Life and salaries in the Gulf - Professional Jobs
Asalam o Alaikum
I have been seriously considering migrating to Gulf Countries. Orignally Pakistani but currently in Canada with a decent income and to be honest quite a good life in terms of work and life balance. I work for the public sector so job security, pension, and benefits are really good.
However, I had been thinking of migrating to GCC to be close to home, have a more religious environment and also, I recently got married and which means I need to earn higher income.
I am trying to do a market research to help me decide and would love to get some answers!!
how’s the experience there for people who work in professional jobs?
How easy is finding a job and specially what does job security look like?
hows the work life balance? Do you have XYZ sick days each year to use from?
how does vacation days look like? Can you take vacation whenever you please or have to beg for approvals? Can you take a few days here and there throughout the year (to the max of your allowance)?
is there higher incomes and specially premium paid to Canadian/US/EU Citizens? I read a long time ago it used to be a thing!
realistically if I am making ~120k/year here, can I expect a premium in these countries?
are foreign workers respected and/or protected from abuse from the employers given its always a sponsored visa?
any other information you may deem useful, i’d love to know!!