Things I loved: family oriented, safer especially for women our daughter could go out by herself with a friend with little worries, law abiding - makes London/UK look like a circus, cheesecake factory, luxurious fancy places, glamorous though a bit gauche, very clean, more disposable income, nice 2 experience Islam in a positive way Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is very beautiful, 24hr city, no income tax, people are happy to see children & don't find them a nuisance, English language, swearing is frowned upon, even with a very strong male majority, the sense of security is high enough that women go out solo at night, as did I, & was never once harassed.
Things I didn't love: Not walkable, very car centric, despite Dubai > London for safety there is a lot of reckless driving, heavy traffic & going over the speed limit, you will not get citizenship and know Dubai is a temporary stop, v touristy, your visa is tied to your labor contract if you are let go you don't have long to find another job, hard to secure a job, very humid and dusty, no unions, huge social class disparity, can't just go out and grab a coffee anywhere like in Britain & Europe, very little nature and greenery.
We had fun made some money, the kids had a fun experience abroad, got very homesick for Britain, returned, left London and moved to the countryside. Aus was also on the cards, v close to movin there cus sis was a nurse there but she got homesick too. & now both of us are in British countryside and I don't want to leave.
IMO, if u can get a job & a place, treat it as temp & have fun! But make plans to get bk or go somewhere else for more stability later