Originally Posted by
JustaRampagent
For whatever reason I can’t post this in the Foreign Section so I apologize but here it goes.
I was offered a job a few week ago in Dubai and I need some advice.
Here are the details
2 year commitment is need.
$55,000 US salary
$12,500 US for Housing
$1,200 a month for a car lease
My goal is to fly but the industry is not looking good right now. I also have student loans (100K) I’m currently working on my master and plan to graduate in August. My wife is also working on her masters so if I do take the job she will have to stay here for a couple of months till she finishes up with school. (May 09) Should I take the job and hold off on flying for another two years or jump to the regional’s making 20,000 a year??
Right now I’m looking at apartment in Dubai and they are expensive. If I do take the job, I know it wouldn’t be right to ask my wife not to work for 2 years. How hard is it for women to work in Dubai?? A second income would seal the deal…Thanks in advance
$12,500 for housing will only get you a studio apartment in Dubai. You would want at least $20,000 to get a one bedroom apartment and that still would not be in the better locations. $1200/month for a car lease is plenty. You can get long term rentals for much less than that. $55K tax free is pretty good. With the house and car covered you would be able to save a lot.
Your wife can most certainly work in Dubai. She any good at real estate? Wives are making as much or more than their husbands by working in that industry here. School teachers are in high demand as well as a host of other professions.
Are you sure this is a Dubai based position? The flight school you are working for is Horizon or Dubai Aerospace Academy? DAE is actually located in Ras Al Khaimah. In which case the $12,500 will get you a reasonable one or two bedroom apartment. It would be more difficult for your wife to find work, but still possible. RAK is kind of the hick town of the UAE, but it's growing with major projects underway and lots of new businesses setting up there.
Typhoonpilot