DUBAI OR SINGAPORE

This topic was created in the Workplace & Career forum by MissWaterbearer16 on Thursday, August 29, 2013 and has 7 replies.

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@MissWaterbearer16
13 Years

Which one will you choose?
Why and why not?

Your recommendations?

Dos ad Dont's?

*This is not a question to choose for a holiday destination, but moving there.
Please share your insights, experiences..

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@2N3R
13 Years1,000+ Posts

I was gonna ask if you meant the airline because if you can afford it, you should definitely pick the first/business class on Singapore Air. I want a job that pays lots just so I can afford that. 😆

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@miamivirgo
13 Years500+ Posts

Fiji or Tahiti

way more fun and alot less stress from cultural issues.

Why are people so fascinated with places with lots of money yet they have little to none themselves?

Go where you can ave fun and not get wrapped up in a local misunderstanding.

Hey Orlando FLA isn't bad either.

Or California

Or St. Bart's in the Caribbean.
Or
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@MissWaterbearer16
13 Years

Posted by clutch

Dubai vs Singapore is a tough one.

If you care about professional experience, then singapore.

Could you expound about professional experience in Dubai? From what I read, it is not very easy, but easier to find a job there compared to Singapur?

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@MissWaterbearer16
13 Years

Dubai vs Singapore

I am keen to learn your inputs on...

Career/ Job
Culture
People
Night life
Surroundings
People do on weekends

or anything best or worst that they have (on your personal experience or opinion).

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@MissWaterbearer16
13 Years

Posted by clutch

Posted by MissWaterbearer16

Posted by clutch

The work load in Dubai is excessive, generally speaking. You would be leaving work after 21:00 on most days and there is no such thing as overtime. It depends on your field to be honest. I'm from a finance background but I did a career move towards arts, which is a less intense environment in general. If you're in engineering or medical backgrounds, then you too would have an average extremely intense days.

Singapore is a more sophisticated, less intense and less alien environment.

Did you ever work in the middle east ? & what's your professional field ?

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i have never worked in the middle east.
logistics/ transportation is my field.. any inputs here?

by the way, what did you meant by less alien environment?

i also want to understnd the culture and people in uae, how's the social life and professional environment?
where do people hang out on a weekend? or apres work ,do they mostly go to pubs to have some drinks, a bottle or glass of 2?
or is it mostly like hotel bars?