EK - Meydan Heights preview, get ready
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Still nothing from the Accommodation peeps, or HR as yet. Not a site plan, floor plan, nothing.
Silence may be golden, but with 2 weeks to go until I leave UK, things are getting twitchy.
Silence may be golden, but with 2 weeks to go until I leave UK, things are getting twitchy.
The HR department probably can't get an answer from the accommodation department even if they wanted to help... as someone stated earlier the accommodation department is by far the most useless department in the organisation. Even those of us who communicate to them in a respectful and nice manner don't get anywhere. The rumours of arrogant blatant laziness I'm afraid are true. That's from personal experience, not second hand tall tales :-(.
I hope you get something sorted to your liking... but be careful about rushing to take the allowance (which they are pushing heavily at the moment) as its only suitable for those who are young, free and single with cash to spare. Or maybe an option if your wife works and also has a decent allowance to put towards an acceptable villa.
Good luck.
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Ummnour and other EK'ers moving from Jumeirah area, are you all being given the opportunity to fill up any empty villas in DSO or Layan before being herded into Meydan? I would like to think so.
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Hey guys...
Is there any credence to families in DSO (Semner or Cedre) having to move to Meydan? I keep hearing rumblings but nothing which has been confirmed or official.
Has anyone in DSO personally been advised of a potential "mandatory move" in the near future?
Is there any credence to families in DSO (Semner or Cedre) having to move to Meydan? I keep hearing rumblings but nothing which has been confirmed or official.
Has anyone in DSO personally been advised of a potential "mandatory move" in the near future?
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Unfortunately no, here are the 3 generous options
1. Take Meydan
2. Opt out of company villa and source out our own with the housing allowance.
3. If you wish to stay on in your current accommodation, please liaise directly with the landlord regarding the rental price and for the lease and utilities to be put in your name.
1. Take Meydan
2. Opt out of company villa and source out our own with the housing allowance.
3. If you wish to stay on in your current accommodation, please liaise directly with the landlord regarding the rental price and for the lease and utilities to be put in your name.
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That's changed - they are allowing people to move back in to company accommodation, I know quite a few who have done so due to the rise in rents.
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That's changed - they are allowing people to move back in to company accommodation, I know quite a few who have done so due to the rise in rents.
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EK - Meydan Heights preview, get ready
Great news! The edict has come down from a great height, take Meydan/Shawshank or the allowance.
No conferring, no bonus questions, just a complete disconnect between HR and Accommodation, and one can only speculate from what height this descended from.
For those of you still being shown Jebel Ali apartments during selection, that will hopefully be stopped soon as the word is spread around that MH is it!
I am being sent some pics of the "villa" internals soon, and hopefully a site plan, as nobody can tell me where our assigned domicile is located.
By the way, my HR contact is being very frank and helpful.
Accommodation? No response.
No conferring, no bonus questions, just a complete disconnect between HR and Accommodation, and one can only speculate from what height this descended from.
For those of you still being shown Jebel Ali apartments during selection, that will hopefully be stopped soon as the word is spread around that MH is it!
I am being sent some pics of the "villa" internals soon, and hopefully a site plan, as nobody can tell me where our assigned domicile is located.
By the way, my HR contact is being very frank and helpful.
Accommodation? No response.
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So, in the fullness of time will there be tower blocks of apartments at MH, or are folk in apartments elsewhere safe for now? Are ALL new joiners going to MH, or just those entitled to a villa.
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Apartments are being constructed at Silicon (7 big blocks) for EK staff.
At this stage, villas only at Meydan.
P7xkk, I didn't expect you'd get any response from the accommodation sept. Try to focus on the positives before you leave home otherwise you'll end up in a depressed spiral and that won't make the family life happy here.
At this stage, villas only at Meydan.
P7xkk, I didn't expect you'd get any response from the accommodation sept. Try to focus on the positives before you leave home otherwise you'll end up in a depressed spiral and that won't make the family life happy here.
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Just came back from Meydan Heights.. not bad at all! For those visiting the site itself, the showroom is unfurnished we later found out from a current neighbour that there is a furnished villa No. 293. Took some pics of the furnished bathroom, living and dining, kitchen and the master bedroom. Leave me a private message with your email and would be glad to share it.
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Just came back from Meydan Heights.. not bad at all! For those visiting the site itself, the showroom is unfurnished we later found out from a current neighbour that there is a furnished villa No. 293. Took some pics of the furnished bathroom, living and dining, kitchen and the master bedroom. Leave me a private message with your email and would be glad to share it.