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Old May 10th 2007, 1:55 am
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Hi All
Just new and currently live in Perth, Australia, Australian born but with Irish passport....sounds very irish hey...
Anyway, Im looking to work overseas and am considering 2 potential offers one in Dubai and the other in Sharjah.
Both include housing and other benefits.
It would be good to get feedback on the pros and cons and what to negotiate on.
All comments welcome
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Old May 10th 2007, 3:27 am
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First off, welcome to BE....secondly, check the wiki faq's because there's loads of info there already...that and you didn't mention the industry, but plenty of posts on various industries to get you started
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Originally Posted by nike61
Hi All
Just new and currently live in Perth, Australia, Australian born but with Irish passport....sounds very irish hey...
Anyway, Im looking to work overseas and am considering 2 potential offers one in Dubai and the other in Sharjah.
Both include housing and other benefits.
It would be good to get feedback on the pros and cons and what to negotiate on.
All comments welcome
Welcome.



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Originally Posted by nike61
Hi All
Just new and currently live in Perth, Australia, Australian born but with Irish passport....sounds very irish hey...
Anyway, Im looking to work overseas and am considering 2 potential offers one in Dubai and the other in Sharjah.
Both include housing and other benefits.
It would be good to get feedback on the pros and cons and what to negotiate on.
All comments welcome
Yes, Dubai - much more liberal and more things to do.
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Originally Posted by nike61
Hi All
Just new and currently live in Perth, Australia, Australian born but with Irish passport....sounds very irish hey...
Anyway, Im looking to work overseas and am considering 2 potential offers one in Dubai and the other in Sharjah.
Both include housing and other benefits.
It would be good to get feedback on the pros and cons and what to negotiate on.
All comments welcome
Being of Irish decent you will be horrified to learn that Sharjah is alcohol free, Whereas Dubai is not.


No further comments needed...
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Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
Being of Irish decent you will be horrified to learn that Sharjah is alcohol free, Whereas Dubai is not.


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DUBAI - but depends on package to be honest, you need a good housing allowance.
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Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
Being of Irish decent you will be horrified to learn that Sharjah is alcohol free, Whereas Dubai is not.


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As far as I can recall all the Arabs used to get their alcohol from Sharjah, load up their 4x4's and speed off.
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As far as I can recall all the Arabs used to get their alcohol from Sharjah, load up their 4x4's and speed off.

Dont you mean Ajman?
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Dont you mean Ajman?
Nope...Sharjah...Until mid or late eighties if I recall correctly...
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Nope...Sharjah...Until mid or late eighties if I recall correctly...
sharjah only went dry when they took money from Saudi for development, it was the rules - so someone told me many moons ago!
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sharjah only went dry when they took money from Saudi for development, it was the rules - so someone told me many moons ago!
That and If I remember correctly,there was another reason as well...So I was told,didn't check for the authenticity of that info though...
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That and If I remember correctly,there was another reason as well...So I was told,didn't check for the authenticity of that info though...
a long time ago if you asked for a special tea, you were served lager in a teapot!
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a long time ago if you asked for a special tea, you were served lager in a teapot!
You mean in the times of Sinbad???
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You mean in the times of Sinbad???
no about 15 years ago!
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Default Re: Newbie-Job Offer Dubai or Sharjah

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sharjah only went dry when they took money from Saudi for development, it was the rules - so someone told me many moons ago!
I was told that too recently...and the only place you can get a drink is the Sharjah Football club, but I don't know why that is exempt?

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