regarding employment you might want to consider viewing the following thread....
http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1389
incidently i will be moving there in 3 weeks time, so if you fancy a beer....

seanog wrote:Am moving to Dubai in the next few weeks and am looking for a five-a-side football game in the evening somewhere. If you're in a regular game and need someone to make the numbers let me know. cheers