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lars
Joined: 03 Nov 2017 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:48 am Post subject: Libya: Positions at Oil and Gas Facility ? |
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Can anyone give me some idea about what it is like to teach English at an oil and gas facility in Libya ?
What sort of conditions can I expect ?
They say everything is provided for me but it involves working every day with 4 weeks break after I work every 8 weeks. Is that standard for this kind of job ?
I am aware of the security situation in the country, btw
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currentaffairs
Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Six weeks on and six weeks off is a better deal for somewhere like Libya. Good luck. |
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lars
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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@Currentaffairs
Thanks for your input. Mmmm, I think so, too. Eight weeks is a long time especially when it's 7-day week. I may turn it down depending on what other input I get from those experienced in these sorts of gigs.
Pay is pretty reasonable though.
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:10 am Post subject: my 10 cents |
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I worked in Libya for 10 years. I left in 2014 when people threatened to kill me and my colleagues at an oil company compound/complex.
OK-where to start with this?
1.) It's a bloody dangerous place with a very high risk of kidnap.
2.) The money they offered you is shockingly bad.
3.) The rotation offered to you (mine was 6 and 3) is way too long. Any time over a month in Libya and you start getting frazzled. There is nothing to do there. 8 and 4 is a piss take. Maybe this is Mellitah Gas near Zawia.
4.) Living on an oil facility. I lived on 6 different ones in Libya. Most of them have very limited internet, a weights room full of broken, unsafe equipment and a pool with no water in it. Take a Kindle and a good pair of running shoes , but don't run off the camp.
5.) I'm not sure you do know about the security situation. Tripoli is run by militias and the situation is really really complex. What I did notice after 2014 was that suddenly people didn't like 'ajnabee' (foreigners) any more. Also, there were more women about in full niqab and more men with long beards.
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lars
Joined: 03 Nov 2017 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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@Dragonpiwo
Thanks for your reply. Like you say, I have come to the conclusion that it is not worth the hassle. Shame really. If only they could stop 'bickering'.
Thanks for your input all the same.
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currentaffairs
Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Dave's Cafe has saved another life.. |
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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:07 am Post subject: Re: my 10 cents |
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dragonpiwo wrote: |
I worked in Libya for 10 years. I left in 2014 when people threatened to kill me and my colleagues at an oil company compound/complex.
OK-where to start with this?
1.) It's a bloody dangerous place with a very high risk of kidnap.
2.) The money is shockingly bad.
3.) The rotation (mine was 6 and 3) is way to long. Any time over a month in Libya and you start getting frazzled. There is nothing to do there. 8 and 4 is a piss take. Maybe this is Mellitah Gas near Zawia.
4.) Living on an oil facility. I lived on 6 different ones in Libya. Most of them have very limited internet, a weights room full of broken, unsafe equipment and a pool with no water in it. Take a Kindle and a good pair of running shoes , but don't run off the camp.
5.) I'm not sure you do know about the security situation. Tripoli is run by militias and the situation is really really complex. What I did notice after 2014 was that suddenly people didn't like 'ajnabee' (foreigners) any more. Also, there were more women about in full niqab and more men with long beards. |
All true. If you're not a diplomat or soldier acting in official capacity, you really shouldn't be there (hint: most western diplomats still haven't returned). |
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