Potential job offer! Please Help!

Hi all,

I'm new here and I wondered if you could help me! I have been looking for work in the UAE for some time and had no luck at all. recently a contact that I have made has put me in touch with a friend of his that owns a small but expanding company in abu dhabi.

He is looking for an operations manager and seems interested in meeting me, and has asked if we could meet in Paris next month to discuss the opportunity. I haven't done a job like this before but have a lot of transferable skills and this opportunity would be great for me, so i'm very interested.

The package that he offers is fully furnished accomodation with bills paid, a car, a phone and 8000 aed per month.

I'm a single girl - I accept that I wont start on a lavish salary, but is this enough to live comfortably and socialise regularly to meet new people??

Also - with regards to the accommodation, what is common practice, do you choose a place and they pay or do they have an apartment that you have to stay in? Either way - is there anything i need to look out for or be wary of?

I havent got to talks about annual flights etc... so i'll discuss that with him if and when the time comes.

Any help or advice would be really appreciated and if you can think of anything that i should ask to make sure this is a decent package, please let me know.

thanks so much in advance!

Hello g3mmad.

Welcome to Expat.com!

Hope other members will soon respond and advise you.


Aurélie

the only thing i'd be concerned about is accomodation. get as much information, and possibly see it before anything. I've heard many stories... the rest...i'll let the other decide. btw..not trying to scare you lol

Just check accomodation, they might be putting you in some dodgy apartment. seeing as all your living expenses are paid for you, 8000 isn't a bad offer. As in Abu Dhabi rent is probably the biggest cost.
Compare the salary to what you are currently earning, and they will never pay you more unless you ask.