maybe this is unheard of in some parts of the world, but there are actually a lot of places where you don't need a car in the first place/ only for special occasions/ a few miles daily. I can't see the argument about car fuel when thinking about a move to the sandpit from e.g. Europe. I really don't see the advantage for anybody from a western medium quality airline up to apply ???
climate : terrible most of the year
traffic : grueling, life threatening simply
labor union : none
culture : big malls and even bigger cars. great.
inflation : double digits
management : unreliable, no job protection laws whatsoever
seniority list : worthless, since most won't stay anyway the whole career
housing : erratic, no guarantees regarding where you end up. are you guys really willed to gamble on the place your families has to live thereafter??
flight time limitations, overtime etc : as they please, general hours above average
currency: US$. well...
plus you loose your friends at home, don't see your wider family anymore, internet/movies/media are restricted, religious issues, middle-age conservative mindset among the locals, high school fees, common law is sharia,language barriers,role of women in islamic countries,etc etc., the list is endless.
I can see the incentive of an early command on a wide body, but nobody cares for that when in a few years you leave, eventually you are going to end up at the bottom of a seniority list again! Or are you all planning on becoming a contractor?
you always hear the argument of a criminal-less society. I believe this is a myth in the first place but anyway, the risk of dying on sheik zaheed road is probably a hundred times higher than becoming a fatal victim of a crime in the western world.
why are you going there ??? I don't get it..
