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

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Incognito replied

15 August 2008, 10:58
Originally posted by AZZIK View Post

No need for that

Why? Whats wrong with that comment?
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ChimpMaster replied

15 August 2008, 10:45
Originally posted by WPFer View Post

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..

I've got friends who have moved out there from London and from Canada. I hear the same thing from all of them - that they love it out there and are not intending to come back any time soon. They've been out there longer than 5 years now.

Tax-free income, maids/servants, sunshine, beaches, no crime, a booming economy (who's been saving the western banks?).... etc.

For a professional there have to be many places better than the UK to build a good life. Step outside and take a look.
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AZZIK replied

15 August 2008, 10:21
Originally posted by snaw View Post

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

No need for that
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snaw replied

15 August 2008, 09:32
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

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 ...
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Pondlife replied

15 August 2008, 09:29
Originally posted by moorfield View Post

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.
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Xenophon replied

15 August 2008, 08:29
Originally posted by moorfield View Post

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

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

15 August 2008, 08:26
No Pot Noodles, especially in public, or they might cut your hands off.
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NotAllThere replied

15 August 2008, 08:12
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.
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lambretta008 replied

15 August 2008, 08:08
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.
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NickFitz replied

15 August 2008, 02:47
Originally posted by WPFer View Post

any stories?

There's this one

Be careful out there...
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KentPhilip replied

14 August 2008, 23:45
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?
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WPFer started a topic Contracting in Dubai.... would you? Should I?

14 August 2008, 20:05
Contracting in Dubai.... would you? Should I?

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..
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