When one talks about Dubai and about working for EK a comparison is always made to where one came from.
I for one compare what i had to what i have now- i did this when i decided to come to work here in Dubai.
The pros and cons were evaluated and I made the decsion to move. Yes, there are things that irritate you and yes there are things that are good. I always find it much easier to cope when I am pissed of at things by just remembering were i came from and why i came. And for thoose of you who must be questioning were i came from- i came from Europe and from an established airline with good terms and conditions.
In my humble opinion things are not all that bad in Dubai. I know that i am probably going to get alot of slack for expressing such an opinion however that is the truth.
The only thing i tell people before they commit themselves to a move is to come here and evaluate the place as well as possible albeit in a short period of time.
It could be that alot of you who are complaining have been here longer than i have ( for thoose of you who are asking I have been here- not all the time with EK- for over 10 years) and have seen their fair share however things are not that bad.
It is useless expecting things to be the same as home- we are in a different country after all.
settling doen in Dubai all depends on the approach that one takes. Coming from Europe you will have to close your eyes to alot of things- having said that there are things that you can do here that you would not be able to do back home.
Re reading this post i might have come out to be a little patronising-so for thoose of you who take offence at my first post please accept my apologies in advance.
Regards
AMC13