EK company accomodation

[ibelieveicanfly]

For me I do not care so long my family feels good and enough place in the accomodation,the only point:"you will live FOR A FEW MONTHS IN A 1-2 BEDROOMS FLAT"what i was told recently.scary.

[TwinJock]

s.o.d

You have hit the nail on the head brother - DSO is nothing but a jumped up Air Force base!

Everyone raves about how child friendly it is - just because the rest of the EK digs are so child UNFRIENDLY!

To all that will be moving to the Al Warqa villas - enjoy the view e.g. rubbish dump. Might be covered in concrete one of these days and cliff top villas might be available.

[GMDS]

But there's a bright side to this for new joiners anyway:
They realise what EK thinks of the contract they signed right from day one:
-> rubbish.

[BIKKERDENNAH]

FACT.

YOU WILL BE GIVEN TEMPORARY ACCOMODATION.

IT WILL BE FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS.

YES IT WILL BE A 1 OR 2 BEDROOM SMALL APARTMENT.

YES IT WILL BE IN CRAPPY PART OF TOWN. I THINK AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL ESTATE APPEARS TO BE THE ****HOLE OF CHOICE AT THE MOMENT. NOISY,DIRTY, CHEAP AND SLAP DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ESTATE WITH TRUCKS IN AND OUT 24/7.

HOWEVER IF CHEAPER ACCOM CAN BE FOUND YOU COULD BE MOVED MORE THAN ONCE.

IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT FOR LONG. LEAVE THEM AT HOME FOR 6 MONTHS PLUS!!! UNTIL YOUR PERMANENT ACCOM HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU. COMPLETE CRAP SHOOT WHERE THAT WILL BE!!

SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU?

IF SO COME OVER JOIN THE PARTY!!!!

[kingpost]

News off the press - Mirdiff will be home for those starting soon up to the foreseeable future. How can the comapny do that to new joiners, living below the approach path into DXB.

Be careful what you're giving up as I'm sure those joining do not presently live below an approach path, now come here and we'll move your lifestyle backwards.

Mirdiff is the area of choice due to safety reasons!!!

[Raise or Fold]

Anyone have any web links to the housing mirdiff?

Is it a family friendly area?

What are the size of the villas they are allocating to FO's with childern?

Thanks for your time.
RorF

[Patrick_AUSTRIAN]

HI,

I have a question about housing in DXB for FO´s without children?
Do they get apartments?
Where are they located?

best regards,
Patrick

[SunNFun]

I have a question about housing in DXB for FO´s without children?
Do they get apartments?

2 Bedroom Appartment

Where are they located?

Somewhere in Dubai.

No, really, they can be anywhere. We have been shown an Appartment in the 21st Century Tower, but have been told that it's almost full. Other places they're putting people in are the UP Tower and the Millenium Tower. If you google those you might find some pictures.

[ibelieveicanfly]

accomodation

Hi Bikkerdennah,

I have read your facts:from what source did you collect these infos?are they fully true?
You say the temp flat would be for at least 6 months!!in 2 rooms max!
I will arrive the 14th of april and my family end of june!

thanks to reply me with all infos you could have

[Marooned]

I understand your concern and it is well placed. The sources given here are; the grapevine, experience and known EK contracts placed on units in the areas mentioned.

Temporary accommodation is being used to make up for the lack of foresight of our clever MDs. There are just not enough villas in EKs price range and they have to wait for those that are to be finished. Pilots have had to threaten to resign before being moved.

These questions you have should be answered by Emirates themselves. The reason EK obviously have not and will not tell you where you will be placed is because they do not know themselves. They'll show you a clean and tidy house in a reasonable area when you are interviewed but once you've resigned from your current employer and moved here they know they can do what they want.

This is the reality behind the spin and your welcome to all things Emirates. I sincerely hope that you will be allocated a decent, clean and safe place to live for you and your family but quite frankly EK don't give a toss once they have you here as long as it doesn't cost them too much.

[BIKKERDENNAH]

Let it be known this is NOT grapevine information. But fact. other apartments that are being used include Al Waqqa 2 bedroom apartments on sheik zed road.
6 months is now the time frame YOU WILL BE in temporary ACCOMODATION.

Sounds good to you?Then Come on in, the waters warm!! I belive i can fly you will receive your villa sometime towards the end of SEPT. you will be in a 2 bedroom temporary flat until then!!

[nolimitholdem]

they can be anywhere. We have been shown an Appartment in the 21st Century Tower, but have been told that it's almost full. Other places they're putting people in are the UP Tower and the Millenium Tower.

Millennium Tower is a sh$thole...and it's considered one of the better ones. Go figure. A slapped-together hotel/hospital-feeling building in a nightmare of construction. Filth-encrusted windows that are washed once a year. (I think the year was 2006.) There are NO amenities nearby, and won't be for a few years yet. Careful driving in and out over the pitiful potholed roads, especially during the worker shift change. Good times! Just like the promo DVD!

And absolutely true about the Accommodation Dept. IF you can get through on a landline...IF they reply to an email...they will stall, stall, stall (for months - I'm not kidding) and then lie, lie, lie. You have to understand, they are mainly staffed by those who would consider your not-resembling-in-the-slightest-what-you-were-shown-at-your-selection accommodation, a veritable paradise. Because it probably is, compared to what they are living in. Doesn't really help you though, does it? Hmm...finished that final line check yet? Too bad. Now you're stuck. Get used to that sinking "I've been had!" feeling!

It truly is a cynical shell game. Show you one thing, and give you another. Good training for your entire Dubai experience. If you try very hard, you can possibly lower your expectations faster than they can fail to meet them. It's a close race though!

[sioux115]

Is Ek putting everyone in temp. housing or just pilots waiting for villas? Are there enough flats available currently for FOs and wifes? Thanks.

[BIKKERDENNAH]

SIOUX

In a nutshell EVERYBODY.

Even worse situation for singles or married couples with no kids, and apartments. Just not enough of them yet!! APARTMENTS that is. BECAUSE for evey 2 to 3 bedroom apartment a single FO or married FO with no kids takes, that potentially leaves 1 to 2 spare beds that cannot be used by Cabin crew. So situation probably a bit worse for apartments than Villas.!!

FUN IN THE SUN!!

[s.o.d.]

Would the gent with the open Lotus 7 type sports car with no apparent means of silencing its exhaust noise who lives at Emirates pilots family community Dubai Silicon Oasis B block please fix or replace his muffler.

Same goes for the open piped off-road Honda/Yamaha riders.


Guys, there's people going to work tonight, these bikes and cars are just not cool in this neighborhood.

[MATMAX]

The accomodation is one of the reason why I resigned ... good luck !

[three eighty]

Would the gent with the open Lotus 7 type sports car with no apparent means of silencing its exhaust noise who lives at Emirates pilots family community Dubai Silicon Oasis B block please fix or replace his muffler.

Same goes for the open piped off-road Honda/Yamaha riders.


Guys, there's people going to work tonight, these bikes and cars are just not cool in this neighborhood

The Silicon Oasis website might be a better place to get your post noticed by those it is directed at.

[ShockWave]

As nolimitholdem said above, the EK accommodation department is run by people from the sub continent. 8 people living in a 1 room hovel is perfectly normal for them. Do not expect understanding or sympathy for any of your exorbitant concerns about your palatial accommodation, temporary or otherwise. It will be your first lesson on living in Dubai. You are actually much more privileged than 95% of the other people living there and the underprivileged will never understand what you are unhappy about. You will learn to make do and put up with crap in order to get what you came for. ie give and take.
Sooner or later (hopefully later) you may have achieved your goals and or just can't give anymore. So you leave.
It's your choice whether you get upset about things unexpected or others attitudes toward you. The more tolerant, and resilient you are to crap the longer and happier your time in the middle east will be.
If you spend your days reading your contract to ensure your company is not cheating you, overworking you, or infringing your seniority rites then the middle east is not the place for you. You will not last, and you'll find it impossible to enjoy what there is there.
If all you want is a reasonable lifestyle and a job where there are still opportunities for advancement then consider it.

[troff]

Well said Shockwave.

[FJCruiser]

Just to say the accom dept is run by a local living in a palace tis where the problem is. EK employs loads of people who live in cramped accomodation and still manage to do a good job. The problem is the top guy cannot care less