Customer service, sales and storage management. These are not typical career choices for young Emiratis, who nine times out of 10 prefer a government job.
Trying to change this picture, however, is a nationwide programme that prepares high-school students for work placements in retail.
Yes to Work is part of the Absher Initiative, which operates four centres – Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Al Gharbia and Dubai – with teenagers from around the UAE…