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usool · Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 147

Hello there

Is 45,000 enough for accomodation in Sharjah? What kind of pad do you get for that, furnished/unfurnished?

Regards and best wishes

teach05 · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 10 Location: USA

Based on what I have heard and seen, I think it might get you something old. The average Villa in Sharjah rages from 55kdhs and up..Good luck finding something in that range.

teach05 · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 10 Location: USA

BTW: that's a Villa- not furnished. If you are ok, with a flat(apartment), then you will be able to get one with that sort of accomodations.(45k).

hithesh · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 10

How much salary you get? Infact I am an Engineer with 9 years of experience. I am offered 7500AED(Salary) +1700 (House) + 1450 (Transport). Can you or somebody tell me whether this is far below the industry standard?
With thnkas in advance.

mci · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 56 Location: Oman

Perhaps you can try Dave's Engineer Newbie Forum - there's a link on this site, just look around for it.

Personally, it seems a bit low for an engineer in these parts - but, who knows? I don't discuss salaries with my eng. buddies, otherwise, I'd have to make them pay for more of the drinks.

mci

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

hitesh,

There is no one on this board that is likely to have a clue what engineer salaries are. Most of us teach for years in the Middle East and rarely meet one!! Laughing

Is there no international organization of engineers? I suspect that the salary in this field depends very much on your country of origin and what kind of engineer you are. I have only known two... they were from Canada and the UK... and one of them earned an expense allowance that was more than my annual salary. I was afraid to even ask what he earned in a salary.

VS

mci · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 56 Location: Oman

Even in little ol' Oman, my engineer friends are making out like bandits - nice guys, great families and I drink their scotch 'cause I can't afford the good stuff myself. Confused

This is the closest Dave's has for an inebriated emoticon - considering the amount of Gulf and KSA forums, you'd think they might develop one. Very Happy

This one might also work, for a time, until later in the evening when Smile

gradually turns to Sad

and then

and finally Shocked

if you can't hold your booze.

Wink