. I bet, none of Those country are welcome them if they lack of skill & doesn't have money.

[@AP-do6sv]

As an Indian who works a lot with UAE, folks in dubai have always had it better with a friday off, as they had a friday off and on Sunday when they resumed, the world was not working so for global organisations it was pretty much a light day. Also it must have been tough to find an emirati for this discussion, they pretty much hire an aisan or expat for almost all of their work anyway.

[@shuki1]

Israel has a Fri/Sat weekend and IMHO part of the reason of the success of international companies in Israel is that their workers in Israel are ahead of the rest of the world by that one most productive day.

[@kspradeep8397]

@@shuki1 point to be acknowledged

[@MJ-vr5xs]

You might wanna include locals in your coverage of Dubai rather than just expats and visitors lol

[@Tenaiji1413]

Out of the question I guess.

[@bodega294]

Expats are 90% of the population so they are actually speaking to the majority of people

[@danCK1990]

Wait locals work there?

[@Char444]

Locals don't work there. All they are is filthy rich and living in apartments and villas.

[@danCK1990]

@@Char444 let's not forget they drive uber expensive vehicle to compensate for their lack of taste

[@ronaldbalit]

Yeah cause the Brunch is 50% of our life… CNBC, do better….. also interview decision makers in gov Emirates who’s centuries old traditions are being overhauled, not brunch goers getting their Sunday’s back… That said , the UAE will probably be one of the pioneers of the 4day work week…

[@L2002]

4 days work week? Most private sectors workers are still forced with 6 days work week

[@LoyMachedo]

Look closely and you will see only White folks, Western Expats & White collar job workers - which is hardly 20% of the work force. The only people who will benefit from this rubbish are over-paid white folks & Excessively paid Emiratis. The 80% of the non-white work force especially Indians will not only NOT bother about this, they find these kinds of 4-day, 3-day or even work from home concepts rubbish. I lived in UAE for 40 years, my parents 55 years. My friends, some of them were there in UAE for 4 generations. So yeah, this flashy, funky and flamboyant shenanigans works only for the pampered class. Not the hard-working, focused and family class. LM

[@harshdhanak6612]

truth had to be told 👏🏻

[@beryalex1798]

Work smarter not hard!

[@SuperDudeWasTaken]

What a terrible report. Go talk to locals and other Muslims about what it means to them to have to work on their holy day, rather than asking people which day they prefer to get drunk on.

[@njoud0]

i'm sudanese, born and raised in the uae. all of my local friends are hard working individuals. true, a lot of them are born rich, and a lot of them have a well rounded sense of work ethics despite their rich upbringing. now that aside, since uae is a muslim country, losing friday as a weekend day was kind of annoying. it's a day we love spending in worship followed by family gatherings. friday felt the best at home. الخميس الونيس صار الخميس التعيس as for the brunch thing, that was the least important bit in the video. literally sat there like 😶🙄 nobody cares... 🤦🏽‍♀

[@ikgeek]

The new work policy isn't worth it. Most companies are still in old schedule. They only allow Friday off thats it. And the work from home policy is only for UAE national. They announce everything on social media but in actual fact, the good rules apply to UAE nationals. Others (Expats) are still the same. And most of the time, people can't speak about the actual truth as it isn't allowed there to speak against the country.

[@witness1013]

You have a very myopic, and inaccurate of the picture as a whole. I wonder what your motivation for lying is ?

[@ikgeek]

Correct me. I am open to hear the truth. You can chrck reddit and other platforms for what i said

[@Khayran]

Do you live there? Cause my bro is an expat and he has partial day on Friday and the rest of the weekend off. This is misinformation

[@alur2981]

IK, you full of shit. I am an expat, have been working in tech from home for the past 2 years. What policy are you reading on Reddit. Stop BS here. Wfh and hybrid, is an option across the board if required.

[@alexanderdejesus7222]

I am an expat in UAE working in ambulance with 48 work hours per week.

[@sayanthrejinair6744]

Who are these people? They live a completely different life than us common expats here.

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

How about lengthen the weekend to 3 days so you don't even need to switch the work week? Problem solved.

[@CO-kd6sd]

Dude really said, "We have very Instagrammable cocktails" 😂

[@LSmallCatL]

Unfortunately UAE did not task private businesses to adhere to a 4,5 working week, giving everyone Friday afternoon off. Considering that 9hrs work per day is standard, this can be improved to actually support a healthier lifestyle in the UAE.

[@serbzarni]

2 mins in and I forgot this video isn't about brunch in Dubai but about the change in what's considered 'weekend' smh

[@Takeitlightly6]

Sharjah; Friday is weekend. Rest of UAE; Sunday is a weekend. If you want to do business and work with clients you have to tackle the gridlock traffic, which doesnt allow much work, high fuel prices and lazy employees in either of the emirate as weekend approaches. Not to mention if you need something from a business on either Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you aren’t getting anything at all… The game has just toughened.

[@londontalks6371]

correct

[@kevinfernandez9999]

Sharjah will fall in line...

[@londontalks6371]

@@kevinfernandez9999 nopes

[@kiffil]

Well said...

[@Kurosaka]

FR MAN

[@theancientsancients1769]

So celebrate Saturday Jewish Sabbath and Sunday Christian holy day but skip Friday over 2 billion Muslims holy day. The message is clear !

[@MrBaniyas1983]

This is a very shallow report and does not really touch on the deep impact of the change.

[@floraa_3]

This has made it soo hard for families like us where our dad gets a holiday on friday but we have school that day now and due to it we lack family time and outings, now thankfully my dad does get a holiday on Saturday but not only does it take convincing at times, it’s not even for every week, the holiday schedule is all messed up now. Also as muslims Friday holds such a importance in our lifes, The friday prayer gets difficult to attend cuz of work!!??? is this the way this muslim county’s establishing islamic values???!!.

[@MsHarunaMoon]

Dubai and Islamic values do not go hand in hand anymore.

[@syasyaishavingfun]

In my country Malaysia you get 2 hours of rest on Friday but in effect it's closer to 3-4 hours haha

[@raghadm177]

Unfortunately they forget about their religion values....they're trying so hard to fit with the west I hope they change it back

[@abdullatifrashid_atip_9809]

Same as Malaysian state... 3 states in Malaysia have their weekend on Friday and Saturday..

[@AtharAfzal]

Oh wow, which ones?

[@myd_4260]

@@AtharAfzal the states of Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu (these 3 states had a predominantly high Muslim population), the other states had a Saturday-Sunday weekend & a little bit longer rest time during Friday noon so the Muslims can go to their Friday prayer

[@BakriHalim]

It's four, Johor joined us since a few years back.

[@jksanrio]

This is one of the whitest videos I’ve ever seen on so many levels, despite its about UAE.

[@isbarhab9814]

“we have very instagramable cocktails”. 😂

[@devanman7920]

Probably better off interviewing people who will actually be affected by it.

[@abdokaddouri3534]

"CNBC reached out to religious leaders for comments" are you trying to send people to prison?

[@rayjune2984]

The Saturday Sunday holiday culture and friday half day should be followed across UAE. When all don't follow the same lane, the current hiccups exist.

[@mohamedabdukadir3271]

Friday is a holiday

[@theancientsancients1769]

Friday must be off! Pleasing others won't lead to success

[@Omer1996E.C]

You have different culture, emiratis have a different one than you

[@theancientsancients1769]

@@Omer1996E.C So Emirati culture is imported 2022 culture? Emirati culture is the culture by its founders

[@salamameeraabdulla2145]

I want Friday to be full off since it’s a very religious day for Muslims, and gives us time for praying and traditional Friday gatherings which aren’t as good as they were when we had a Friday as a full day off!

[@tapytc]

They did it to align business days for business. Follow the money.

[@CharlPantaleon]

Most people in the UAE still work Monday to Saturday, 9 hours a day.

[@castillelarkin]

I got the sense that all the interviewees were being very careful to only present the government in a positive light.

[@markstephenyucada8241]

In banking and business sector, it is very favorable since before bank transfers for huge amount will take more time because of different weekends. You will need to wait four days before if the transfer of money come weekend here then weekend on other other country.

[@Tenaiji1413]

The YouGov survey were 61% of responses reported being happy about the new week was performed in the first month of applying the new working week. I doubt the percentage is same now if not lower.

[@xxxs8309]

2 and half day weekend is really nice,it feels like 3 day weekend

[@batarasompolatanrisangka2229]

hahaha that's weekend & Weekdays are what's already happen in most of Indonesia's public office.

[@duckmasterflex]

Look at all these white people having fun

[@JimmyEatsTheWorld]

There's a lot of "not-local" people being interviewed in this video. Just a percentage at the end of the video :\

[@CNBCi]

We did try reaching out to more locals, but no one we spoke to was interested in an interview unfortunately.

[@abisinan3976]

@@CNBCi 🐂💩

[@mars3676]

I want to hear from poor people on this

[@nadinehesham3407]

"It's progressive. Not stuck in the past." That's an ignorant comment on behalf of that I-work-7-days CEO. Being progressive shouldn't mean giving up on your own tradition. Friday is a sacred day and its prayer is an obligation to Muslims. Aligning to the West is a lame excuse.

[@mohammedb6428]

Honestly, conducting business on Friday is hard, a lot of businesses are not fully functioning on Friday

[@ktelite]

My previous company have half day on Friday but good luck actually leaving on the afternoon with finish work. At least they pay overtime. Also does this also affect those construction worker that usually work more than 5 day a week? I'm pretty sure is not.

[@Suburban_Sasquatch]

Have an instagrammable cocktail every time someone says “brunch” 😂

[@SM-po8zb]

By far the most stupidest decision ever made. Most private companies in Dubai make their employees work 6 days a week. So basically an employee works half day on friday then comes back to work full day on saturday and gets one full day off on sunday. This is the most bizzare and weird weekly schedule ever.

[@2542genius]

why not just have Fri-Sunday as a weekend. lol

[@Mr.Septon]

Considering the way that the UAE has been steadily trying to align itself with the western world, for one reason or another, this makes a lot of sense. I imagine it would definitely take a toll initially but will steadily balance out.

[@seangreen9590]

Are you happy

[@Mr.Septon]

@@seangreen9590 am I supposed to be?

[@seangreen9590]

@@Mr.Septon keep dreaming

[@ceterisparibus8966]

@@Mr.Septon They asked whether you're happy or not, not whether you should be.

[@lolkhars3525]

@@ceterisparibus8966 still a weird question to ask, and follow it with "keep dreaming"

[@RubenWhitter]

Dang this documentary seems so out of touch

[@Emation7]

Where are they getting the numbers for hours worked in these cities? Are they looking at a specific income bracket?

[@ibec69]

When men start messing around with their eyebrows it gets pretty bad pretty soon. Cough, brunch guy, cough.

[@gigafunny6495]

Im living in dubai...from Bangladesh... UaE Leadership great than any others countries leadership....every sector in uae very affective, well planned, profitable, also good for ppl.....

[@mlionea]

Construction workers forced to work in midday summer heat most fall and die. Every flight to Asia has a human remains to transport. Did uae nationals stop slaughtering house girls after raping them? And hiding the body in a fridge?

[@theancientsancients1769]

😂

[@jaspreetmodi]

Didn't get this content .. First, did employee pays get cut coz of an extra half day holiday ? then who benefitted considerably from this change ?

[@DashAero]

As far as I know, still most people have only one day off

[@migo2589]

Who doesn’t want 2 1/2 weekends? Good for the locals but not for expats

[@monjur1016]

almost 80% of the UAEs population is of migrant workers who will be most affected by this change and this video showed none of them...

[@مهديالشريفي-و2ب]

So all rich people who live in luxury are with the decision, what about the 39% opposition that you have mentioned, why aren't they interviewed?!

[@jefflarin3774]

Because they are a minority!! Duh

[@LIT1017]

It's totally not ok, how come everyone agree? I guess you have to, because no one is allowed to disagree with a government decision in U A E. As an Arab and Muslim, Friday has been an off day since Hundreds of years ago, people will have hard time to adjust, and I think we have waisted half day of work this way.

[@stevenirby5576]

I spent a few months in Dubai but I worked for a company outside of Dubai. Which meant I had a normal western weekend (Sat - Sun). It was horrible because I could never go to brunch! I had to work. Plus I'd have one single weekend day with everyone. Real first world problems.

[@itmeeeez]

Looking to spot at least ONE local in the entire video 🧐

[@jomartcanlas680]

Where are all these companies having 2days off 😂

[@shibaan100]

Iam having 2 days off 😊

[@erenkur3832]

I always thought Atatürks move of changing weekdays caused by his outrage against the Islamic and feodal past of the country which he accounted for the poor and bad situation of the country. However, if Dubai do that, well it is for financial gains so I admire Atatürk now, money talks right

[@CaribbeanCarnivals365]

I can't look at that guy's face and take him seriously

[@ExoDAbLe]

Very happy with the change, specially since the beginning of covid more and more companies started offering remote work options. So having Friday be a remote work day has improved the work life balance a lot

[@chloecamp8714]

Of course Dubai is full of "workaholics", it takes that type of work schedule to be super successful - which is necessary to afford living there.

[@ramadhanfara2302]

I work there as a security and I can tell you the London club is peaking

[@numberoneappgames]

How do you move a weekend?

[@GrowSquid]

On the new year holidays

[@rakibshaharia5758]

well boo hoo.brunch was rescheduled. big deal! show the construction workers and blue collar jobs who works like slaves there.

[@mohamedalbanna5814]

who is taking half day in Friday? we only have an extra hour as lunch break on Friday, and then we have to get back to work

[@lakraknjeprak2536]

me working as businessman in FnB industry be like : i set my own weekends thank you. while office worker like you guys hated monday, it's my day off 😎

[@alinaqi9263]

OMG Do u really think that even any one can say " NO IT BROUGHT A BAD CHANGE" The person will be finished in Emirates. so chill bro.

[@JustMyOpinion1010]

The working hours haven't changed. It's still 48h per week and that excludes lunch. I've lived in the Middle East 13 years and in the UAE since 2015. I've never joined in on the stupid "brunch" nonsense. Total waste of money

[@juvyaquino8174]

The weekend isn't uniform.. The problem now for people who's having kids is that there not spending time anymore with their kids because parents are still having Friday as off!!!

[@notacreator9489]

I have only one thing after watching this video and it is a very carefully curated one word compliment. "BULLSHIT"

[@laurentiumanolescu]

Is this a satire?

[@youmeandeveryone5893]

Friday weekend is the best. Why change the best?

[@prhasn]

2:55 I feel for this dude he had to say they welcome it of course. People cannot imagine how the human mind changes under a dictatorship to welcome everything. It is part of the reason these dictatorships keep an excellent image. Well of course if no body dares to say they are not satisfied everyone would look satisfied.

[@l2etranger]

IMHO this Dubai Brunch does perpetuate the stereotype that not only accentuates how a person of tropical origins is perceived, but also the justification of the treatment s/he gets outside public-facing areas. Unless it’s a venue no Arab visits, I would caution those "expats" entrepreneurs and followers to really account for the psychological profile of the region in delivering strict adherence to the respect of rights and proactively demonstrate the utmost treatment with dignity of all. The success in tourism in the gulf region has been revealing topics of existentialism that’s very delicate towards its foreign laborers, everything must be done to prevent enabling their hosts from abusive treatments. I’m glad I didn’t see anyone doing the limbo, otherwise, well done then if by design for this video to spare me the horror.

[@julietvargas507]

Weekend now became long. From Thursday afternoon to Sunday if salary week and two half day starting from Friday half day to Sunday. Food and beverage service had more demand this time.

[@trem876]

I'm not even Muslim and I think this is dumb

[@GrowSquid]

You think extra time for weekends, is dumb?

[@simonmcneilly55]

Made no difference to anyone at all except for the finance sector.

[@frankmedrisch7451]

Weeks should be 6 days - 4 days work followed by 2 days weekend. The number of work days lost would be minimal while people won’t reach end of the week so tired

[@tharcisse7103]

Why are almost all the people interviewed in this white? 😂 I was expecting to hear from actual Emiratis, not Europeans.

[@rediettadesse2828]

It's good but why not take Fri to sun off , or take Fri and sat off

[@hsy6905]

Poor Muslim workers who want to pray on Fridays will be affected the most, what if their employer wants them to work the full day?

[@majidkhan-jn8sf]

The blessed day of Friday was taken out in Pakistan 15 years ago and all Barakha was gone and today Pakistan's economy is the worst. UAE do not make the same mistake and fear Allah as this is a blessed day and a day to be a full holiday. Do not go down this path. Have some respect and put your Trust in Allah who gave you all this wealth in the first place.

[@asadb1990]

so its a 4.5 days work week now?

[@infectionSincross]

What kind of report is this? Bruh you are not even answering your title

[@Tan92lfc]

Some Malaysian states elect for Friday - Saturday weekend

[@barkhadhassan4378]

Why does sharajah feel it follows the real islam, where rest have been diluted..

[@sportscenter1514]

Not true am in a private company I work for 11 days before i go for one off day 😭😭😭😭😭😭 cos we don't have any say and also receive 950dhs for the month

[@MegaMideast]

Nobody likes it and Nobody wanted it !

[@aizam]

Oh my I cannot fathom working on a Sunday...

[@dd-pt2qz]

Imagine not having 2 holiday every week

[@osomartinez]

There’s something wrong with your society if “brunch” is top of mind SMH

[@norwenlee9162]

Some are talking about their day offs, some are thinking about keeping their jobs.

[@vivsha3498]

This reporter is a joke. Asking a bunch of white people in bluewater island how their brunch is affected by the weekend shift? Lol! The stats about overwork relate to mostly labourers from less prosperous countries not having a say in their schedules. Not some work hard play hard bullshit. Was it really that hard to head over to deira or bur Dubai and ask a bunch of brown people how the change has affected them? Or head over to Ajman and ask about the conflicts with sharjahs order? Final tip for this so-called journalist: Anyone who pronounces the name as "d-you-bye" has no idea what actually happens in this place. They're white, broke, and probably sharing a room in the marina while faking it on Instagram.

[@kingdomoffarhaan]

It’s a very incomplete discussion without really knowing the other side of people who are not very happy with the change 61% is way too misleading a conclusion

[@TAMISHZN]

The UAE is just brilliant and this shows how well run the country is!

[@Ahmed-dj8jq]

Huh

[@SajidM12]

Only if you ignore all the abused workers from South East Asia that are exploited to build and run the city.

[@melodramatic7904]

I see your sarcasm.

[@Quantum-1157]

@@SajidM12 say india! It’s primarily indyan workers and much smaller Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepalese!

[@SecondTake123]

I never knew that they had a different weekend schedule

[@Omer1996E.C]

Most Muslims does. You have to know that there are 3 main civilizations in the world

[@nordette]

@@Omer1996E.C what's the third one?