Contracting in Dubai.... would you? Should I?

[WPFer]

Hello,

I've been offered a one year contract in Dubai. Never been before, but been looking to get out of london for a while. I really want a change. Admittedly, New York, Tokoyo, Amsterdam, etc, would've been higher on my list of places to live for a year.. but this is the offer I've got in front of me.

Has anyone here worked out there? any stories?

I'm 30, no family or ties, and just fancy a change and some new life experiences for a bit..

[KentPhilip]

It is really hot out there during summer. 40-50 degrees.

Which means you'll not be able to get outside without roasting.

Is your contract at a decent rate? I thought Dubai being close to India was awash with cheap indians?

[NickFitz]

any stories?

There's this one

Be careful out there...

[lambretta008]

Remember you'll only be tax exempt on your earnings if you work a full tax year, not calendar year. Therefore if you went out there before April 2009 you would only become tax exempt in April 2010.

Dubai can also be expensive.

[NotAllThere]

I know a guy who worked through Axon in Dubai. He got a pay cut when he wasn't prepared to work (be present) for the same long hours as his Indian colleagues... and Axon had possession of his passport. He said Dubai itself was an ok place, just be careful who you're working with.

[moorfield]

No Pot Noodles, especially in public, or they might cut your hands off.

[Xenophon]

No Pot Noodles, especially in public, or they might cut your hands off.

That would be a most disappointing end to a 'Pot Noodle'...

[Pondlife]

No Pot Noodles, especially in public, or they might cut your hands off.

To be fair, i you are "eating pot noodles" in public, it's probably deserved.

[snaw]

To be fair, i you are "eating pot noodles" in public, it's probably deserved.

Who knows what you can get away with eating, with those big robes on ...

[AZZIK]

Who knows what you can get away with eating, with those big robes on ...

No need for that