Well Ladies and Gents, We’ve been in Dubai less than 2 days, and now I’ve finished my first day at work.
A car picked me up from the hotel at 8am, and took me for my induction at the office 15mins drive away. Over the next few days there’s going to be a lot of form filling and paperwork, as well as a medical at the hospital to get my work permit all sorted.
I’ve got to get a local bank account opened, sort my residency visa, work permit, driving licence and alcohol licence. Armed with a tonne of passport photo’s I’m ready for all the forms and most likely a mother-load of paper cuts.
Whilst at work I found out that the brand new metro line which only opened last month has a stop right behind the office, luckily the hotel is only 2 stops away, so actually it’s quicker to take the metro than a taxi. The metro costs about 40p a trip where as a taxi is about £3, so every little helps 🙂
The heat I’m told is much better than it was a couple of months ago, but it’s still staggering, I’m definitely going to take a little bit to get used to the temperature and humidity. Even going out for some lunch is an experience in that heat even if it’s only 5 mins walk away!
Ok well this is only a short message I’ve got to unpack all my bags this evening if I can, so I’m signing off for now. Chat soon all.
Perry
Awesome photo!
Unfortunately it isn’t mine, but I’ll take a few in the next few days….
fun times. tell me more about this “alcohol license”
The amount of alcohol you can buy at the store is directly linked to the amount you earn….. So that’s where the licence comes in….