know anyone leaving?
Feb 4th 2018 | 9:50 pm
#46
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Re: know anyone leaving?
Globally as in world wide...here in the ME there only a handful of companies which, from what i know, were ticking over fine. But globally during the 2nd half of 2016 and almost all of 2017 (bar probably the last quarter) major cut backs were made.
Feb 4th 2018 | 10:01 pm
#47
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Re: know anyone leaving?
It's good that he agreed. Very mature of him.Not a bad idea at all. I'd like to go back to Blighty one day which is why I'd love it to succeed post Brexit.
Feb 4th 2018 | 11:32 pm
#48
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Re: know anyone leaving?
my company globally made huge cuts over the last 12-18 months (including getting rid of people, and in some instances liquidating companies that were making significant losses with no or very little scope to turn them around) .....now almost every subsidiary within the parent company is down to the bare bones, in terms of manpower.
There was a complete hold on capex expenditure during 2017 and now in 2018 - unless the capex was needed to brought exclusively for a long term project/contract.
Our budgets for 2018 are nowhere near the growth that we were expected to achieve in past years.
But Alhumdulillaah, we've secured a fairly big contract with a company in Abu Dhabi and so that will keep us going, with smaller contracts in other regions.
There was a complete hold on capex expenditure during 2017 and now in 2018 - unless the capex was needed to brought exclusively for a long term project/contract.
Our budgets for 2018 are nowhere near the growth that we were expected to achieve in past years.
But Alhumdulillaah, we've secured a fairly big contract with a company in Abu Dhabi and so that will keep us going, with smaller contracts in other regions.
Feb 5th 2018 | 1:46 am
#49
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Re: know anyone leaving?
Well, booming these days just means you end up paying more for everything. The main thing is that you are personally happy.
Feb 5th 2018 | 3:12 am
#50
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Re: know anyone leaving?
Hmm. Pay more for everything, alright. Went and got my UAE driving licence tonight and had to pay AED 870 for the privilege. The website said 360. I also forked 200 out unnecessarily for photos and an eye test and got a letter of no objection from my employer.
Feb 5th 2018 | 7:58 pm
#52
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Re: know anyone leaving?
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Feb 5th 2018 | 8:12 pm
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Feb 5th 2018 | 8:13 pm
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Feb 5th 2018 | 8:47 pm
#57
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Re: know anyone leaving?
See how things go, I may look at a VC fund - although have very limited experience in that sector.
Feb 5th 2018 | 10:14 pm
#58
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From: Buraydah , Saudi Arabia
Re: know anyone leaving?
Made an appointment for their premier service in London a couple of years ago. I found it amazingly efficient. I was in and out in twenty minutes and picked up the passport later that day. You pay for the privilege, but it's not that much more than applying from overseas.
Feb 5th 2018 | 10:37 pm
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Re: know anyone leaving?
Made an appointment for their premier service in London a couple of years ago. I found it amazingly efficient. I was in and out in twenty minutes and picked up the passport later that day. You pay for the privilege, but it's not that much more than applying from overseas.
I've done the postal one from here to Liverpool and it was excellent. Done in a matter of about 2 weeks when the online thing said a minimum of 9. That's the kind of inaccuracy I can tolerate.
I made some good money on that bet.
