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Latest post on 30 August 2012 - 11:58

What a difficult situation and I wish you the best of luck with the interview. I would advise you to say nothing for now. If you're offered the job, see if you could find someone who could do the pick up for you if you did the drop off for them. Use EW or a local community forum, if there is one, to find someone. If you can't find anyone to help, then speak to your employers. I'd keep quiet for now, you don't want to put them off. Good luck! edited by emmsie on 30/08/2012 <em>edited by emmsie on 30/08/2012</em>

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Latest post on 28 August 2012 - 21:21

I'm afraid I don't quite agree with the others. I have just quit jobs in the past, which is very liberating and empowering initially, but sometimes you run the risk of ending up in another bad job because you need to get back to work. I would strongly recommend setting out a plan first. If you have managed to stick it out for 3 years, realistically you could probably stick with it for another couple of months. In that time you could do as the others suggest, network like mad, update your linked-in and put by some extra cash and think about what it is you really want from a job or new business opportunity. I truly believe that it is easier to get a job when you have a job. I know that it is very hard to separate yourself from a negative work enviornment and think positively and project a positive image, so I wish you the very best of luck in whatever option you take. FFx This sounds like incredibly good advice. As someone who has interviewed many people for jobs in my old company (back at home), someone who just leaves their job is viewed with great suspicion. I would urge you, however, to look for a new job as soon as possible. The stress and anguish from being miserable in your job is simply not worth it. Perhaps you can do your best to do as little "work" at work as possible and spend your time looking for that perfect new job.

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Latest post on 26 August 2012 - 21:58

Find out whether you are meeting at the Centro gate or the Aldea gate. The Centro gate is close to the Al Ain road (heading towards Al Ain) and the Aldea gate is closer to the Emirates Road heading towards Sharjah and away from Arabian Ranches.

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Latest post on 26 August 2012 - 14:50

I've been stunned by how rude people are and how terrible the driving is. I have started a sad little one woman campaign to get people to be less selfish, less aggressive and friendlier. I frequently let other cars in, I wave thanks at people and do everything I can to spread what I consider to be good manners. Of course, others may think I'm completely mad doing that and, furthermore, that walking around in a dress that stops at my knees and shows some flesh below the neck is just the height of bad manners. I guess so much of what we see as bad manners is a cultural things but I have noticed that by waving thanks and letting other cars in, I do get thanked from time to time so that makes me feel as though I am spreading some good cheer and maybe creating some good karma. p.s. A message to GirlAnachronism; if you're feeling really stressed, try some mindfulness and meditation. Just try and download some stuff from Amazon and try it for half an hour a day. It really helps me feel less anxious and stressed.

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Latest post on 26 August 2012 - 13:41

I believe that EnolaGay is not correct. It has nothing to do with earning days, it is precisely to do with the number of days you are resident in the UK. For this fiscal year, if you (you personally, not your husband) need to worry about tax liability (i.e. you have earned income from the UK or have a capital gains tax), you need to be resident in the UK for 90 days or less. The rules are expected to change next year and this is where things get tricky. As of next year, the 90 day rule applies to you if you moved abroad for a job and have any UK tax liability. You may find, however, and no one yet knows how the law will be applied, that if you moved over for your husband's job, but you personally have UK tax liabilities, you will only be allowed to be in the UK for 15 days. This will apply to wives, for instance, who have Capital Gains Tax issues. My tax adviser has not yet been able to confirm whether women who move for their husband's jobs will get hit by the 15 day rule as no one appears to be sure. The Inland Revenue hasn't thought of those who move for their husband's jobs but have tax liabilities themselves. Perhaps it was a man who drafted the law and it didn't occur to him that a woman might be capable of generating her own capital gain!

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Latest post on 26 August 2012 - 12:55

Very funny; thanks

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