Category: Mental health
About mental health
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health has been a challenge for most people – even people who initially found a balance have learnt that many of those they work with have adopted behaviour, and some are struggling.
In the intelligence profession, there are additional demands and the pressure continues relentlessly for year after year.
Stories and commentary
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Intelligence sector careers – advice for knowledge-workers
Career advice for 7-18 year olds considering the intelligence sector: police, commercial, defence, security, political, and environmental intelligence.
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Intelligence research specialist jobs – 14 tips for survival
Intelligence research specialist jobs focus on narrow areas that require high expertise. Here are some of the perils and tips for coping and survival.
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Paranoia – a 2-page story of work overload and OSINT
The paranoia was returning. Isabelle’s head throbbed with pain and her eyes were loosing their focus. She had too many types of intelligence feed to research.
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Suicide risk – a story of a failed intelligence officer
Death or the classroom. Mohammed planned to sit at the back of the room and contemplate the appropriate method of suicide for a failed intelligence officer.
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Presumed guilty – a story of intrusive surveillance
‘She’s a journalist, that makes her guilty,’ the intelligence officer declared. ‘Get me evidence for intrusive surveillance and we’ll find her dirty secrets.’
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A delicate liaison – a 2-page story of fear and bullying
“Francesca will be in danger,” Graziano warned. It wasn’t the role of an intelligence liaison operative to state the obvious but he feared for her.