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The manager of Dubai mall swatch Held a private sale at 3 am last night and “somehow” people knew there was gonna be a “soft” launch at 3 am for the watch and all the watches were sold out the employees thought the launch would be at 2 pm today like everyone else but once the store opened they find out there’s “no stock” But when I asked the manager why wasn’t it done In MOE he has no answer for it if you guys want the name of the manager let me know 🥸

Running a small restaurant has gotten incredibly tough lately and i want people to understand the reason for the taste change.

Our main issue currently is supply shortage, many of the ingredients that we've used before to get the perfect flavor for our dishes are not coming into the country anymore. Even after paying 3x the price to get premium products the taste is not the same as before. On top of that we have to deal with inconsistent supply batches meaning we have to filter out 1/3 of the products because they get rotten due to late delivery or being at ports for too long.

Changing products and getting the right flavor is not an option as we have spent years trying different combinations to get the perfect one.

Closing down isn't an option aswell as with other small business owners we have poured our life savings and closing down would be more costly as we have to pay the rent and staff salaries with our sales being cut down by 60%.

We ask for a little grace and understanding, if the taste feels off please talk to us instead of leaving harsh reviews and telling others to not comeback. We take full responsibility if the food is spoilt but unfortunately we can not do much about the taste, trying to purchase the previous products that we used would cause us to shutdown or increase our prices which again would do us no good as our sales will be effected. Can’t wait for things to get back to normal so we can serve you the exact flavors that you love!"

AFTER 22 long years we have done it guys 😭🛑.

How about arsenal fans in UAE HAVE A MEET UP / CELEBRATION PARTY !!! Ball is universal 🔥

WIPE THOSE TEARS FOR ME 😭 and for them salty ones drink it up 🍼🍼🍼

the complex building where I live in Dubai for the past 5 years has shifted from access cards to access the building to facial recognition machines.
I don’t feel comfortable giving my facial biometrics to a private company!
Has nobody in the management thought of consent before shifting to this method?

I am concerned of potential identity theft and access all my personal banking or legal documents, with the rise of deep fake.

- what are my options?!

Hi folks!!

I want advice from whoever works in MOHRE or as an HR please.

We are working in a well-known development company. We haven't been paid since the first of March, even though the company is hiring new employees almost weekly.

And we were thinking of raising a complaint to MOHRE, however, we are cautious about it, as if we raise a complaint, we will get laid off, and looking at the current market, it is difficult to get a new job.

We just want to understand what options we have in this kind of situation.

PS. It feels like the chairman is not afraid of labour laws.

PSS. "We" because we are in the same department

Just got off the metro and heading to work. The number of people angry this morning while heading to work was unimaginable.

Hung in there lads, we’ll be ok🫶

I’ve been compiling general information on UAE free zone setup structures and thought this breakdown might be useful for anyone researching costs.

In RAKEZ, the typical 1-year setup range is roughly:

License only: ~4,200 AED

1 Visa setup: ~7,200–8,000 AED

2–3 Visas: ~10K–13K AED

4–5 Visas: ~15K–17K AED

6–8 Visas: ~20K–25K AED

Most packages generally include: trade license, visa processing, Emirates ID, medical test, establishment card, and e-channel registration.

Final costs vary depending on business activity, visa eligibility, and office/flexi desk requirements.

I’m seeing more people talk about GEO, AI search visibility, and businesses showing up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

I understand traditional SEO, but I’m trying to understand how different this really is.

For a UAE-based SME, what actually matters if you want AI tools to understand and recommend your business?

Is it mainly:

- Website content

- Schema markup

- Google Business Profile

- Reviews

- LinkedIn presence

- Press and third-party citations

Has anyone here tested this seriously for a Dubai or UAE business?

Curious to hear whether this is becoming real, or if it’s still mostly agency buzzword territory.

I want to start a business online but I live in Italy. Here if you want to open a business you're going to have a lot of costs (including iva/vat, Irap, Ires, Inps, Imu, tari, ecc. I mean a lot of taxes and contributes) but I do not want to go through all this expenses that are going to take maybe even more than half of what I gained from the business. I Did some research online and I happen to understand that in Dubai you have less costs to go through. You have no taxes for personal income (0%), no INPS equivalent for expats but only 5% VAT and a 9% corporate tax.

So I started thinking to even move my tax residence in Dubai but I have to stay 183 days there in the meantime, to prove the fact that I'm actually staying in Dubai. The problem is that I don't know how to maintain myself when I'm there.

I can't start doing the business online because if I succeed I have to pay double taxation and I could be fraud for corporate tax inversion. But how else am I going to provide for myself when I'm there?

What are you're opinion about?

There are some accountant or consultant that can help me? Or there are Italians that decided to move in Dubai because of taxes? If yes could you tell me how did you do it.

I had a really uncomfortable situation early this morning and I’m trying to understand if I handled it right.

I was outside my building around 5:40 AM, standing near my parked car and talking with a colleague before heading out. A car passed by and I briefly looked in its direction, nothing more. About 2 minutes later, the same car came back, reversed near me, and the driver started asking me aggressively why I was looking at him.

I explained I wasn’t looking at him specifically and even apologized just to calm things down, but he stayed angry. He then took a photo of my car and said something like “I will show you,” which honestly felt threatening.

I didn’t escalate the situation and just left it there, but it left me feeling uneasy about what might happen next.

After thinking about it, I also submitted a negative phenomena report through the local police website as a precaution, just to document the incident in case anything escalates later. I don’t have his details, only the time and what happened.

Im honestly worried. Should i do something else as a precaution.

Today I had a flight back home from Abu Dhabi Airport with my wife. Had an odd encounter there not sure how to feel about it, After clearing security while I was putting my laptop back in my bag, the attendent in cream suit near the body called me to come to him.

I thought he is security and wanted to ask some questions, He said why don't you use this and showed me a Yardley Perfume and said why don't you use this a couple of times in variation "like you don't use this, it's big problem".

Then I second guessed and thought he must be a salesman but he was nowhere near any shop, I said no I use Axe Body spray(had used it an hour ago). He again said no, it's problem, then I thought it's getting weird and I said sure and turned around.

I saw a couple of other travellers watching the encounter and their faces were also confused. There was another lady there, (his colleague judging by their similar uniform) smiling. Then I realised the guy was probably trying to be joke and impress the girl.

Just adding that I reached directly to airport via taxi and wasn't sweating at all, had left the hotel fresh after shower.

Still not sure if this was a cultural joke or was he being just a dick.

Anyone still at work like me? Or just Killing time here on Random Posts? 😂😂

Hi, I'm feeling excessive chest pain from 3am, can't breathe properly. Where can I go for cheap treatment? I've 300 aed in my pocket. Emirates ID expired and visa renewal on processing.

Location around Satwa, Dubai

A bit of a rant

Companies & their bosses are pushing for AI in our work without even fully understanding what it is

You can see it in your social media feeds. 50% of the ads I see now on Instagram are AI generated and often inaccurate or misleading. So much of it is fake, lazy and complete slop

In my workplace, I submit work that I did organically for review.. they just say "Run it though chatgpt and improve it"

I ask my boss to lend and eye and provide their criticism? They run it though chatgpt and reiterate whatever it says, without checking if its true or not

I try to do things the right way according to standards our company has set, and they say "just let chatgpt do it for you why are you wasting your time making it manually"

The moment I speak ill about AI its like I committed blasphemy ..

I couldn't care less about the company and the work I give them. But I also want to uphold my own standards. I'm annoyed because I recognize this is the same reason I see AI generated content and low quality work all the time where it shouldn't be, and I wish I could choose to not contribute to this problem from my side.

And since I'm a low level in the company, I don't have a say and my view isn't respected. I'm just expected to contribute to the slop whether I like it or not, while the higher ups keep pushing for AI so they can put it as a buzzword in their CEO-level presentations, even if it doesn't work as intended.

And I'm not against AI. It's excellent for making mundane & time consuming tasks so much quicker. But like all things in the world, it shouldn't be used & abused for everything. It has its uses and its limits. And if you start depending so much on AI that it replaces your thought process or replaces your own creativity, then you've crossed that limit. But that seems to be where they want me to be headed

So many people are misusing the technology and as an employee you're just expected to roll right with them. I don't like it