Originally Posted by hawkhead

This is to people not already in AD though, right?

Originally Posted by Tansy

its gone quiet in here............

she is probably having a dummy spit and doing time on her other forums where people are actually naive enough to listen.........

Not quite sure where all this venom has come from today, is it 4pm yet i.e. time for a drink??

Originally Posted by cherrypie1

You're right Tansy, but not all of us are naive enough to listen to her crap and put up with her bad attitude. She has a big cliquey following on other forums where she can do nothing wrong and anyone who says otherwise gets a roasting, that's why her bad attitude still exists. The good thing about this forum is that normally people don't put up with it. Sorry for hijacking this thread by the way, it's off my chest now

Originally Posted by busybee2

i did think that you may comment on that. right i am the one that usually tells my husband what is going on in the uae, not the other way around. and i am not going to name any names as you wouldnt believe me anyway (or probably heard of them), but i do know of some more job cuts coming soon from one particular company, but hey take it or leave it.

Originally Posted by commander

Regarding the 'Al Raha development cancelled' posts a while back (not by BB)

I mentioned this fleetingly to my wife, that the development was apparently to be cancelled. I also told her to take it with a pinch of salt as it came from the usual suspects on BE.

Anyhoo, she is out for dinner and drinks with a group of neighbours who she has never met before.

Forgetting my pinch of salt warning, she mentioned to a group of girls that apparently the Al Raha was to be cancelled.

3 of the ladies present's husbands work on these contracts. They were worried sick as they never knew anything about it. They phoned home and their husbands never knew anything about it.

Turns out its all bollox.

but it didnt half spoil their evening.

Please deal in facts not gossip from your 'contacts' or 'sources' who may have their own agenda for spreading such crap.

If you cant provide any facts (obviously not revealing your source) or proof, then please dont post as we are dealing with peoples livelyhood.

Its not the UK where you just sign on untill another job comes along. Here you lose a hell of a lot more, housing/education for kids etc etc

Please think a little.

Originally Posted by hawkhead

I agree there will always be rumours and let's face it, we all like a bit of juicy gossip, but what you have said here highlights one of the problems of rumours - you went out of your way to do something which turned out to be completely unnecessary.

Originally Posted by hawkhead

which would have been a tragedy!

I understand what you're saying but I do think the rumour mill gets a bit out of control sometimes. God knows where that one all started from and you giving your PRO a kick in the arse was hardly the biggest of inconveniences, but what if someone back in the UK with a job offer for AD was reading all the doom and gloom rumours and then decides not to take the job, or is racked with worry about whether s/he is making the right decision or not....and just because a certain someone enjoys typing melodramatic posts....

Originally Posted by annacarna

Disaster!

I understand what you are saying and of course the rumour mill can get completely out of control here, but just cos u read something doesn't mean you will or should believe it, food for thought thats all!

Originally Posted by Blue Cat

That weren't a rumour, that were fact. I hope and pray none of you are affected in this recession, it is not a nice feeling at all.

Originally Posted by commander

but what is the point of posting it?

the odd rumour ok, but the continuous doom and gloom is more than passing on rumours, its a crusade to put people off from coming to 'her' Abu Dhabi..

Originally Posted by commander

well at last a post worthy of some credence. Based on info and fact from a horses mouth (so to speak)