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mrbobbins
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 Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:34 am Post subject: FIST |
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Has anyone worked for or know anything about FIST (it's a bit of a dodgy name!). I would appreciate it if anyone has anything to say about the company (good or bad).
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It's Scary!
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Don't know much about the company, but the movie, made in the 80's, starred Sylvester Stallone.
Here's a question: Why would anybody even ask about working for a company with such a name? 
It's a serious question! |
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johnslat
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They're headquartered in the Velvet Glove Building, aren't they?
"FIST Company is a joint-venture between Fahad International Group (Saudi Arabia) and Specialist Training Australia (Dubai) and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."
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desertdawg
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Not a bad employer/students/class size comparatively. Think you would be doing mainly IELTS preparation increasing 4.5 - 5/5.5.
The main problem now I believe is that they are bringing new hires in on a much lower salary than existing people. |
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Deeman15
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| "Fist"? "Velvet Glove Building"?... Sounds like a language center for comically bad secret agents. |
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Geronimo
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"FIST! Holy smoke, Batman!" - 
Yes, mrbobbins, FIST does really exist...
It has a website, so it must be for real... 
http://fistcompany.com/about_us
It superseded STA as a sub-contractor for Saudi Development and Training late last year.
STA used to pay its SDT teachers around SAR. 17,000 -18,000.
How much is FIST offering these days?
I suppose that if a teacher wants to satisfy FIST, they will
really have to knuckle down!
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Geronimo
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No more punchlines?!
That's a blow! |
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Middle East Beast
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
They're headquartered in the Velvet Glove Building, aren't they?
"FIST Company is a joint-venture between Fahad International Group (Saudi Arabia) and Specialist Training Australia (Dubai) and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."
Regards,
John |
Do a search on this forum for STA--then run away.
Fahad Int'l is the in-kingdom sponsor for STA's employees. The whole setup stinks to the lowest point of hell.
STA sucks in nine kinds of ways. I worked for them years ago.
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It's Scary!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Geronimo wrote: |
No more punchlines?!
That's a blow! |
Speaking of blows, I have a punchline concerning FIST, but it would definitely cause grimaces and a banning from this site! 
It's tough biting your...erm...fingers! |
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'm guessing, It's Scary,
that your joke is simply too 'near the knuckle'
for this forum. |
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Badar Bin Bada Boom
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, God. This is getting strained. And about as exciting as watching a French movie in French. The Four Hundred Blows, of course. |
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johnslat
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Badar Bin Bada Boom
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| Ha ha, chop-socky numble one! |
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johnslat
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Dear Badar Bin Bada Boom,
Or, considering that it's the Kingdom - and why EFLers go there - maybe this one would be more appropriate:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/
Regards,
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, God. This is getting strained. And about as exciting as watching a French movie in French |
Apologies, Badar Bin Bada Boom :
I can be a bit of a knucklehead sometimes...
Setting aside Fran�ois Truffaut for a moment;
who else remembers "It's a Knockout!" with a smile?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC2ulKCbu5g&feature=related
Aaahh! Those were the days...
Geronimo |
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