u/princedxbian

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Quick summary of the rules.

1 This sub is for job seekers and employers in the UAE.
2 No service ads or freelancer pitches.
3 Job posts must include salary, description, and no fees.
4 Post with substance. English only.
5 No spam or bot content.
6 No scams, MLM, or employment law violations.
7 No threats or harassment. Arguments and debates are welcome.
8 Keep it real. No fake personas.
9 Protect your privacy.
10 Mod decisions are final.

If you have questions, message the mod team.
Good luck with your search. All the very best for your hirings..

— Prince

I need your help, is this a good idea?

NEED YOUR VOTE ON THIS.

I want to start a "Spotlight of the Day" on this sub.

One person. One post. Their real story.

Not a CV. Not a LinkedIn summary.

The stuff nobody puts on paper, what went wrong, what surprised them about the UAE, what they'd tell themselves on day one, who helped them when nobody had to.

Business owners, job seekers, freelancers.. same questions for everyone.

No editing. No filter. Their words exactly as they wrote them.

The idea is simple: this sub has 14K people and most of you are invisible to each other. The spotlight changes that.. one person at a time.

If this sounds worth doing, I'll set it up this week. If it sounds like noise, tell me that too.

Would you fill one out if the form existed?

— Prince

I got offered a cut today.

By a banned spammer.

To let them post here again.

I removed a post earlier “Your CV is the first impression of you, don’t mess it up” with a paid CV redesign pitch hiding underneath. Same AI slop wrapper every time.

Removed. Banned.

Vendors go to r/TechNetwork or r/UAEBusinessNetwork. Done.

Then modmail happened.

SCREENSHOT in comments.

Six things worth seeing in that screenshot:

1. The wrapper.

Career advice on top. Paid service underneath.

“Feel free to DM me” at the bottom is the tell.

Every.

Single.

Time.

2. The target selection wasn’t an accident.

This sub is full of people who are unemployed, new to UAE, anxious, and willing to pay anything that promises a callback.

That’s not a coincidence.. that’s the point.

A vendor doesn’t want confident buyers. They want desperate ones.

3. “Is it a scam?”

Nobody running a real business leads with that defense. You lead with

“here’s who I helped and what changed.”

That question never came up.

4. “I just want to help people out.”

While charging. Charging is fine. Say you’re charging.

The second you pretend the money isn’t there, you’re the problem.

5. “I’ll be happy to pay you guys a part of what I earn.”

First bribe.

6. “How about we do commissions win-win for both for us.”

Told no. Came back with the same thing wearing a different shirt.

Now..

The things is..

There’s no version of that deal where this sub wins.

The math only works if I sell out the people who trust this place to filter for them.

So here’s what this is LOUD AND CLEAR.

This sub is for job seekers.

NOT for vendors who want access to job seekers. Vendors and freelancers post in r/TechNetwork or r/UAEBusinessNetwork.

Self promo gets removed. Repeated offense gets you banned Bribes get screenshotted and posted. Like this one.

If you see a post that smells like advice but ends with “DM me” report it.

That one line at the bottom is the giveaway 9 times out of 10.

The mod team reads every flag.

Posting this so you see what gets caught, what gets filtered, and what your reports actually stop.

Stay sharp.

— Prince

I talked to 16 people from this sub after my last post.

DMs. WhatsApp. Voice notes at 2 AM. Long messages from people who clearly just needed someone to actually listen.

So I listened.

And I need to tell you what I found because it pissed me off and I think you deserve to hear it.

Every single one of them had skills. Not “I watched a Udemy course” skills. Actual skills. Finance people with 15 years in the field. Engineers who built things you walk past every day in this city. Designers. Operators. People who’ve managed teams bigger than most companies here.

You know what the market gave them?

Nothing.

Ghosted applications.

Automated rejections.

Interviews where some 24 year old asks them to “sell me this pen” for a position paying AED 6,000 that somehow requires 5 years experience.

And then the internet tells them to fix their CV.

Fix. Their. CV.

????

Like the problem is font size and not the fact that 80% of real jobs in this country get filled through WhatsApp and “I know a guy” while companies put up fake postings to look like they have an HR process.

Like tweaking your LinkedIn headline is going to change anything when someone’s cousin already got the role before it was listed.

Here’s what I realized talking to these people.

You’ve been lied to.

Not on purpose.

Not by evil people.

By a system that runs better when you keep applying.

When you keep refreshing.

When you keep hoping.

Because while you’re in that queue, waiting, hoping, refreshing, you’re manageable.

You don’t ask for more.

You don’t demand better.

You take what you get.

The system wasn’t built to help you. It was built to keep you in line. And most of you are still in line.

I told all 16 the same thing.

Stop looking for someone to give you a chance.

Go find someone who has a problem and offer to fix it.

Not for free. For money. But don’t start with money. Start with a question.

One person you already know.

A relative, a friend, your old colleague, your neighbor who started some company last year.

Doesn’t matter.

Ask them: “What’s the one thing in your business that eats the most time or money?”

Then shut up and listen.

What comes out of their mouth is worth more than 500 job applications.

Three people actually did it.

Within 48 hours.

One of them found a construction company running 12 active projects on paper.

Physical files.

Family handling the finances.

No software.

No system.

They can’t get a bank credit line because no bank is going to look at receipts in a cardboard box and call that fundable. That’s not a job opening. That’s a problem worth real money.

And it pays more than whatever salary you’re sitting around hoping for.

Another found a business owner paying AED 3,000 every month to a “marketing agency” that posts two graphics a week on Instagram and calls it strategy.

The owner doesn’t even know what he’s paying for. Just knows it’s not working. That’s AED 36,000 a year being lit on fire by someone who doesn’t know there’s a better way.

Third one found a restaurant doing AED 80K a month in revenue. No tracking. No cost breakdown. The owner “feels” profitable but can’t prove it.

Not to a bank.

Not even to himself.

Three people.

Three conversations.

Three businesses bleeding real money.

Found by people who just asked one question to someone they already knew.

The other 13 are still thinking about it.

Look. I’m not calling the 13 lazy.

They’re not.

This market beats people down.

You send 200 applications and hear nothing back and eventually you start believing maybe you’re the problem.

You’re not the problem.

But the 13 chose familiar over uncomfortable.

Not because waiting feels good.

It feels terrible.

But terrible you know feels safer than action you don’t.

Be honest with yourself for a second.

You’ve saved how many posts on this sub?

Bookmarked how many YouTube videos about starting a business in Dubai? Downloaded free templates. Read articles. Followed “career coaches.” Maybe even started a business plan that’s still sitting in your Notes app. Or asked chat gpt.

And you’re in the same spot you were 3 months ago. That’s not preparation. That’s a coping mechanism wearing a productivity costume.

The 3 who moved didn’t have more money.

Didn’t have better connections.

Didn’t have some secret.

They just decided that one real conversation about one real problem was worth more than another month of collecting information they never use.

Here’s the thing nobody in this sub is going to tell you.

You don’t need a job. You need one person with one problem who trusts you enough to let you try.

That’s it.

Not a business plan.

Not a trade license.

Not a website.

Not an investor.

One person.

One problem.

One honest conversation.

You’re either waiting for someone to come save you.

A recruiter, a lucky break, a connection that hasn’t happened yet, a viral CV, whatever story you’re telling yourself.

Or you accept that nobody is coming and the only person changing this is you.

I can’t make that decision for you.

But if you pick yourself.

If you’d rather fail trying to fix one real problem than succeed at waiting.

DM me one sentence.

Tell me what you’re good at.

That’s it.

One sentence.

I’m building something with people who chose themselves.

And the ones who moved first are already ahead.

-Prince

Connecting a business that sells on Amazon and Noon with someone who can manage listings, run TikTok ads, and handle the day to day store operations on a monthly basis.

Not looking for consultants who “advise.” Looking for someone who logs into Seller Central and does the work.

If you run e-commerce operations or know someone solid, DM me or comment below. Happy to make the introduction.

Got a seller running on Amazon and Noon who needs someone to handle product listings, optimization, and TikTok ads for the store.

Monthly retainer basis, not a one time gig.

Budget is modest, not enterprise, not charity either.

Good fit for someone who already does this and wants a steady client. If you manage Amazon/Noon accounts or run TikTok ads for e-commerce, drop a comment or DM me with what you’ve managed before and rough results.

No agencies copy pasting service decks please. Looking for someone who actually operates stores.

I moderate this sub. I am about to make some of you uncomfortable.

You have a degree. You have 5, 8, 12 years of experience.
You have certifications that cost your family money they did not have.

And you are sitting here writing "Dear Hiring Manager, I hope this email finds you well" for the 400th time to someone who is never going to read it.

You are begging.

I do not say that to hurt you.
I say it because someone needed to say it and nobody here has the guts.

When you send 600 applications and hear nothing back.. that is not a job search. That is standing outside a locked door knocking until your knuckles bleed while people walk past you pretending you are not there.

You are worth more than that.

The person who gets hired is not smarter than you.
Not more qualified.
Not more experienced.
They know someone.
Or they know how to put themselves in front of the right person at the right time.

That is the only difference.

Not your CV.
Not your cover letter.
Not your LinkedIn headline.

Access.

Positioning.

The ability to create a connection that leads to money.

That is a skill.

And it is the one skill nobody in this sub is talking about.

Every single one of you knows at least 10 business owners personally.

Your family.

Your friends.

Their friends.

The guy in your building who runs a trading company.

Your cousin's wife who opened a salon.

Your college roommate who started freelancing.

They are in your phone right now.

They all have problems. Their business has no website. Their Google profile is empty. Their accounting is on Excel. Their WiFi drops every afternoon. Their marketing is nonexistent. They complain about it at dinner. They complain about it in the family WhatsApp group. You hear it every week.

And you.. the person with the degree, the experience, the certifications.. you are ignoring that and instead begging a stranger on LinkedIn to look at your CV.

What if the person who solves their problem is not a company.

It is you.

Not you doing the work.

You making the connection.

You being the person who says "I know exactly who fixes that" and earning every time that connection closes.

No CV needed.

No interview.

No "Dear Hiring Manager."

No waiting.

No refreshing.

No praying.

Just one question: do you know someone whose business has a problem?

AND

If the answer is yes.. and it is, you thought of someone before you finished reading this sentence.. then DM me.

Just tell me the problem.

I handle the rest.

This is not a job. This is not MLM. This is not a scam. I am the moderator of this sub, my name and face are public, and I have been here long enough that you can check my history and decide for yourself.

IT IS A GOD DAMN OPPORTUNITY

I am looking for 5 people who are done waiting and ready to earn from their own network.

That is it.

DM me one sentence: "the problem someone you know is facing."

If I can solve it, I will tell you how we both earn from it.

If I cannot, I will tell you that too.

Either way you lose nothing except 30 seconds of typing.

Stop refreshing.

Start connecting.

Ask me why i am doing it ?

My ideology is "Do whatever you can, with whatever you have"

I have you guys.. And i can do this for

YOU

— Prince

Alhind Group just won the contract to run India's passport and visa services across the UAE. They're opening 16+ offices and need 300 staff.

Roles: counter staff, submission officers, ops, managers, branch heads. Fresh graduates and people with no experience can apply.

Walk-in today, Sunday May 3 9AM – 1:30PM Alhind Tower, Al Khan, Sharjah

Bring: CV, passport copy, residence visa, degree and certificates. Valid UAE visa is a must.

If anyone goes, drop how it went in the comments.