I will be writing about my two work experience placements and their business aspects. I worked first at The Fridge Dubai, and then at K9 Friends.
The Fridge was a music venue and a very interesting business, situated in Al Quoz, one of Dubai's commercial/industrial areas. It was interesting to discover how the business itself worked and get behind the scenes. The Fridge operated by collecting funds from external events such as the Swingle Singers' performance in the Madinat (which I helped film) while at the same time hosting internal events which did not create income for the business, but merely bring in publicity to The Fridge and the bands performing. An example of their internal events would be their Monday Night Concert Series, of which the 12th season is just coming to a close with a few final performances upcoming. The finance part of the business was not part of the work I was tasked with, as I was involved more in the practical aspects of the business, such as socialising with customers or plain office work.
K9 Friends Was a very enjoyable experience. The business was a dogs home and relied solely on donations from the public through booksales, garage sales, etc. which were supplied as donations themselves. The centre had a total of 137 dogs in its kennels, and was almost permanently full due to the amount of strays being brought into the centre. One of the jobs I was assigned was to look after and socialise with a puppy for the week.I found it extremely satisfying, despite the many scratches and bitemarks on my arm from the puppies.
