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depechemodefan1966
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Thank you for the extra info, nomad soul. Any info is useful and appreciated.
The term great was meant to be taken lightly. I should have written 'great'. |
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BajaLaJaula
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depechemode....I would suggest you really try to get a handle on what living in KSA will be like for you before you accept an offer. Salary of 10,000 SAR = 2,666 USD a month hardly seems worth it for the hardship that you will likely endure living there.
Though, it may have changed since I lived there...Women were not treated very well, IMHO.
Try to PM some other female forum members to get an idea of what you might be getting yourself into. |
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nomad soul
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| BajaLaJaula wrote: |
The hardship that you will likely endure living there.
Though, it may have changed since I lived there...Women were not treated very well, IMHO. |
Eh? 
Are you also alleging female teachers particularly endure bad treatment from ICEAT as well? |
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BajaLaJaula
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I was just referring, in general, to the hardships that females endure in KSA. I have no specifics on icy-hot. One of the main reasons for leaving when I did was due to not wanting my wife to continue to put up with the sh#te that she had to on a daily basis.
As I have mentioned many times....life in KSA is a hardship....that's one of the reasons salaries were higher. Now that the economy can no longer support it, lower salaries will make it harder to justify putting up with it. |
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scot47
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| One issue is "What will I do after a spell in Saudi Arabia ?". It does not enhance your CV. Cynics might say that it can render you unemployable. |
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nomad soul
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| scot47 wrote: |
| One issue is "What will I do after a spell in Saudi Arabia ?". It does not enhance your CV. Cynics might say that it can render you unemployable. |
That's a good question for When the "well runs dry"... What's next? |
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lizzydizzy
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| A friend, who left, says that there's hard work and that the men and women live together. They only ask for copies of certificates, so there are no real academic checks, and everyone goes to Bahrain at least one weekend each month. Furthermore, the salaries seem low, but with no background checks, what do they expect? Add these comments to recent posts about this time not enhancing one's CV. |
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Gulezar
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:23 am Post subject: Live together |
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| lizzydizzy wrote: |
| A friend, who left, says that there's hard work and that the men and women live together. They only ask for copies of certificates, so there are no real academic checks, and everyone goes to Bahrain at least one weekend each month. Furthermore, the salaries seem low, but with no background checks, what do they expect? Add these comments to recent posts about this time not enhancing one's CV. |
Interesting information from "a friend". I wonder where men and women live together. Yes, man and wife could live together, but it is not that easy for a female to sponsor a husband, much least her own children, in KSA. "Everyone goes to Bahrain at least one weekend each month"? I went there once for visa matters. I suppose that IF a person must have a drink, then that would be the place to go. I have to admit that the bar scene is pretty scary.
Unless things have changed radically, I would expect that KSA is still a depressing place for a single woman. The beaches and the health clubs MIGHT have restricted hours for women, but don't expect those to be for working women. Those hours will be for the women of leisure of KSA.
Any woman who can enjoy a life of reading, writing and in home exercising could POSSIBLY find KSA fulfilling. If you enjoy exploring, walking back alleys for color and meeting the locals, KSA is probably not the place for you as a single "western" woman. Sorry, but it takes years to "walk like a local" in the abaya. The way you walk and struggle with Arabic and the sliding shayla will mark you as a foreigner and a potential "friend", so expect unwelcomed, unsolicited and impromptu "date" requests from any guy on the street. The attitude is that you are western and therefore, you have asked for it. Well, perhaps that you are western and therefore, there is a 50/50 chance. "Me, too" has not arrived in KSA. |
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Makkah
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| scot47 wrote: |
| One issue is "What will I do after a spell in Saudi Arabia ?". It does not enhance your CV. Cynics might say that it can render you unemployable. |
That's a good question for When the "well runs dry"... What's next? |
Such research is dedication or ...er....um....something else |
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nomad soul
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| lizzydizzy wrote: |
| They only ask for copies of certificates, so there are no real academic checks. |
It sounds like teachers are brought into KSA on biz or work visit visas. |
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lizzydizzy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Believe whatever you choose to believe, but bear in mind that my friend is a man, and not a woman. |
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