Dubai - any experiences / recommendations welcomed

[KpMrJ]

Right then ladies and gents,
As being one of the more quiet folk on this board, I'd appreciate some honest opinions.

Am going through the motions of negotiating a contract in Dubai to start within the next month or so, so I'm after any recommendations or stories of working out there. Luckily my potential employer will be providing flights/accomodation and hopefully a great day rate, so just looking for experiences of others who have worked out there. I haven't been drawn into owrking there by the tax free earnings either..........................................li ke YEAH RIGHT


As always thanks in advance.

J

[freshblue]

Dubai

I have some info I can email to you, PM your details. Tempted myself, been for a hol there recently and found out some interesting stuff.

[NoddY]

As an aside, I was looking at it on Google Earth recently and was surprised at how small the place is. Then investigated more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai to find its population (1m) similar to that Birmingham.

[aussieItman]

I'm an IT contractor been trying to find jobs in Dubai. Is there a decent website that posts jobs for Dubai and Middle East in General?

[LegendsWear7]

Middle East contracts

Credit crunchin' means I gotta broaden my target area for $$$

Any specialist sites for Dubai / Singapore / Hong Kong ?

Heard the Indians have got Dubai sown up

[themistry]

No income tax but the cost of living is sky high.

Be sure to factor that in when considering a role.

TM

[Liability]

Credit crunchin' means I gotta broaden my target area for $$$

Any specialist sites for Dubai / Singapore / Hong Kong ?

Heard the Indians have got Dubai sown up

they have as its across the water - but their crap.

Alot of the decent roles are going to UK and USA now.

[alreadypacked]

I was there recently a friend has started work there. Lots of messing around to get papers sorted. Cost of living very high. Traffic is mad. Many project have a few people who know what they are doing, trying to manage a couple of hundred Indians who don't. I thought about it before, but now I have seen it I'm not so sure.