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[veiledsentiments]

I think NCTBA was suggesting that the embassy crowd can be a bit... snobbish... especially with their own nationality sometimes.

VS

[Linda467]

I understand, not in mine when the Ambassador himself cheks the messages and ask his secretary to call nationals and make sure we all all the information that we need.

Pretty proud to be a citizen

No offense taken whatsoever guys in any way, shape or form

[desultude]

[johnslat]

Dear desultude,
With that description, it sounds more like Utopia. Let's emigrate.
Regards,
John

[Never Ceased To Be Amazed]

[Linda467]

First of all sorry for the typos, my mind works way faster than my hands

I consider myself a world citizen as I�ve worked and lived in 3 continents happily and when in Rome, I do as the Romans do. Never missed anything away from home except my bed lately, and I make a home wherever I go.

My Mum�s Spanish, my Dad English and I�m kind of American by marriage although I prefer vacations to holidays, it comes from the latin rooted word and I�ve learned the dead languages at school too.

VS I share your preference for Humanities (History, Philosophy, Geography, Literature), I�m really bad with Sciences, specially maths except when they have some relationship with my pocket

[tefl2010]

I have had a meeting with the person in charge of hiring to Princess Noura at Al Faisal Academy...it was NOT a professional meeting at all!
First, the appointment was for 1:30 and then after waiting for 2 hours the person in "charge" of interviewing me has not even read my resume,
the salary was too low, no benefits, minimum of 30 teaching hours maximum 40hrs per week, plus preparation/marking, so I've asked when do we suppose to do these things with all those teaching hors and she answered me at home!
She did not have any official job offer the entire negotiation was verbally.
I've asked what was the reason for only 30 days of vacation if the usual here at universities is usually 45 days. She told me that was because of summer courses.
Finally, things in Saudi Arabia are getting worse, those recruiters are so mean, they do not want professional teachers - they want slaves! Actually they are getting poor English teachers from Palestine/Jordan/Syria who are accepting anything to leave their countries.

[veiledsentiments]

I hope you just laughed out loud and walked out on her... just as anyone should do with an offer like this.

BTW... in the Gulf, at university level, the holidays are from 45 to 90+... I had one job with 45, two with 60 and two with 90+. Conditions have been going down, but this is a joke.

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[scot47]

45 days vacation annually ?
Standard at universities is 60 plus religious holidays

Do not accept less.

Let them hire teachers from Egypt and Palestine.

[Linguist]

[Citizenkane]

[veiledsentiments]

I have noticed on this branch lately... discussing these jobs with the horrid conditions and pay offered... that the English is often incomprehensible. I had hoped that these people were being hired for other positions like math or computing - since content teachers often show up here.

Now you are making me think that they may be teaching English. What a scary thought...

VS

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[Cleopatra]

Maybe it's just me, but I really didn't get the impression that Scot was denigrating Arab teachers. He seemed (to me) to be just pointing out that for obvious economic reasons, they are more likely to accept offers which people from Europe or the US would not touch.

[veiledsentiments]

I read it the same way as Cleo... not that those teachers were bad teachers, but they do take treatment and salaries that most of us wouldn't consider.

VS