Hey SlipStream Man GRU layover in hotel your lucky if you get 27 hours...where did you get that 48 hr layover crap from...
Ima... sorry, my apology for that mistake. I thought you got 48 hrs...
Payscale: As to the specificity of Federal gov't... although the seat of the UAE Gov't is in Abu Dhabi, it's many tentacled departments are throughtout the entire nation. That includes Dubai. This would cover departments like Immigration, Armed Forces, Gov't Hospitals... Given the overall state of development and education here in the UAE, I predict that the gov't sector employs many more Emiratis than the private sector. It's just a hunch; I couldn't prove it an' have no hard numbers to back me up.
My main point is this: expats are hurting, we're doin' the lioness' share of the work and our cup ain't exaclty runnin' over...
"Cheer up mate, things could be worse"
So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse!