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john1970 · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 4

I would greatly appreciate it if any one can give me real and sincere advice on how good/bad PMU is with regard to housing, admin, job security...ect

I have read some old posts and none seem to be encouraging..some as fresh as December 2009

please I would appreciate your help

Cleopatra · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject:

john1970 · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 4

thanks cleopetra...but have you been there before

they seem to be so professional in their correspondence and interviews

Mia Xanthi · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:53 am Post subject:

The people with whom you have been corresponding and interviewing are indeed professional...and many of them are fine individuals as well. Unfortunately, those are not the people who make decisions about your salary or your housing or your visas. It is the Saudi administrators who make those decisions. The nice professional people are just intermediaries who have no real power to help you out with anything important.

PMU had some of the best and most professional colleagues and Western supervisors I have ever had the pleasure of working with. It is just too bad that the admin does everything within their power to run these good people off.

john1970 · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 4

Hi Mia

Thanks for your reply, I have really been confused and unable to make up my mind.

I have read on this site horrible stories about how bad the houses/compounds are. Those were posed this month, so I bet the situation hasn't improved.

In addition, I have no idea how long it takes for the saudi visa to be issued/carved on passports.

Kalima Shahada · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject:

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

John
You do not have enough posts to receive pm's. Some posters might care to send you information that they are not prepared to post in public.

desultude · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 614

I respectfully disagree about the professionalism of the westerners in the administration at PMU. I received a PM from someone the other day who has been on hold since March, and the western staff at PMU diddle and dawdle.

One woman who is working there now was strung along for almost a year before being hired.

The previous dean, who, to the best of my knowledge, hasn't been replaced, was incredibly unprofessional. He showed extreme favoritism to some less than stellar faculty, and was punitive and abusive to other faculty who were very professional and who have gone on to do quite well in other jobs in the Gulf. There was a mass exodus of female faculty under his administration.

The female western administrators have no power or position whatsoever.

The current top male administrator for the prep program is considered to be a bully. He also has little administrative experience as well as dubious credentials.

I may get bashed for saying this stuff, but it is, in my opinion, true.

Mia Xanthi · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject:

john1970 · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 4

thank you all for your replies

I will defenitely not approach that place

the riskiest thing is to quit your job, commit yourself for the new post and then hear nothing

thanks all