Anyone work for Emirates?
 

Hi all

I am looking to get a full time job at Emirates in IT.

I know very little about life in Dubai and working for the airline. If I get the job, it will be based in Dubai.

I have no kids, there is just me and my (Polish) girlfriend. Is life great out there? Could my g/f get a job? How hot does it really get? Does anyone else work for Emirates - what are they like as an employer? (Pm's may be required here!!) ;)

I also have opportunites in South Africa (a whole lot safer in Dubai I know - but different challenges).

Any help / advice / comments welcome.

HAppy New Year and kind regards :thumbup:

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

www.emiratesgroupcareers.com

Try this

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

Thanks for the pointer...already some way down the line (looking to come out end of Jan for an interview).

There are many questions that I'll have at the interview, but I just wanted to get some 'on the ground' knowledge / experiences.

:)

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

You won't be able to sponsor your girlfriend as you are not married, so she would need to sort out her own visa or get a job and be sponsored that way. I'm not sure if visa runs are an option on a Polish passport. Also, if Emirates are providing accommodation she will not be able to live in it- again because you are not married. She also won't qualify for medical insurance through Emirates. I suspect these may be your biggest problems.

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

sounds like someone is going to have to get down on one knee :p

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Mmmm, South Africa or marriage....

:confused: :unsure: :confused: :unsure: :)

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

South Africa will probably work out cheaper....:D

Seriously though, as far as Emirates are concerned you are either single with no dependents or married. There is nothing in between.

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

@rse :blink:

I was banking on the monthly visa run...

Sounds as though you know from experience the Emirates requirements. Oh well, I have my interview end of January anyway - so I will raise the question. I am on 3 months notice - so if I (we) decide to go, we can fit it in between packing :eek: :wub: :(

Failing that, she could go back to restaurant management and work in one of the hotels (we already have a few friends who work in hotels there). I wasn't banking on her being a kept woman anyway...

Obviously we couldn't live in the Emirates accom as you say - unless we got mmmm... - sorry can't quite bring myself to say it :D

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

I dont work for Emirates - in fact they don't even want me to be a passenger any more on account of me always being pissed.

My advice is this. Dump the bird and take the job with Emirates they can always post you to south africa if you are bad. Theres millions of Polish girls awaiting you in Dubai but be warned a little bit - they prefer southerners - so just make sure youre stinking rich and get free flights to crack ow. That was not a typo - good luck and programme the plane full of booze mate.

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

The visa run might be a possibility, I don't know if it works for a Pole though. Think very carefully about medical insurance though. She will definitely need that and it is expensive.

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

can they tell the difference after some vodka?

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Dunno - I'm to ugly and poor to cop off..

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I have lived in KSA and UAE for over 10 years and never considered having medical insurance...perhaps we have just been lucky. The only time we needed hospital treatment was when our daughter was born (in Jeddah) which cost us Dhs 5,000 which wouldn't have been covered by insurance anyway. Just my two pennyworth...

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

Don't start that again! You have been lucky. And many medical plans do cover maternity costs.

Re: Anyone work for Emirates?
 

:rofl: