Hello everyone,
I've been living in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for six months, and while I'm looking for a job, I would like to work somewhere to keep improving my English (customer service, retail, etc.). However, the problem is that I can only find jobs with an average workload of 12 hours per day, on a 6x1 schedule.

Does anyone have any tips for finding part-time jobs or positions with shorter working hours?

Wishing everyone a great week!

Do you have a movie you could watch over and over again? I have a lot, but lately it’s Ready Player One and The Martian. Easily seen both 10+ times.

Hi, anyone from PwC here and ready to provide a referral for my wife for a testing role posted on LinkedIn? Thanks in advance.

Has anyone successfully been able to pivot to careers without stepping back after 10+ yrs of implementation work? I’d love you hear your journey and how you went about doing so.

Am I the only person who has been super disgusted to Fishbowl’s response to the Meta layoffs? I’ve been laid off twice in my career but I’m not mad at 11000 people who no longer have jobs just cause they got decent severance while I got a week on my way out. Facebook is hot garbage but I’m pretty sure 0 out of the 11000 were making those decisions. So why are you upset about it? Urgh. Y’all are weird.

Hi,
I am a opertional manager (L4_ (Non-Tech) in amazon.
What are best companies that I can give a shot, inorder to move from amazon to another company.
What is the possibile hike I can expect?

Deloitte onboarding E-mail says , it background verification is not complete by target start date , they can postpone the date last minute.
I have 14th march as a start date and I don’t know my background verification status.
I emailed BIONBoarding but no response.
How am I supposed to give notice to my current employer without knowing BGC status ?
Please advise if someone faced this situation.
(P.S. I don’t have any record, just being cautious because I am on H1B/work visa)

LTI or EY GDS
OFFERED SALARY SAME

Pay progression from SE to management? Was wondering what a typical SE manager makes because it’s hard to find.

Has anyone here ever worked as a foreign correspondent? What was it like?

Hi Fishes,

I will be joining Cognizant in January as a Sr Associate.
Yoe -7.4
Tech stack- Oracle Apps DBA

How are the projects here and will I get project once I join ?
As I dont want to be in PDP.

New to investing and have 60k I want to buy index funds/ETFs with, should I invest like 5-10k a month or all at once? For context, I have emergency fund already established and contributed to Roth IRA

Hey all! Curious your thoughts. All else equal, roughly how much does the average couple spend in retirement per year? Trying to figure out how much cash we’d need saved assuming we retire at 60. Thanks!!

Anyone here can help with referral at wayfair?

Has anyone moved from B4 to a startup biotech? Position seems really interesting but overall seems risky. They’ve only had a Series A financing

What type of background check do HF/PE/VC forms so these days? Employment, education and felonies are a given (I think) but is fingerprinting and drug testing still in the mix? How about credit score?

Has anyone burned some bridges yet? Just curious 😏

I have been waiting for a month for offer from pwc ac... everytime i call they first said mapping is pending ..now they are saying we are uploading in workday. Any one here can u plsase help me underatand how many days still before i get the actual offer

Anyone invest in franchises and in particular has anyone used a company called FranChoice to help you match w a franchise?

Hello everyone! Due to visa issues I will transfer from the US to another Bain office and was considering Dubai. How is WLB (amount of hours)? How flexible is the expense policy? Is it actually fun to be there? Thanks in advance!

Anyone from Deloitte here?

What’s the best company in dubai for WLB?

I currently average 60h/week in BCG

Hi all, I have recently received an entry level offer from BCG Dubai.
I have 3+ years of experience out which half in consulting and half in managerial role in corporate.

Would you take such an offer or would you look for better seniority at another consulting ? Is it a fair treatment?

Does someone have information about Kearney Dubai. Would be highly interested in getting some insights about team events, benefits besides salary as well as hotels or flight classes. 

Anyone looking for a Head of Analytics, please let me know.

I am looking for opportunities in Dubai.. I have a PhD, 2 postdoc fellowships, have experience managing projects throughout my PhD and postdoc, currently senior consultant (i focus on systematic lit reviewss). Experienced scientific writer with over 30 peer reviewed articles. IQVIA in Dubai is one place am hoping to try. Can someone help point out what other industry I can fit into - i am mainly looking for a good work life balance.. any examples of companies in Dubai you can share?

how is recruitment in general happening in Dubai at the moment? I was told it slows down during Eid and now with summer around the corner, recruitment activities are not high..

any comments ?

Hello, folks! I wonder if you have any advice/info for a person who is looking for an "investment associate" role in Dubai. I have a financial audit background (4 years Big-4), 1,5 year in deal advisory (half year financial due diligence department, 1 year valuation department). I have experience in TMT, retail, Energy and Utility and other industries. Currently I'm living in Eastern Europe.
What is considered to be normal in relation to WBL, compensations in Dubai for such role or similar?

Any one know that total comp for bcg dubai at project leader and manager level? Ideally split by base, housing allowance and target bonus.

I would be very grateful for the info

Hello everyone, I am new the community , I have my own consultancy firm based in Abu Dhabi and looking to partner or follow rate with others to expand my client reach. My focus is in digital transformation, organization. Change and learning and development

Hello! I’m a US citizen and I work for a big four firm. I love Dubai and I’m interested in moving here for a couple of years. What’s the salary for a senior consultant within the risk advisory practice? TIA!

are there any boutique consulting firms in Dubai? I work in ICON, a CRO similar to IQVIA. ICON doesn't have office in Dubai but I know IQVIA has.. I am looking at other options - what other life science or health care oriented consulting firms are there in Dubai?

Looking for a project manager / consultant opportunity in Dubai. I've got 6 years of experience in digital transformation consulting - any leads here?

How is the market in Dubai for consulting, are you guys busy/hiring?

I'm currently in a process for senior associate at a Big4. The process began on July, yet between the first and second interview it took like 3-4 weeks. And between the 2nd and 3rd like 7 weeks. I sent an email to HR during those weeks asking for an update and didn't have an answer. Then it a 3rd one was scheduled three times (the manager didn't connect to the first 2) and next week I have the last interview with 1 partner. Is the timing normal? Or were they looking for other candidates or what?

Hey habibis expats! The market in Dubai is obscure when it comes to compensation and benefits. I suggest we add clarity by posting salaries, role/position and years of experience here and anything else you want to add such as benefits. I’ll start:

- Industry: tech
- Role: finance manager
- YOE: 5 years
- Comp: 270k aed/year + 5% bonus
- Other benefits: work from Europe/US 1 month/year, 30 vacation days