Confucius

They're unravelling with each passing day...

Fairydust

Obviously dont understand the art of unravelling slowly

The Dean

Lots of posters on The Bored tonight...... traffic jam time - everything I reply to shows me a warning that someone else has already replied to it, so I read that, then I try to post and then.........

Right I'm changing my avatar - not taking those insults, Conf - they are not that big........ you want big???? Hold on a moment..........

Blue Cat

hurry up!!!

Confucius

Bonjour...

secretdubai

My opinion is that if you do decide to leave, and the "technical things" don't represent a clear breach of contract, then you are under a moral (if not legal) obligation to compensate your employers for the expense of recruiting you and bringing you here.

If they lied or deliberately deceived you as to circumstances, that is another matter and you need to negotiate that with them. I do feel strongly that unless there has been serious wrong on the part of your employers, you should be including them in your considerations.

stuabroad

Howdo

Yeah I.T. is my game, but what I was interviewed and tested on before coming out here is something rather less tricky than what i'm being asked to 'specialise' in in practice. Not sure whether to show my hand or not or to quietly research other options in the hope that things improve a little. Guess it's always a risk coming to a new job without it being 5000 miles away

Inselaffen

well I guess there must be plenty of IT work in Dubai. But the only IT people I have come accross so far have been Indians who havn't got a clue what they were doing (probably all the good ones got jobs in the USA).

stuabroad

Quite clearly, the fact that one has been recruited for a permanent position 4000 miles away involved a judgment from both parties. I believe it is a fantastic opportunity. The employer through interviewing and recruitment processes presumes that I bring a depth of quality and good character to the position at all levels. Given that both of these are true, it makes having to take advice in the first place on my possible ‘apprehensions’ an indication as to my high regard for the company who have invested thousands of pounds getting me here...I of course have uprooted myself from my UK life and also made an investment in the company.

secretdubai

Surely if your duties appear to differ greatly from what you were told at your interview, you could speak to them? If you like the company and the position is such a great opportunity, could they not provide training if there are just certain aspects that are "tricky"?

The way this part of the world works it may be that, assuming your position is quite senior, you could hire someone lower level to do that work (eg if they are expecting you to use a programming langauge you're not 100% au fait with). I know people that "administer" websites that can't write a single html tag, but they have a team of lower-paid people working under them who do the actual hands on work.

It seems a shame with respect, investment and commitment on both sides that you couldn't resolve this.