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rbc
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I worked for EdEx two years ago, was able to take the housing allowance and live in my own apartment. There used to be a lot of us women living on our own.
I then took a year off and am now returning, again with EdEx. A friend still there tells me that yes, this past year EdEx started refusing to give the allowance to women. She said a few women still lived on their own, but the rumor is that from now on, no. It will not be possible for women employed by EdEx to live outside the company provided housing.
The quality of housing varies, depending on which residence hotel they put you in. Judging from stories I've heard, I believe standards have gotten better. |
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monicamike
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worked for EdEx two years ago, was able to take the housing allowance and live in my own apartment. There used to be a lot of us women living on our own.
I then took a year off and am now returning, again with EdEx. A friend still there tells me that yes, this past year EdEx started refusing to give the allowance to women. She said a few women still lived on their own, but the rumor is that from now on, no. It will not be possible for women employed by EdEx to live outside the company provided housing.
The quality of housing varies, depending on which residence hotel they put you in. Judging from stories I've heard, I believe standards have gotten better. |
Well apparently now according to the new HR manager, you can only leave housing if you are married and with your husband. This is what the recruiter told me over the phone. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| Well apparently now according to the new HR manager, you can only leave housing if you are married and with your husband. This is what the recruiter told me over the phone. |
That recruiter is misinformed especially since many Saudi women are out and about with family members and friends yet without their husband or a male relative accompanying them. EdEx would be foolish to think their single, expat female employees would agree to this. Plus, it certainly wouldn't be a smart way to attract and retain female teachers. |
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johnslat
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Dear nomad sould,
Is it possible that by "leave housing," monicamike meant move to live in a different location rather than just go out to the mall?
Regards,
John |
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nomad soul
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| Is it possible that by "leave housing," monicamike meant move to live in a different location rather than just go out to the mall? |
Maybe. However, the question of expat women traveling alone or without a related male chaperone when outside the confines of their housing does come up every once in awhile. Anyway, Monicamike's post is quite ambiguous and needs some clarification. |
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pink_islands
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:48 am Post subject: can't they hire a driver? |
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| My point was that in the unlikely event that Edex were to allow for a housing allowance in lieu of company accomodation then such a female employee would also need to find a reliable and reasonably priced driver for her daily commute. |
I'm female (direct hire) and had both a yearly housing allowance and a monthly transportation allowance. However, companies like EdEx go the cheapo route and instead of providing their female teacher various allowances, they're more likely to house them in apartment blocks with a designated bus driver to transport them daily for work and for a few scheduled group shopping trips each week. That's what ICEAT provided my female friends. If they wanted to go out on their own, they had to use taxis, paid for out of pocket. |
assuming they have nothing to do in the magical kingdom can't they have heir own personal driver pick them up ect instead of a taxi? |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:59 am Post subject: Re: can't they hire a driver? |
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| pink_islands wrote: |
| assuming they have nothing to do in the magical kingdom can't they have heir own personal driver pick them up ect instead of a taxi? |
You can pay either a private driver or a taxi---your choice. I split the services of a private driver with two female Saudi friends for the daily trip to/from work. However, for short, impromptu trips to the supermarket, I used taxis. Given the challenge of getting to the store before it closed for prayer, it wasn't worth it to wait around for my driver when he was way across town. Besides, it's cheaper to pay taxis for those shorter distances. |
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