economic boo! October 30, 2006
Posted by mildlymagneticvoice in FSEM100J.trackback
In TIME magazine, an article that I read said that the Arab world today is what Latin America of decades past was, or rather a much bigger opportunity for investment and profit. The emergence of the Arab world onto the global spectrum is something that cannot be denied, and new job opportunities/needs are opening up because of this new market. For instance, at George Washington University, a double-major program in Arabic and International Relations is available, which serves as a farm for many Arab companies to recruit employees to work both in the US and abroad in various Arab countries. Additionally, when employees do go overseas to do work in Arab countries (ex: Yemen, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait), they are often given (in addition to a comparitively huge salary) a house to live in, a car (often in the BMW or Mercedes Benz range), and a host of other ammenities as well.
It seems that the Arab world in the corporate sector has a whole lot to offer prospective employees, yet for all that, there is still a huge need for employees due to a lack of interest in those particular positions. Does it seem worth it to go through all the effort to learn the language and then actually go over to a Middle-Eastern country to make that kind of money? I certainly think it is.
It may be worth it but if I may generalize and stereotype America for a second. We are so used to people immigrating here for the greatest jobs. A big majority of the people who live here are so convinced this is the “greatest country on earth to ever exist!” that going to another country is just a dumb move. Not that they are right but if in their mind there are so many great opportunities here and the Arab world sucks its hard to change that type of mind set. There are people in the U.S. who are smart enough to realize what a great opportunity it is but its just not an idea that would gain wide spread popularity, in my opinion.
I never realized there were so many benefits to working in the middle east. However, the major draw back to working there is the area’s instability.