You’ll have seen on the news the current situation with Ukraine and Russia. As a global corporation with a multinational workforce, we’re currently supporting our fleet and shoreside colleagues from Ukraine and Russia, and encourage anyone who’s been personally impacted to talk to their line manager.
We also recognise that many other colleagues may be affected by the situation in different ways, so we’re sharing some tips to help deal with uncertainty and feelings of anxiety.
Manage ‘headline anxiety’
With breaking news constantly flooding in, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious.
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Communicate
Whether you communicate in person, through email, via chat or on the phone, talking to people you trust will always help. Let your colleagues, line manager, family and friends know how you’re feeling because other people will most likely be feeling the same way. Also check-in with colleagues and ask them how they are feeling.
Our all-colleague support network is also in place if you would benefit from this. Find out more on The Insider here.
Control the controllables
By identifying the things you can control, you’ll feel less stressed about the uncertain things you can’t control. For example, you can’t control what’s in the news, but you can control how much time you spend consuming it.
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If you’d like to show solidarity and support
There’s little people outside Ukraine can do to directly change what happens next and that feeling of helplessness can often make what we’re seeing much harder to bear. Global Citizen has shared meaningful ways you can show solidarity with Ukraine. Read more here.
The best possible way to support affected people in Ukraine is to donate directly to a reputable fundraising charity.
If colleagues would like to donate, we suggest the Red Cross.
If you’d like to donate essential items locally, there are groups taking donations in Southampton, Whiteley/Fareham and Portsmouth. Find out more here.
If you need urgent medical attention due to your mental health, please contact your on-board medical team, shoreside GP, dial 999, or contact the Samaritans on 116 123, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Non urgent support can be found here.