What Happens to Your Mind After 10 Years in an Egyptian Bank
I spent years inside the Egyptian banking system - long enough to watch colleagues crumble, long enough to feel it happening to me too, and long enough to understand exactly why. This is not a complaint. It is a diagnosis. The Egyptian banking sector employs over 180,000 people across more than 40 licensed banks. On paper, it is one of the most stable career paths available to a young Egyptian graduate. The salary is reliable. The title sounds impressive at family dinners. The benefits arrive on time. But beneath that polished surface, something quieter and far more damaging is happening - and almost no one talks about it openly. This article is for every banker, former banker, and ambitious graduate who has ever sat in a fluorescent-lit branch and wondered: why do I feel like I am disappearing? The Invisible Costs of a "Stable" Banking Job The Pressure That Never Goes Away In most industries, pressure is situational. A deadline arrives. You work hard. The deadline passes. ...