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Feb 28th 2012, 5:52 pm

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Re: UAE experience

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Biggs

Ok fair enough, I can see you're a cut above so my guess is you use only proper milk and not that condensed nonsense.

Yuck, yuck yuck. Proper milk it is, but hopefully not directly from the cow as I like it to be pasturised first. Sweet milk can be for coffee but never tea.

Just having a perfect cuppa from hubby!

Feb 28th 2012, 5:56 pm

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Re: UAE experience

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Originally Posted by goonerseba

Ahoy !

I'm having a crapper than normal crappy day but just read this post and its made me chuckle no end !!

i must start posting more and 'interact' with the banter and shananigans..

hence the gratuitous use of pointless smileys....

btw....i luv evaportated milk in my tea...specially when the chai-waller pours it from agreat height and i get 'frothy' tea !

5-2...best the season is gonna get me thinks.

aim to please.

Plus it's driving hubby bonkers hee hee.

Feb 28th 2012, 6:07 pm

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Re: UAE experience

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Originally Posted by 01Fluffy

In the 1920's yep, but we have moved on from there.

Welcome to the Middle East! The place where time has stood still...for centuries....
You have been warned! It might look modern, but oh, dear..beneath the surface....

Mar 2nd 2012, 10:13 am

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Re: UAE experience

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Originally Posted by 01Fluffy

Sorry don't know how as I have a husband at home for me and 6.1 staff in the office to look after my every whim.

didn't take long for you to move from the "can do" attitude to the "my staff" attitude, I think you'll fit in well.
levels of success are defined by how many levels you are removed from the tea boy, if you have to ask him directly for tea its not a good sign

Mar 2nd 2012, 10:57 am

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Re: UAE experience

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You have to ask? ... I expect it on my desk at for my arrival at 8am. One should not need to ask.

Mar 2nd 2012, 1:44 pm

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Re: UAE experience

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You have to ask? ... I expect it on my desk at for my arrival at 8am. One should not need to ask.

Due to my wild and unpredictable nature, my morning taste can range from double espresso to Moroccan tea. One hates routine

Mar 2nd 2012, 2:00 pm

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Due to my wild and unpredictable nature, my morning taste can range from double espresso to Moroccan tea. One hates routine

Due to MY wild and unpredictable nature, my morning taste can range from double espresso to double scotch...One hates routine.

Mar 2nd 2012, 3:54 pm

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Re: UAE experience

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You have to ask? ... I expect it on my desk at for my arrival at 8am. One should not need to ask.

Horlicks to you too!

Mar 2nd 2012, 3:59 pm

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Did not realise that you can't have both. I do not ask for anything that I am not willing to do myself. Everyone has a job to do but we need to remember everyone needs to be treated as a human being and with respect which is extremely rare in this location.

Mar 11th 2012, 5:22 pm

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Re: UAE experience

What exactly does an Executive assistant actually do?

It is a jumped up title for a secretary or a PA?

Good luck

Mar 11th 2012, 6:14 pm

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tea with fringe benefits

Mar 12th 2012, 6:58 am

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Re: UAE experience

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Originally Posted by commander

What exactly does an Executive assistant actually do?

It is a jumped up title for a secretary or a PA?

Good luck

Mostly.

A typist must now be known as a secretary, so a secretary has become a PA, or a good one is an EA. Title inflation is particulalry bad here I find. Any sales person gets to be VP sales etc...