Golden Call!
I received my Golden Call on Saturday night (around 12:30am ET)---YAY! My DOJ is November 14 (that's when I fly to Dubai) but I believe I will be in the training group that starts the following week. I really appreciated their totally flexible with meeting my needs.
Also, for those waiting for the GC... The HR department emailed me to say they had attempted to contact me a few times. It turns out that they had the wrong number for me all along (and for some reason were not using the cell phone I provided?). Anyway, point is that they reached out to me. And for those waiting, they have not forgotten you. Now that I have logged into the portal and can see all of the things that now must be processed, I understand why there may be back up. Keep hope. NO NEWS IS STILL GOOD NEWS.
For my NY friends, I feel confident that there are some calls on the way! The status changes and emails are a great sign!
Here is a recap of the dates/times of contact from Emirates:
OD/AD: May 28-29 in NY
FI: May 30
"Approval In Progress": July 21
Grooming Email: August 16
"You will be contacted": August 17
GC: August 20
DOJ: November 14
TOTAL TIME: 2 months and 20 days from FI to GC.