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1chunk
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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:15 pm Post subject: Funniest job ad ever? |
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"If you have a family member or a friend who is currently unemployed, please share this message with him / her; as you will bring happiness into the hearts of those who are in need of a job or those who are looking for better job opportunities."
http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=41932 |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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I find that line from their ad quite telling rather than funny. It indicates their desperation to fill positions with desperate job seekers. No doubt they'll attract plenty of applicants.  |
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Lord T
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I believe they offer as low as 8,500 riyal per month; and I believe that an unemployed man with a wife and 2 kids, living in rented accommodation in London gets a similar amount (correct me if I'm wrong).
I know the oil price is low and the good days are over, but don't you get the feeling that these people are just a bunch of chancers trying to cash in? |
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Balzac
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Funniest job ad ever? |
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| 1chunk wrote: |
"If you have a family member or a friend who is currently unemployed, please share this message with him / her; as you will bring happiness into the hearts of those who are in need of a job or those who are looking for better job opportunities."
http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=41932 |
Yeah I had the same from a company who advertises here so no name. When I told them to stop sending me unsolicited job ads, which they sent frequently, I got this reply:
"This email was sent to you for referral purpose only.
If you have a family member or a friend who is currently unemployed, please share this message with him / her; as you will bring hapiness into the hearts of those who are in need of a job or those who are looking for better job oppurtunities."
In other words, we don't care that you are not in the market for a job, we just want to hire you as an unpaid recruiter.
And I got this one recently from a recruiter hiring for ARAMCO:
"Note: - If you are not interested or already share your profile then please share this email in your network for the references, after all helping people in getting a job is a noble cause."
I guess some people think we were born yesterday. And I guess too that I must lack nobility as I didn't forward the ad on 😆
Nuff said.
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ginger123
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Hi all,
I think they think because of the money crisis everywhere, everyone is desperate!
Or: they are desperate and they are in denial!
Msg to contractors: Pump up your salary and watch. |
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siologen
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:26 am Post subject: re: on the serious note... |
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Are there any employers actually hiring and offering the business visa or work visit visa, where one can pop over to Bahrain for a pint o' guiness every noo' and again, or is it all only IQAMA visas from now on?      |
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Lord T
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Siologen- Yes, there are, but the miserable salary that they offer means that it really will be 'a pint', every now and then.
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danshengou
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:51 am Post subject: Re: re: on the serious note... |
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| siologen wrote: |
| Are there any employers actually hiring and offering the business visa or work visit visa, where one can pop over to Bahrain for a pint o' guiness every noo' and again, or is it all only IQAMA visas from now on? |
There is probably only a small handful of employers in Saudi worth getting an Iqama with. |
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bigdurian
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:27 am Post subject: Re: re: on the serious note... |
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| danshengou wrote: |
| siologen wrote: |
| Are there any employers actually hiring and offering the business visa or work visit visa, where one can pop over to Bahrain for a pint o' guiness every noo' and again, or is it all only IQAMA visas from now on? |
There is probably only a small handful of employers in Saudi worth getting an Iqama with. |
Wanna be more specific.... |
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Foo_Fighters_Dave
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I don't know who in their right mind would come to Saudi and teach for 8500 SAR a month. That is chump change.
That is about the same as what you would make in Japan, South Korea or China and you would have a better time there. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Foo_Fighters_Dave wrote: |
| I don't know who in their right mind would come to Saudi and teach for 8500 SAR a month. |
People have various reasons for taking a job in KSA; not everyone is motivated by money. |
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danshengou
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Yeah, let's not bash on Saudi now or those for whom 8500 is plenty good.  |
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siologen
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:38 am Post subject: re: true points, but... |
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| That is about the same as what you would make in Japan, South Korea or China and you would have a better time there. |
A very valid point, but for someone like me, post 40, I do not want a good time, I've done the partying and late nights of bbq and hotpots in China for donkeys years. Also, what you earn you spend, so chump change of 8,500 SAR might be ok for some....with nothing to spend it on. I know this much, ask your average FT in China how much they have saved compared with someone who has been sober and frugal in the KSA for a year.....also China does not tend to pay airfares, another pisser for that place. Each to their own I say, if it works for you in China, that is fine, but China is not the centre of the ESL world, not anymore. |
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danshengou
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: re: true points, but... |
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| That is about the same as what you would make in Japan, South Korea or China and you would have a better time there. |
A very valid point, but for someone like me, post 40, I do not want a good time, I've done the partying and late nights of bbq and hotpots in China for donkeys years. Also, what you earn you spend, so chump change of 8,500 SAR might be ok for some....with nothing to spend it on. I know this much, ask your average FT in China how much they have saved compared with someone who has been sober and frugal in the KSA for a year.....also China does not tend to pay airfares, another pisser for that place. Each to their own I say, if it works for you in China, that is fine, but China is not the centre of the ESL world, not anymore. |
If China isn't the centre of EFL these days, then where is? |
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siologen
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:48 pm Post subject: re: a fair question... |
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| If China isn't the centre of EFL these days, then where is? |
A very good question indeed!
But given that salaries in China have remained static for donkeys years, and with a rising living costs and increased hostility and xenophobia from the locals, it (to me, at least) has lost a lot of appeal If there are those who are happy there, then more power due them, each to their own eh? |
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