Poor Porra. "At the beach most days". Hmm, either a trainer of some sorts or just plain BS. So who has time to be "at the beach most days" except a trainer doing sims. Not someone doing subcontinent turns every other day in the middle of the night. And as was said, probably single with NO financial obligations other than his kitesurfer. Single in this town? No wonder he likes it.
Two things, if the job were fantastic with time off (like it used to be) with a fair wage with overtime, it might not matter where one lives. Or if one is living in one's paradise location, no matter the job, could be happy. But as what is reality for most now, Dubai and crap job conditions......the buckets are filling. Resignations happening regularly now. Heard contract pilots being considered (ref. Alteon several years back) for this summer. Just rumor.
And of course, comparing Dubai from the location someone came from, it may truely be paradise. But a lot of the pilots have not made Dubai their permanent home and location. No opportunity to escape with no time off.