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candyrider

I'm trying to move to Dubai, and an employer in my field recruited me for a job that sounds appealing. They asked my current and expected salaries. I told them my salary, added 30% (as I've read that they will haggle you down aggressively), and told them I'd like that as my base salary, + housing, t...

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DDS, Thanks for the response. I guess I should have been clearer and more in-depth about my motivations. I definitely know what I'm getting into, have traveled around the UAE, have family there, etc. I grew up in NJ -- no left turns there, either. And you won't see me crying over NASCAR. No, I am lo...

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Thanks, BB, for the incredibly in-depth reply. I can totally identify with what you're saying about not having expected to be in Dubai for so long. I certainly never anticipated being in New York as long as I have, and my aunt and her family in AD I think went as a sort of experiment and now the kid...

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Fair point, DDS. I'm trying not to give away too much specific information. But also it feels erroneous to peg my situation to my field, because the field is in the gutter generally speaking, but there are still opportunities and I'm at the top of my game. I'm in media. You probably haven't seen man...

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For those of us who haven't lived in Dubai as long as you experts, what do you do? How do you get a maid if you don't want a live-in/sponsored maid? Are there reputable agencies where you can hire hourly that treat their maids well? And what do you do to eliminate temptation, lock up every single th...

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Boooo... I wanted someone to say, "screw your career, you're so young. come enjoy life here and stop getting worked up about work!"

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Ha, thanks! Well, good to know someone thinks it's possible.

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One of the top 5 reasons I don't have kids, right there: dirty work. Blechh.

I'd put my dogs to work but the lack of opposable thumbs makes it hard for them to hold a broom.

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Update: they indeed said that the salary I proposed was beyond their reach. No counter-offer. I wrote back to ask, out of curiosity and to help my job search going forward, what they were expecting to pay. No answer yet, and I might not get one at all. BUT: the good news is that this was by no means...

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