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Latest post on 09 December 2015 - 11:04

Well said Rickadon!!! We have been here 11 years, appreciate everything we have, always will. Just a few years ago the Pilots were doing on average 65 hours a month flight time (different to work time) now they do 95 to 100 hours flight time a month, over time was cut from there pay so effectively they got a pay cut, you now have to work 90 hours to get overtime. Would your husband be happy with that? Keep in mind they fly nights while your husband is tucked up in bed and gets a full nights rest, keep in mind the Pilots are constantly exhausted with jet lag (again part of the job) however when we signed up it was 65 hours flight time and more days to recover from the jet lag. You try flying to Sydney and back with 24 hours rest come back have 2 "days off" and fly to Europe and the cycle begins yes we know they are International Pilots but again there days off have halved and hours doubled for the same pay effectively. Keep in mind we signed a contract which is constantly changed without consent. There are many positives about working for Emirates, yes we get staff travel, I see that as a privilege and not a right, I appreciate that so very much, yes we get a percentage of our school fee's paid however that is part of our salary package, yes we get accommodation again part of our salary package. No one is disputing any of this. There are on average 3 pilots resigning a week, I am talking highly qualified with a huge amount of hours and experience that are going to other airlines, Emirates loss. The reason, exhaustion, frustration, lack of days of to spend with family and ever changing rules. Have you ever had to deal with a husband that is so jetlaged and exhausted that he can barely string 2 words together and when he is home his one day a week he is either studying for his sim exam (yes thats right they have sim exams and if you fail twice you get fired) or doing errands we can't do as wives as everything is in his name. Never used to be like this, that is what they whinge about!!! Not about stupid discounts and whether our backyards are the size of a car! We want just what we signed up for. It is ok if you sit in a air conditioned office and have an hours lunch break everyday and get a full nights sleep every single night. Try flying thru monsoons, storms, ice storms, war zones, in the middle of the night when you have had barely enough sleep to drive a car safely, try being responsible for 400 people. After flying thru the night, try landing and then having a 2 hour bus ride in peak traffic in Moscow, yep being going now for about 12 hours, you then get to your hotel and try to find familiar food and count how many hours you can sleep before doing it all over again. Again yes life of a Pilot, but what we are saying is it is not all 50% discounts at everywhere in Dubai (wish I knew this as this is news to me) we are saying our husbands and Pilots are exhausted and have had enough and in answer to your question, yes we are leaving, yes our friends are leaving as we can't possibly live like this for the next however many years. Why would we put up with living in the Middle East away from family, friends etc when we can get better contracts in our home country. Before you jump down my throat, think about the last time your husband missed 8 nights sleep for his job, when did he have to sit a 2 day exam once a year to keep his job, when did he have to pass a medical once a year to keep his job, when was the last time he missed family gatherings, Christmas, Easter, anniversary's and everyones Birthdays? When was the last time your husband was so exhausted that he fell asleep in the school car park picking his kids up from school as he had'nt seen them in 9 days! Yes we will "jog along now" We are to fly Emiretts in 18 days I'm already a nervous flyrt now i am crapping myself after reading this

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Latest post on 11 November 2015 - 09:06

Just wondering if someone could give me some rough idea as to how long it would take to get from Victory Heights ( morella ) to Dubai American Academy ( al barsha )or Kings al barsha hubby is looking at a villa there on thursday Cheers

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Latest post on 14 September 2015 - 12:43

From personal experience i would go the shave i am a hairdresser by trade but unfortunately won't be in dubai till begginig of the year otherwise i would of been able to help you with what ever you would of been comfortable in doing But hey when your treatment is finished and i have arrived i can maybe help you out with some funky new hair styles☺

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Latest post on 11 September 2015 - 14:06

Wow that would be devastating for eldest add he is extremely shy will have to make sure we can find a school that progresses through to senior years

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Latest post on 11 September 2015 - 13:22

Thank you so much for your replies it is mind blowing how different countries teach differently to age etc i am probably looking at kings at the moment but as usual places will be hard to get as we won't be arriving till the new year

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Latest post on 11 September 2015 - 13:22

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Latest post on 11 September 2015 - 12:17

Can we do that ☺i will have to look into it thanks for the suggestion

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Latest post on 11 September 2015 - 10:24

We will be in dubai for 5 years

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Latest post on 10 September 2015 - 06:20

Excellent thanks for your help

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Latest post on 10 September 2015 - 04:37

We havnt arrived yet but hubbys work is in al barsha so probably looking for something around there

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Latest post on 10 September 2015 - 01:24

Just wanting people's opinion as to which schools we should be looking at for my 10 and 8 year old boys We are an Australian family moving form Perth , my boys previously attended gems in Abu Dhabi Sounds like trying to get placements into schools is still a nightmare Look forward to hearing some replies Cheers

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