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enterthedragon



Joined: 11 Nov 2017
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Makkah wrote:


If one does find themselves in KSA making well over 30,000SAR/month, count themselves lucky (it is what I do each month I get paid).

I'm here for the money and after I finish, so will my ESL days end too..


How come you get paid so much money for TEFL? 30k SAR is an enormous amount of money. Who pays this amount? I have never seen an advert this high before although I don't look at ads in Saudi really.
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Makkah



Joined: 08 Oct 2014
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
enterthedragon wrote:
Makkah wrote:


If one does find themselves in KSA making well over 30,000SAR/month, count themselves lucky (it is what I do each month I get paid).

I'm here for the money and after I finish, so will my ESL days end too..


How come you get paid so much money for TEFL? 30k SAR is an enormous amount of money. Who pays this amount? I have never seen an advert this high before although I don't look at ads in Saudi really.


Aramco as a contractor.
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sicklyman



Joined: 02 Feb 2013
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Makkah wrote:
(...each month I get paid).

are there some months you don't get paid?
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Makkah



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
sicklyman wrote:
Makkah wrote:
(...each month I get paid).

are there some months you don't get paid?


Wow Littleman, surprised you are not in the loop about it.
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dragonpiwo



Joined: 04 Mar 2013
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:07 am    Post subject: erm Reply with quote
Except for Aramco, pretty much all the great oil and gas jobs have gone or are in the last throws of dying.

I'm in the UAE on an Aramco salary but I don't expect to be here much longer.

Outsourcing and the race to the bottom beckons.
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hash



Joined: 17 Dec 2014
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Location: Wadi Jinn
PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:18 am    Post subject: Re: erm Reply with quote
dragonpiwo wrote:
Except for Aramco, pretty much all the great oil and gas jobs have gone.......
Even Aramco is not immune. Old friend of mine - one of those that lived in Bahrain and commuted daily to KSA... was just let go.....after 20 years or so on the job as Aramco contractor. And it's not just English teachers that this is happening to. Cutbacks across the board, regardless of age, profession, expertise, you name it.....the money is just not there anymore.

(Meanwhile, back in the USA, GE has just announced "thousands" to be laid off worldwide....and Ford is taking its electric car manufacturing to.......Mexico (I didn't think they did that anymore)......Hold on to your undies.....it's going to be a bumpy ride.


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veiledsentiments



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:12 pm    Post subject: Re: erm Reply with quote
hash wrote:
and Ford is taking its electric car manufacturing to.......Mexico (I didn't think they did that anymore)

Not sure why you would think that. The new tax bill rewards those who move out of the US. Not to mention that Ford's US factory is switching to self-driving cars... and the electric car production is moving to an existing factory in Mexico that is cutting back the production of small cars that aren't selling because the gas is cheap again.

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Allizwell



Joined: 04 Nov 2010
Posts: 54
Location: KSA
PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
As others have said, if you are male, there are jobs right now at over 20K SAR including accommodation, and in most cases, transportation. If you are American, see Raytheon, Blueforce, and maybe some others. If you are British, see BAE. There are others, but I will leave that for you to discover. Best of luck.
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dragonpiwo



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:09 pm    Post subject: erm Reply with quote
My pal at BAe says it's absolutely dreadful. I know 3 people who have quit that motherload of a working day.
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enterthedragon



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="Makkah"]
enterthedragon wrote:
Makkah wrote:




Aramco as a contractor.
WHat does that mean? How can you be a contractor in Saudi Arabia?