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johnslat · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject:

Dear Gamajorba,

We get it. Your experience in Saudi was negative. Not everyone will have that, Please drop it already. Very Happy

Regards,
John

johnslat · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 1:24 pm Post subject:

The difference is that nomad soul talks only about her personal experiences and admits that the experiences of others can be very different - which is especially likely if, lacking good qualifications and/or experience, they get a position (often without doing much, if any, research) through a contractor /recruiter and/or go over on a business visa.

Then, their personal experience sometimes becomes "the truth" for every single EFL job in Saudi.

Regards,
John

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

al-Californian · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 96

This is a big thank you to all the crybaby trolls that leave their dwellings to destroy any opportunity of learning about a potential gig! Way to go!

BajaLaJaula · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 267

Unfortunately very little specific and relevant information gets posted on Dave's anymore. The regulars have good general info albeit outdated, but those that are currently and happily employed rarely return to this site to help out others with updated info.
So what you get are the same folks commenting the same info over and over....some are genuinely trying to be helpful while others are still bitter and use this forum to vent.

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

or to educate. there are some major points or warnings that apply to all Saudi ESL jobs either because of the unethical requirements that the slave-minded Saudis all of a sudden spring up on their victims late in the hiring process, or because after a couple of months on the job, Ali Alghatani feels that you are a threat to the traditional Saudi method of free hand outs. There are many warnings that apply to all ESL jobs in Saudi Arabia that prospective applicants need to hear about. Not everybody on Dave's is an adherent to ultraliberal multiculturalism.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Or in Nutty's case to warn us that we must never trust Saracens and Moors.

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

johnslat · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:09 pm Post subject:

Dear sheikh,

Useless advice, I'm afraid. Mr. Nut is the five-star general of generalizations. Very Happy

Regards,
John

gregory999 · Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Posts: 372 Location: 999

Dear john

Mr Nut has been promoted to the grade of six-star general of generalisations of all Armies of generalisations. Laughing

Warm Regards,

Gregory999 the six-star general of anti-generalisations, anti-racism, anti-sexism, and anti-regionalism. Laughing

izmigari · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:48 pm Post subject:

Dearest Yahya & scot (I refuse to address 007 in a civil manner):

We all (the elders) realize (or should) that as regressive a place to work, Sowdy is (and promises to be) a much more regressive work environment than in our day.

While the Sowdy of the past required a HUGE amount of patience, realization that expectation was ill-advised, and ever-darkening humour development, it is, now, a wasteland, a refuge for the desperate and the disillusioned...such as PN.

I am so glad that I was there when one could prosper and set myself up for today.

And SO glad I left before the jade set, indelibly, in.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Are there, then, no Franks with their wits about them left in Saudi Arabia ? Have we all left ?

izmigari · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:37 am Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

My observation was that those on military contracts do not often post here. They are probably worried about what their witless military superiors might think.

RustyShackleford · Joined: 13 May 2013 Posts: 449

As someone who left this position a while ago, just chiming to say that it's a perfectly serviceable position. Do your job; keep the cadets happy; don't cause trouble for the establishment(s) and it's a decent life as far as KSA goes. The compound is pretty nicely equipped. It's not without its issues but I thought they did more right than they did wrong. Smile

Overall, if one goes to the kingdom for the salary, this is one of the better entry-level gigs.