K-Dog
Emirati taxi driver campaign 'a complete failure'
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TAXI CAMPAIGN: Sharjah's attempts to recruit Emirati drivers has been a failure. (Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only)Plans to recruit Emiratis as taxi drivers in Sharjah has been a total failure, with just one national applying for a job in five years, according to a senior transport official.
The Sharjah Public Transport Corporation (SPTC) said all of the nearly 20,000 taxi-driving positions continue to be filled by expats, despite an attempt to change that.
Mohammed al Shamsi, the chairman of the board of directors of the SPTC, admitted to the Sharjah Consultative Council that a campaign to recruit Emiratis had not worked, UAE daily The National reported on Sunday.
We admit this whole campaign was a complete failure,” he said. “We have tried several times, and I will tell you that we shall continue trying.”
Officials said there had been almost no Emirati interest in such jobs, the paper reported.
[color=red]Al Shamsi said that since the SPTC launched the Emiratisation process among taxi drivers almost five years ago, only one national had enquired about a position as a driver.
“He called in the evening saying that he wanted a job as a driver, and in the morning, we called him back – he said he didn’t want the job anymore,” Al Shamsi said. [/color]
“We asked him why and if he had got another job – he said he was a national and was content to remain unemployed if he didn’t get a decent job as a national.”
Sharjah is not the only emirate that has tried to hire more Emiratis in the transport industry. Last summer, TransAD, Abu Dhabi’s taxi regulator, advertised jobs for retired Emiratis in Arabic-language newspapers, urging them to apply to be taxi and limousine drivers.
Chocoholic
Hardly surprising.
dresden
pffffffffft
portland
no doubt about it
Bora Bora
Hey, that's a smart guy. In a few months he can be the CEO.
pinoy1
Do you guys remember the directive from Dubai Co. that all secretarial jobs in the emirate should belong to emiratis only? I wonder how that fared...
Anosh
A tough time for Sharjha
Misery Called Life
Instead of taxi driver, could use the term, Manager for Incoming and Outgoing Services. Additional titles include, Managers of Hospitality Transport Services.
Maybe then the response will improve. :lol:
Bora Bora
- Misery Called Life wrote:
Instead of taxi driver, could use the term, Manager for Incoming and Outgoing Services. Additional titles include, Managers of Hospitality Transport Services.
Maybe then the response will improve. :lol:
Good one. Yes, it is all in the title. Those who know better say, call me what you want, as long as you pay me.
uaekid
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
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Leda
Do u poop roses?
RobbyG
- uaekid wrote:
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
Well, its sad that every emirati thinks he has the ability to become a CEO. They should try and show a little humbleness every once in a while.
As for hometown K-Dog's Vegas....well he's got his own issues. Unemployed again soon??? ;)
Its Vegas baby :lol: build on people that can do a little trick every so often :twisted: Nottin' but air....
K-Dog
- uaekid wrote:
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
Hey listen a$$wipe. First of all its your own government whos been trying this policy not me. You think you can buy anything with money and now its prving to be your downfall. It has made you lazy, arrogant and with no skills and real education. I read it somewhere that Prophet Mohamed used to do everything, he would walk while his followers rode his camel. So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
gamercowboy
- K-Dog wrote:
So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
What for? We have maids for that. /sarcasm
Captain Australia
- gamercowboy wrote:
- K-Dog wrote:
So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
What for? We have maids for that. /sarcasm
hahaha lol
Misery Called Life
Crazy Crazy Vid dude. You do realize that this is the handiwork of Democrats.
Consumerism and Services accounted for 60% of the economy. That in my opinion was the big mistake. Manufacturing needs to be balanced with services. This is chance for America to remake their economy.
Incentives have to be given to manufacturing.
Banking reforms is the order of the day. I think there was a law that separated investment banking from commercial banking. That law has to be enforced rigorously so that subsidiaries are well monitored.
Eventually cheap labor across the world be it India or China will dry up. Out sourcing ensured America lost a lot of jobs, that was often blamed on the Trade Union Laws and the high cost of doing business in America. Was America less competitive in terms of talent?
Anywaz America need to find answers ASAP.
RobbyG
- K-Dog wrote:
- uaekid wrote:
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
Hey listen a$$wipe. First of all its your own government whos been trying this policy not me. You think you can buy anything with money and now its prving to be your downfall. It has made you lazy, arrogant and with no skills and real education. I read it somewhere that Prophet Mohamed used to do everything, he would walk while his followers rode his camel. So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
+1
Have to give credit, where credit is due 8)
uaekid
- K-Dog wrote:
- uaekid wrote:
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
Hey listen a$$wipe. First of all its your own government whos been trying this policy not me. You think you can buy anything with money and now its prving to be your downfall. It has made you lazy, arrogant and with no skills and real education. I read it somewhere that Prophet Mohamed used to do everything, he would walk while his followers rode his camel. So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
it's not the Gov, it's just a dump manger proposing such a stupid useless policy not bcz it's locals but look around you guys, why would they drive a taxi ? and as a remember it pays dh 2000 !!
don't go far, my dad worked in farms collecting dates for dh 1 a day worked in constructing the old defense forts an so in the old days and I'm proud of him, never the less you can't just propose such a policy that is completely useless with no benefits and does not pay much in an expensive life such as in the UAE not to mention the usual big families that 2000 wont pay their phone bills. non of you will ,or would you ?.
us being lazy k-dog ..well just let us and our Gov deals with it, it's not your problem neither you really care about it. so lets cut the bullshi*
but since you are jobless you can always apply for the NY yellow cap, give it a shot and let us know how it is LOL
Bora Bora
- uaekid wrote:
- K-Dog wrote:
- uaekid wrote:
k-dog .... get over it man . your job is done here in the UAE .. go on with your life and forget UAE and it's bashing news.
and for all the above,if we drive the taxies ,what good are you being here ? lunching moon rockets LOL :)
would you give me a reason why would they drive taxies , I mean ,coman lets be realistic here. we are not like and we will never be. the sooner you'll understand this the better sleep you'll get.
Clear ?
It was a good move though and it was for the retired locals instead of staying home doing nothing but they should’ve tried something more worthy , benefitable and educational and experience wise than taxi driving. You can’t just propose such a thing with out studying carefully the culture and the reality of what is going on around them.
Hey listen a$$wipe. First of all its your own government whos been trying this policy not me. You think you can buy anything with money and now its prving to be your downfall. It has made you lazy, arrogant and with no skills and real education. I read it somewhere that Prophet Mohamed used to do everything, he would walk while his followers rode his camel. So shut your pompous mouth and start worrying about your children.
it's not the Gov, it's just a dump manger proposing such a stupid useless policy not bcz it's locals but look around you guys, why would they drive a taxi ? and as a remember it pays dh 2000 !!
don't go far, my dad worked in farms collecting dates for dh 1 a day worked in constructing the old defense forts an so in the old days and I'm proud of him, never the less you can't just propose such a policy that is completely useless with no benefits and does not pay much in an expensive life such as in the UAE not to mention the usual big families that 2000 wont pay their phone bills. non of you will ,or would you ?.
us being lazy k-dog ..well just let us and our Gov deals with it, it's not your problem neither you really care about it. so lets cut the bullshi*
but since you are jobless you can always apply for the NY yellow cap, give it a shot and let us know how it is LOL
Your father must have some wonderful stories to tell about how life was in Dubai. It is that generation that is the true essence of the UAE. So, if I may say, you should make your father proud of you as you are of him.
Red Chief
- RobbyG wrote:
Have to give credit, where credit is due 8)
Rob, why don't you add copyright mark of your Master. You are a lousy plagiarist. :) I know that it's difficult to invent something original nowadays but a pilfering somebody else's wisdoms is not a good start for a young man. :)
RobbyG
- Red Chief wrote:
- RobbyG wrote:
Have to give credit, where credit is due 8)
Rob, why don't you add copyright mark of your Master. You are a lousy plagiarist. :) I know that it's difficult to invent something original nowadays but a pilfering somebody else's wisdoms is not a good start for a young man. :)
Being honest and straight forward is something you could learn from, one day.
In the mean time. Keep watching. :lol:
Red Chief
Rob,
Have you just visited a notorious coffee shop or used another mind-extender in the hard day's night? Your free association is not easy to follow.
Bora Bora
Hum. Someone is having a hard time following posts today.
Bora Bora
- Bora Bora wrote:
Hum. Someone is having a hard time following posts today.
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Red Chief
Someone should shut up and keep her poison for the next day.
WhiteJade
- Bora Bora wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
Hum. Someone is having a hard time following posts today.
&feature=PlayList&p=A60E92A8CF68F6B1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=62
Creepy enough for a midnight watch.
:hiding:
You scared me BB.
:lol:
uaekid
- RobbyG wrote:
- Red Chief wrote:
- RobbyG wrote:
Have to give credit, where credit is due 8)
Rob, why don't you add copyright mark of your Master. You are a lousy plagiarist. :) I know that it's difficult to invent something original nowadays but a pilfering somebody else's wisdoms is not a good start for a young man. :)
Being honest and straight forward is something you could learn from, one day.
In the mean time. Keep watching. :lol:
actually no, you are being as dump as k-dog.. it's a sham someone like you with his *knowledge* does agree to such a policy... why?
1-there is not even 1 reason to make the retired locals drive a taxi for it's low income since their retirement salary is good enough.
2- there are no benefits , skills or knowledge to gain out of it.
3- culture wise , sons wont let their dads do it not bcz they are ashamed of it but the fact that we value them for what they did to us and the hard time they've been throw in the old days. we will not repay them buy letting them drive taxis, instead we as we live in big families support them one they retired by all means.
Now so you see robbyg. unlike you we have this thing called family value beside as a smart guy as you should know that as a manger when thinking of proposing such a policy should consider all the above before putting in on the table and embraces your self as a manger with a complete failed project from the beginning..
no unless anyone see any benefit of this policy please come forward and discuss it instead of making useless comments like your brains.
Bora bora , I'm from AD by the way and yes I'm proud of him and will always be for the fact that he have seen it all ,good and bad times of this country and yes he got lots of endless stories to tell about the 60s and 70s and even though he is a man with a high income and prestige's position still hold his culure ties and passes it to us and always remind us not to look and act flashy and not to forget that our dad ones was a simple guy working in palm farms in the desert or constructing houses with muds just to put that piece of bread for us ..
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
Someone should shut up and keep her poison for the next day.
Where's you sense of "humor" RC? Did you lose it? :lol:
Red Chief
- uaekid wrote:
1-there is not even 1 reason to make the retired locals drive a taxi for it's low income since their retirement salary is good enough.
What is their retirement salary? Just estimate please. I listened that in general locals in Sharjah have much less subsidies than Dubai's ones.
Red Chief
Ms. Bora, do you really think that you produce some real poison? Get real! It was the humor. :)
You may laugh.
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
Ms. Bora, do you really think that you produce some real poison? Get real! It was the humor. :)
You may laugh.
I guess today it's my turn to try and figure out what you are posting. :?
I will put my poison down the day you stop tossing Molotov cocktails, and I don't see that happening too soon.
Red Chief
- Bora Bora wrote:
I will put my poison down the day you stop tossing Molotov cocktails, and I don't see that happening too soon.
Oh, I'm terrified. Have I insulted you, honey?
Start a new "open letter" in DF or send a complaint to "The league of sexual reforms" instead of destroying thread of another members.
Eventually you unveiled yourself. You like to find some "victim", better non-native speaker, who doesn't understand your trashed humor well, then banter/bash (chose the word you like) him/her with the team of your spongers until he/she left the forum. That's why you are on DF, Bored Bora.
Life is so short and boring in the UAE, isn't it, Bora.
Speedhump
- WhiteJade wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
Hum. Someone is having a hard time following posts today.
&feature=PlayList&p=A60E92A8CF68F6B1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=62
Creepy enough for a midnight watch.
:hiding:
You scared me BB.
:lol:
If you like unusual things have you ever watched any Little Giant Girl videos? Spellbinding....it's the music that makes the atmosphere as much as anything else.
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
I will put my poison down the day you stop tossing Molotov cocktails, and I don't see that happening too soon.
Oh, I'm terrified. Have I insulted you, honey?
Start a new "open letter" in DF or send a complaint to "The league of sexual reforms" instead of destroying thread of another members.
Eventually you unveiled yourself. You like to find some "victim", better non-native speaker, who doesn't understand your trashed humor well, then banter/bash (chose the word you like) him/her with the team of your spongers until he/she left the forum. That's why you are on DF, Bored Bora.
Life is so short and boring in the UAE, isn't it, Bora.
Honey??? Yuck!!!!! I can smell your vodka breath with that one!!
And I have a team of spongers? Well why don't you step up and name them? I would be curious as to who you put in that category, and I am sure they would be interested to know as well.
As for life being short and boring in the UAE, I am not interested in your experience here because mine is, quite the opposite.
Continue to stir your cauldron of borsht-ladened vodka RC.
Oh, I forgot to add: :lol:
Misery Called Life
- uaekid wrote:
1-there is not even 1 reason to make the retired locals drive a taxi for it's low income since their retirement salary is good enough.
2- there are no benefits , skills or knowledge to gain out of it.
3- culture wise , sons wont let their dads do it not bcz they are ashamed of it but the fact that we value them for what they did to us and the hard time they've been throw in the old days. we will not repay them buy letting them drive taxis, instead we as we live in big families support them one they retired by all means.
Now so you see robbyg. unlike you we have this thing called family value beside as a smart guy as you should know that as a manger when thinking of proposing such a policy should consider all the above before putting in on the table and embraces your self as a manger with a complete failed project from the beginning..
no unless anyone see any benefit of this policy please come forward and discuss it instead of making useless comments like your brains.
Reverse the question and ask yourself...Are Taxi Drivers required in society? Are they beneficial to the economy? What purpose do they serve?
The points you have put forth are valid. The income these drivers receive is too meager. Yet they survive. Maybe if some locals join the league, the authorities might implement minimum wages.
There is a lot of potential with locals.This can be an excellent tourism initiative. If the guys implementing this scheme have vision I'm fairly sure revenues will flow.
Besides we're going high tech. The new city Masdar will have magnetic roads. There's skill and knowledge for you.
I'm not gonna preach humility cos that's something I'm not. If driving a cab is below your dignity then fine.
Realistically I have to admit ur right. just to put in a local in an existing taxi does seem improbable. There's bound to be resistance.
But with a few modifications it may not seem like such a bad idea!
Red Chief
- Bora Bora wrote:
As for life being short and boring in the UAE, I am not interested in your experience here because mine is, quite the opposite.
Continue to stir your cauldron of borsht-ladened vodka RC.
Oh, I forgot to add: :lol:
You are right, Bora. It was my fault. Probably your life is too long and boring as soon as you waste it in DF all day round.
The quarrels must compensate you a lack of the short but thrilling life in the street's gangs of NYC.
8) 8) 8)
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
As for life being short and boring in the UAE, I am not interested in your experience here because mine is, quite the opposite.
Continue to stir your cauldron of borsht-ladened vodka RC.
Oh, I forgot to add: :lol:
You are right, Bora. It was my fault. Probably your life is too long and boring as soon as you waste it in DF all day round.
The quarrels must compensate you a lack of the short but thrilling life in the street's gangs of NYC.
8) 8) 8)
Yes, those were the good old days. And I am sure you miss the good old days you spent in the prison camps of Moscow.
Rather a long sober life, than a short one spent drunk.
Let me see? How will I spend the afternoon? I know, SHOPPING!!!
Red Chief
- Bora Bora wrote:
Let me see? How will I spend the afternoon? I know, SHOPPING!!!
Yes, Bora, we are quite opposite. I don't know more boring thing for European woman then shopping in Dubai. All things are so expensive, outdated and Oriental.
Ticket to Milan could make your life much more exciting. :)
uaekid
- Misery Called Life wrote:
- uaekid wrote:
1-there is not even 1 reason to make the retired locals drive a taxi for it's low income since their retirement salary is good enough.
2- there are no benefits , skills or knowledge to gain out of it.
3- culture wise , sons wont let their dads do it not bcz they are ashamed of it but the fact that we value them for what they did to us and the hard time they've been throw in the old days. we will not repay them buy letting them drive taxis, instead we as we live in big families support them one they retired by all means.
Now so you see robbyg. unlike you we have this thing called family value beside as a smart guy as you should know that as a manger when thinking of proposing such a policy should consider all the above before putting in on the table and embraces your self as a manger with a complete failed project from the beginning..
no unless anyone see any benefit of this policy please come forward and discuss it instead of making useless comments like your brains.
Reverse the question and ask yourself...Are Taxi Drivers required in society? Are they beneficial to the economy? What purpose do they serve?
The points you have put forth are valid. The income these drivers receive is too meager. Yet they survive. Maybe if some locals join the league, the authorities might implement minimum wages.
There is a lot of potential with locals.This can be an excellent tourism initiative. If the guys implementing this scheme have vision I'm fairly sure revenues will flow.
Besides we're going high tech. The new city Masdar will have magnetic roads. There's skill and knowledge for you.
I'm not gonna preach humility cos that's something I'm not. If driving a cab is below your dignity then fine.
Realistically I have to admit ur right. just to put in a local in an existing taxi does seem improbable. There's bound to be resistance.
But with a few modifications it may not seem like such a bad idea!
yes I agree but you also have to look at the num of drivers required and the locals welling to work and so on , and yes the GOV should sponser it as a start like what KSA when they sponserd their locals in the private businesses but again how much are they welling to pay,I mean take AD for example, the lowest gov salary is 25,000 . transportation is a profitable business after all !!!
sadly as I remember that add ,they want the locals as drivers and the non as the tourism guidness !
Speedhump
At least I don't see nationals putting up with the hours that the expat cabbies have to cope with ;)
British people in the UK drive cabs, but it's a reasonable living there and if they are driving licensed taxis, generally they are working for themselves. If that started here I guess cabs would not be so cheap ;)
One more point. If older Emiratis drove the cabs wouldn't it help so much more with the learning and interaction experiences of a whole lot of expats here who just don't meet enough Emiratis? I always talk to taxi drivers, and I know other people that do too. The nationals would be doing a great service to their country just in education terms alone! It would be a dignified thing.
Red Chief
- Speedhump wrote:
British people in the UK drive cabs, but it's a reasonable living there and if they are driving licensed taxis, generally they are working for themselves. If that started here I guess cabs would not be so cheap ;)
He-he, Speedy, don't remember the old time of licensed taxis in Dubai? They were much cheaper but the cars were a pieces of junk though... :D
Speedhump
- Red Chief wrote:
- Speedhump wrote:
British people in the UK drive cabs, but it's a reasonable living there and if they are driving licensed taxis, generally they are working for themselves. If that started here I guess cabs would not be so cheap ;)
He-he, Speedy, don't remember the old time of licensed taxis in Dubai? They were much cheaper but the cars were a pieces of junk though... :D
Yeah I think you mean the old UNlicensed taxis....driving along honking their horns at anyone walking. You know they actually always felt they should be paid more than Dubai Transport taxis. the arguments I used to have with the drivers before I woud get in, always fun actually. "Dubai transport twenty dhs., you six dhs.' :D
Imshi!! :D
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
Let me see? How will I spend the afternoon? I know, SHOPPING!!!
Yes, Bora, we are quite opposite. I don't know more boring thing for European woman then shopping in Dubai. All things are so expensive, outdated and Oriental.
Ticket to Milan could make your life much more exciting. :)
Well as for outdated, I would put you in that category. Ticket to Milan? Again? As for gold it is expensive, and so are those lunches!!!
And please note, when you buy your suits (1 jacket and 2 pairs of pants) at LuLu Supermarket, its not the same as Saks Fifth Avenue, although you will never experience the difference. And roaming the souks for your wardrobe is not a shopping experience. But you wouldn't know the difference would you?
And please, name and shame those spongers you refer to. I see that you are omitting that bit of information.
Red Chief
- Speedhump wrote:
Yeah I think you mean the old UNlicensed taxis....driving along honking their horns at anyone walking. You know they actually always felt they should be paid more than Dubai Transport taxis. the arguments I used to have with the drivers before I woud get in, always fun actually. "Dubai transport twenty dhs., you six dhs.' :D
Exactly, Speedy. They were expensive only for tourists who had just arrived to Dubai airport. For the rest there were 5Dhs inside Deira and 5 additional if you cross the Creek.
:D :D :D
Red Chief
- Bora Bora wrote:
Well as for outdated, I would put you in that category. Ticket to Milan? Again? As for gold it is expensive, and so are those lunches!!!
I was talking about Opera La Scala, if this name means something for you.
Milan is very famous for it. What did you have in mind?
:D :D :D
Bora Bora
- Red Chief wrote:
- Bora Bora wrote:
Well as for outdated, I would put you in that category. Ticket to Milan? Again? As for gold it is expensive, and so are those lunches!!!
I was talking about Opera La Scala, if this name means something for you.
Milan is very famous for it. What did you have in mind?
:D :D :D
You did say "a ticket to Milan" didn't you?
macjul
Emiratisation will never be successful with this unique system of
visa and sponsorship in place. By law they are always the boss.
Where is the need for the drive and search for excellence?
Speedhump
- macjul wrote:
Emiratisation will never be successful with this unique system of
visa and sponsorship in place. By law they are always the boss.
Where is the need for the drive and search for excellence?
Not all Emiratis sit in hotels drinking coffee bought with the money they collect from sponsorships and housing deals. There are many that work for a living (and obviously many others that have no intention of doing so... :))
Some comment here (from nationals amongst others):
Also which companies except Government organisations will want to hire Emiratis now that under the new laws you can't fire them except if they turn up drunk or punch you in the eye? Being bad at their job or even just lazy is now no longer a valid reason to dismiss a national (although the same does not apply to expats).
bezor
Even as I understand some of uaekids logic, I’m still worried about UAE and some other GCC countries future. In UAE most of the population are teenagers or just above 20. The problem could start when these people are ready to enter the job market and I don’t think they all can work for government.
I can understand that no Emirati wants to work for 2000 dirham and it’s cheaper to have drivers from other places. Most countries use cheap labor when possible, even in EU, although they pay much more.
But there should be some balance. UAE with its riches should invest more in education and the future. It feels like the money is used to buy knowledge for the moment and it is wasted. Look at Norway, a tiny country with oil. But they put aside the money for special needs and future and their education and industry is second to none. There is NO reason why UAE should not be able to do the same or better.
xero_
i dont want a local person driving me home when im sh** faced drunk from a bar. :o i might get arrested lol.
uaekid
- bezor wrote:
Even as I understand some of uaekids logic, I’m still worried about UAE and some other GCC countries future. In UAE most of the population are teenagers or just above 20. The problem could start when these people are ready to enter the job market and I don’t think they all can work for government.
I can understand that no Emirati wants to work for 2000 dirham and it’s cheaper to have drivers from other places. Most countries use cheap labor when possible, even in EU, although they pay much more.
But there should be some balance. UAE with its riches should invest more in education and the future. It feels like the money is used to buy knowledge for the moment and it is wasted. Look at Norway, a tiny country with oil. But they put aside the money for special needs and future and their education and industry is second to none. There is NO reason why UAE should not be able to do the same or better.
actually they will have to ! the job market (Gov and private ) is requiring more and more qualifications, the degrees they have are not enough anymore. and the Gov sat its first 3 positions only for masters graduates, around 40% out of 2000 in my work place got their masters degrees already, I guess they are just starting to understand your point just now.
desertdudeshj
Well the transport company should thank there lucky stars that no one actually took up the job. That would be a one way ticket to bankruptcy. Then you would all the cabs doubled parked in front of cafeterias with the drivers with their feet up on the dash sipping some tea listening to loud obnoxious music all day long. :D
What were they thinking ?
uaekid
- desertdudeshj wrote:
Well the transport company should thank there lucky stars that no one actually took up the job. That would be a one way ticket to bankruptcy. Then you would all the cabs doubled parked in front of cafeterias with the drivers with their feet up on the dash sipping some tea listening to loud obnoxious music all day long. :D
What were they thinking ?
LOL you got a point there :lol: