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[sammysez]

Do others get tired of the off-topic, off hand comments or the putdowns? That are not relevant to anything on the topic board being discussed? that only detract from what's being said? People that never made it as a stand-up comedian and for obvious reasons?

People that "think," "seems like," "could be," yet, never seem to actually "know."

It really takes away from the boards and you have to search for what the topic really is or was.

[veiledsentiments]

[bigdurian]

[nomad soul]

[scot47]

Hic lupus in fabula

All I can say now is that KFUPM has gone downhill since I left. This may be a coincidence or it may be because they depended on my charm, competence, wit and repartee to keep functioning.

As for the place referred to by Sammysez, I have no knowledge of it. (KFPMU)


Now 70 - I left KSA 6 years ago.

[siologen]

[bigdurian]

[bigdurian]

[sicklyman]

advertising again on Dave's today. Bit like London buses these guys: no ads for years and then three come along at once.

any idea why they would be advertising again and again? Not getting the right candidates or teacher attrition? Are all the ads hiring for after the summer?

[siologen]

Yeah, the eagle eyed are amongst us, spotted it myself. I am guessing this gig is iqama only as they are citing September as a start date?

[scot47]

No business visas (or pilgrim visas) for jobs at KFUPM these days. Legitimate work permits with an iqama. This may not suit those who are fugitives from justice.

KFUPM hire people all the time because they have a large faculty. 100+ teachers. people move on. The days when people stayed for decades have gone. Turnover is more rapid than it was in the bad old days.

I do miss some aspects of being there. A big chunk of disposable income once a month was good. So too was the working and living environment. Pleasant parkland outside the main urban area. Students who were biddable. Colleagues included some who were sociable and sane.

Long breaks from teaching. A good library on campus. The delights of Aramco just over the wall, with access to all sorts of pleasures, licit and illicit.

[nomad soul]

[leggeymountbatten]

Of course scot 47 is correct, Kfupm employ a lot of teachers so naturally there will be a turnover.

I do however have it on good authority that the admin at Kfupm are not as supportive as they could be as far as getting the Iqama is concerned.

They have a very arms length attitude about it. Apparently, they don't respond to inquiries readily - there is one, not very pro active Filipino dealing with the admin.

Moreover, the visa authorization documentation is lodged by them at the Saudi cultural center, not the embassy in London. This causes added complications, expense and delay when applying for the work visa.

In addition, the costs of the medical, ACRO Report, and work visa are met by the job applicant. It is only the flight that Kfupm will pay for.

So those applying will have to be content with parting with over 1,000 pounds to get through the process. This may well filter out a lot of good teachers who would otherwise apply.

It may also mean that Kfupm have to advertise and recruit more than other organizations to fill gaps in the staff.

[nomad soul]

[siologen]