Friday, January 19, 2007

How not to apply for a job in Dubai?

Got this in an email.

So much development so many jobs, Dubai is the place of opportunity itself. However if you are a born idiot and have no repsect for other people then I guess you have no chance of getting a job no matter what. Check out the email converstation below and to think this guy actually applied for a job at the company North 55. I don't think this man will ever get a job in Dubai as the whole agency network will know about him by now, total loser.


From: Amir Saffar
Sent: 02 December 2006 01:22
To: To Whom It May Concern

Subject: multimediator/web designer position

I am a web developer/designer with experience in designing corporate, commercial, retail, and business web systems. With more than 6 years experience designing Internet/multimedia systems professionally in a production environment, I could be a valuable asset to your web design and multimedia team.Managing projects, task delegation, and client relations have been necessary skills at my previous employment positions. These have always been tasks that I excel at and enjoy.

My experience in web site consultation critiquing usability, functionality, aesthetics, and search engine placement can help clients with their existing web content by introducing them to innovative and cost-effective solutions.My enthusiasm, creativity, communication skills and ability to work without supervision are my strong points. I have extensive design experience using Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, VB, C#, SQL, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, 3dsMax, and other programs. I would be able to create a dynamic company presence for you on the Internet.

I am currently on vacation for two months in the region. Since I have a Canadian passport, traveling to the UAE would not be an issue for me at all. I also have to mention that since I have lived in a multicultural country and because of my background, I have been trained to work with people who have different cultures and backgrounds. Therefore I hope my experience in this field could be a valuable asset to your company.I would welcome an opportunity to discuss my qualifications and experience in greater detail. I am available for an interview at your convenience.

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Mike Platts wrote:

Hi Amir
Thanks for sending us your CV - we’d certainly be interested in speaking with you. Just to clarify, are you planning to visit Dubai during your vacation? If not, perhaps we can arrange to speak over the phone.

Regards,Mike Platts
Creative Partner,
North55 Dubai

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From: Amir Saffar
Sent: 11 December 2006 00:18
To: Mike Platts
Subject: RE: hi again

Hi again,I guess people work for free in Dubai. Am I correct!??
take care

Amir

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Mike Platts wrote:
Sorry, you’ve completely lost me there…how did I imply that people ‘work for free’ in Dubai?

Mike.

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From: Amir Saffar
To: Mike Platts
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:11 PM
Subject: RE: hi again

it’s very simple Mike. You are interested in my profile and i wanted to know how much you were able to pay. no response means: you either can’t pay that much,or you only hire indians and pakistanis who don’t ask for a good salary.but dude, i am neither indian or paki and i have never worked for less than2000 usd/month. You got it now!?

Amir

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Mike Platts wrote:
Jesus, that’s some chip you’ve got on your shoulder there pal. Before the email I received on 11th December, I’d only gotten one from you - the first, which included your CV. As far as I can see, it didn’t mention money. If you sent another after that, then sorry, but I didn’t get it, which is why I didn’t reply.

Anyway, it’s all worked out well. I wouldn’t want a bigotted arsehole like you working with us, and I’m sure that the Indians and Pakis who work at North55 - most of whom earn more than US$2,000 a month, some by a factor of three - are glad that they won’t have to put up with your small-minded bullshit either. The Brits, South Africans and Canadians will probably be pretty cock-a-hoop too.

Best of luck finding a job in Dubai - I’m sure you’ll get exactly the kind of position you deserve.

Cheers,
Mike

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From: Amir Saffar
To: Mike Platts
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: got it?

i’m sending this e-mail twice. i wanna make sure you get it this time!!2000 USD/month is a joke bro. I got paid that much when I graduated from College/without any exp.

I’m pretty sure most of you guys work at coffee shops when you finish your work at the studio.What doesn’t make sense to me is, why would a guy from N America or Europe want to work for that amount. Perhaps you’ve had a low paid job back home and you are satisfied with 2000 USD! weren’t you a cleaner/or a security guard…Mike!?

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From: Mike Platts
To: Amir Saffar
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:41 AM
Subject: Fw: got it?

You really are an irritating little troll aren’t you? You can barely write English, and you seem to have a problem reading it too. So I’ll break it down for you: not. wanted. here.Now fuck off.

All the best,
Mike.

PS - I’ve taking the liberty of copying some of my colleagues in the industry here, just in case they too should have the misfortune of hearing from you. I’m sure they’d be kind enough to forward it on to their pals, too, and with any luck you’ll be back fucking moose in time for Christmas. (Oh, and by the way, if you’re such hot shit, why the reluctance to include a link to any of your work in your CV? So you’ve got six years’ experience - big deal. You don’t seem to have been able to hold down a job for too long - or were they short-term cleaner/security guard contracts?)

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From: Amir Saffar
To: Mike Platts
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:06 AM
Subject: Re:

by the way,Mike
you were either a
1. Security Guard
2. Cleaner
3. On Welfare
4. had a criminal background, so you couldn’t get a job back home
5. a bad designer who never worked for a real company. One of those guys who is a pain in the ass in the production team.

who knows, maybe one day you’ll be working for people like me if you ever decide to return to Europe or N America. * I guess would lose the job within 3 months.

good luck Mike.

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[Mike] wrote:
Congratulations - you’re famous:

http://www.chrisdiclerico.com/2006/12/17/how-not-to-get-a-job/
http://www.flipblogspot.com/2006/12/17/amir-saffar-and-north55

Much Love,
Mike.

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From Amir Saffar:

Don’t you really have anything else to do, other than forwording useless e-mails to other people and writting a blog. Dude, if you work at a pro company, you don’t even have time to drink coffee. you are not a pro!! that’s it. and your e-mails are going to the garbage bin from now.

take care


Wow! This Amir guy is really famous now huh? The emails have probably travelled round the world thrice.

14 comments:

  1. 嗨,太高兴看到你的留言了!其实你早加我了,但那时侯你也知道,因为光缆的问题,所以BLOGLOG十分的慢,无法回复。也很想用英文回复你,但是辞藻实在是POOR,但可以阅读,所以并不影响我看你BLOG。在北京工作,现在,是吧,我猜的。其实关注新加坡的BLOGGER也有段日子,很多也集中在BLOGGER.COM,如XIAXUE:)看到你使用中文,所以可以写多一些,我会常常看你BLOG的,希望自己能写好点,有天在你LINKS的NEXT上,呵呵。晚安,新加坡都该子夜了。

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  2. Oh no! Are you going to put up the recent exchange of colourful emails I had with you next? I don't want to be as famous as Amir Saffar. LOL.

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  3. 嗨 mopa!
    欢迎光临!

    终于能跟中国网友联系上了!好开心! 之前Blogger的网页在中国都不能开,不能进入。 我都没办法和中国网友联系! 终于等到这一天了!

    我想, 我该开始写中文部落格了吗, 还是你们要加强英文阅读能力?

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  4. Victor!!!
    I thought I asked you to delete!
    *%#$—%*^#.........

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  5. Hi Paula,
    Thanks for visiting and your kind comment :) See you around.

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  6. Right, that's the problem with the young these days, too cocky.

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  7. I can empathise that things may have changed nowadays. It is now an employees' market and they can pick and choose. What is interesting is the number of Foreign resumes that I get nowadays applying for a job that I advertise. Especially from Indian and Philippines. It shows that the world is fast becoming a smaller place.

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  8. So many foreign workers in Singapore nowadays. sigh.......

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  9. ahahahah, it made me laugh so much... how come such conversation could happen ? Has this guy Amir been hacked ? I mean a normal constituted person could not behave like this...
    anyway great stuff, thanks :-)
    Tanguy

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