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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:31 pm    Post subject: ALL OVER Reply with quote
Ramadan ends today. Praise God.

Back to normal soon. Well after the Eid.
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ootii



Joined: 27 Oct 2005
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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:47 am    Post subject: Re: ALL OVER Reply with quote
scot47 wrote:
Ramadan ends today. Praise God.

Back to normal soon. Well after the Eid.


Kulla 'aam wa antum bikhayr!

Not back until 12 November in KSA. We need time to recover from all the time off, naturally.
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Paul in Saudi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Odd, we in Jeddah need to be back in the office tomorrow, 5 November.
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ootii



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Paul in Saudi wrote:
Odd, we in Jeddah need to be back in the office tomorrow, 5 November.


Private sector then? Most schools open again 12 November.

Private schools don't have to follow the government calendar, but many do.
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Bebsi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:21 am    Post subject: Urgent presence required? Reply with quote
Let me guess: you have no students til Nov 12, but you have to be back to sit there staring at four walls, so they will think they are getting value for money? Not uncommon that in KSA, especially in the private sector.

It is in such circumstances that one gets a severe flu while on holiday (which I've actually got, but that's another story *sniff*) and a medical cert in support. Twisted Evil
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Arab Strap



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aye only 5 more days of beer and bacon before I'm back in the land of shawarmas and Bepsi..............

Would be nice to come back to the 15% pay hike though
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Bebsi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:53 pm    Post subject: Bebsi and Shawarmas Reply with quote
Still, there's that Hajj break coming up soon. And at least, prior to that one, you don't have the Ramadan-induced student-coma to contend with.

Believe it or not, I have been eating shawarmas on my hols. We discovered a great little shawarma place in the new City Mall in Bucharest, and Mrs. B has taken a great shine to them. So, most days this week I've actually been eating shawarmas. Drinking lotsa Bebsis too, tho these ones have been somewhat fortified by other beverages derived from sugar-cane, that are largely unavailable in KSA!!!!

Sadly, tho I would soooooo love to be wrong, I understand that the pay hike is for Saudis only Evil or Very Mad . I, and many a management consultant indeed, could of course tell them that by doing that sort of thing, they are not exactly encouraging productivity from expats.

Who knows, maybe they will give it to direct-hire expats in the public sector, such as the MoHE and RC!! Very Happy
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scot47



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
15 percent not for us Arab Strap !
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ootii



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Bebsi and Shawarmas Reply with quote
Bebsi wrote:
Sadly, tho I would soooooo love to be wrong, I understand that the pay hike is for Saudis only Evil or Very Mad . I, and many a management consultant indeed, could of course tell them that by doing that sort of thing, they are not exactly encouraging productivity from expats.


Our university rag announced that grade five and below would be receiving a bonus of one month's salary and a 15% pay rise. This would apply to /mansubaay wa mansubaat al-jaami'ah/, that is, all university employees.

It also said that the bonus would be paid before the end of Ramadan.

My bank account seems to confirm, Saudis only.

Not nice. Not good.

Fahd did not exclude expats.

Perhaps it is not deliberate, I say. Perhaps it is an error? Perhaps someone will point it out and quietly rectify it.

Probably not.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:24 am    Post subject: reasons Reply with quote
I was told that as foreigners we are not 'civil servants' but 'contractors'.

Hmmmm !
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ootii



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