Emirati graduates eye $7,300 monthly salary for first job

Posted by: Abdullah Sunday, 17 March 2013 8:31 PM[UAE] - UAE

@ Telcoguy, If you will not exhibit a modicum of civility and regard and esteem towards the citizens of your host the UAE then the least we can do is guide you to the exit because this land does not need ingrates like you who bite the hand that feeds them and their families and our partying words will not be Good Bye and Farewell rather Good Riddance...

Posted by: procan Monday, 18 March 2013 9:52 AM[UAE] - canada

Abdullah.....careful what you wish for the loss of Telecoguy and persons like him or perhaps all expats would surely be the ruination of your fragile economy that frankly is powered by massive cash flow. As well the work and expertise of the huge expat population is what feeds your families and the harsh realities of your violent war like neighbours would soon be pressing on your door step. Your kuwait brothers seem also have forgotten that lesson. Expats have brought order to disorder and confusion in the GCC. Persons like Telecoguy are providing a bright future for you. Without them the world you currently live in would come to and abrupt end. We shall keep you safe, peace be with you.

Posted by: Ammar Sunday, 17 March 2013 8:14 PM[UAE] - UAE

All free zones must employ Emiratis, after all these free zones are in the UAE not in the begging Europe or the struggling Asia. Outsiders cannot just come here and invest while being indifferent to the local population as if they do not exist, this must change NOW!

Posted by: Masoud Sunday, 17 March 2013 8:08 PM[UAE] - soluvdl wife's

Our guests who have made the UAE their business headquarters will never employ UAE locals unless and until they are fined heavily because they only know the language of fines, fines and more fines, so let us speak with these foreigners in the only language that they understand because anything else is a waste of time.

Posted by: Redsan Saturday, 16 March 2013 10:58 AM[UAE] - Kenya

I agree with adel even though i aint an emirati national , i have some of my family members who arent even educated to the university level even though they manage to receive a quite good salary Band. UAE moreover provides secuirty to everyone so we all feel safe. if this was our country , we would re-act the same way. this is their country ! dont they have the right to receive whatever they want and its not like we are sagrigated. compare the number of expats who have been providen jobs that their country couldnt and tell me if your country can manage to do the same . UAE doesnt feel the need to explain how or why , simple just accept it. Be thankful for what you got thats what God teachs us and stop sniffing into whats not your business.

Posted by: Redsan Monday, 18 March 2013 9:56 AM[UAE] - UAE

@Telcoguy : i think i have spotted whats your concerns here , Your the type that sits behind a table and expact everything to flow smoothly. Look Please dont talk about freezones to start with. i have had the experience , have you ? they pay late , false promises , fire employess at their own pace and make your world a shit hole. Even exptraiates prefer to work at goverment sectors , ask me why ? to safe guard their job and families. So all in all , your not looking for whats best for everyone .. your looking for whats in favour for u . so now tell me whats the difference between you and all those youth locals who have high embitions ? enlighten me please

Posted by: Telcoguy Sunday, 17 March 2013 11:34 AM[UAE] - UAE

Redasn the main point of the article is "Emirati graduates eye $7,300 monthly salary for first job", can you read it? It is written in big bold letters at the top of the article.

And yes, Emiratisation impacts me, if I am to be forced a local that has such expectations and I can not fire.... maybe that is ok with you. It is not with me, nor many other people.

Can i change it? no of course. I simply move and not hire, that is the whole point of my discussion. If you want to use the Free Zone companies to create private jobs then this has to change, if you are going to focus on the companies serving the UAE market you are talking a puny market.

Many people here seem to think you can create wealth by writing laws. It does not work, and it is a dangerous fiction.

Posted by: Redsan Sunday, 17 March 2013 9:04 AM[UAE] - UAE

Telcoguy : Your not focusing on the main points here , i think your just looking for something to critisize. Emiratisation is not speciliased for me or you , its for the locals. Do you have the power to change it ? Hmm i doubt . or lets put it in these way " at the end of the day , its just discussion not implamentation. i work in a bank and my new fellow emirati work mates dont receive the salary as per the post . its approx 10K but thats after undergoing 2 months of training and finally , regardless of what you say the country is progressing .

Posted by: Telcoguy Saturday, 16 March 2013 12:36 PM[UAE] - UAE

@Redsan, so Emiratisation is none of my business? Interesting.

But your business is telling other people what there business is? Even more interesting

Posted by: Telcoguy Friday, 15 March 2013 6:43 PM[UAE] - UAE

You also say " Writing post on this thread will not fix their life nor will it solve the problem." Well... it is actually not my problem. I am not the one with the unrealistic expectations and the poor qualifications for a modern economy. One would have thought that businesses being created in the Free Zone should be, you know, part of the solution. Funny now we are the problem
And no, this is not all I do. But I am getting increasingly frustrated, and I am not the only one, when after being involved in so many discussions/workshops the best that can be agreed is to have a 3 weeks training on entrepreneurship? you can draw your own conclusions

I appreciate you are trying to be civil, but is kind of funny, how after acknowledging that I try to be fact-based and logical you end up pointing the road to the airport

I am left wondering how my departure, would make these expectations more realistic and how will create the jobs you are looking for? If you think so please explain