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mouse5 · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 142

Anybody heard of this place? Where is it exactly and how much do they pay?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Is this the King Fahad Military Medical Center in Dammam ?

There are better places to work. You won't get rich there.

Tomton · Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 66

Or is it the new restaurant - the Kentucky Fried Mega Mix Chicken?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

This is the place where two British nurses murdered one of their Australian colleagues. Moneylending and sexual relationships were involved. Not a happy place to work. Miles out of town.

darkside1 · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 86 Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Didn't that happen about 10 years ago? I heard that at that time the hospital was over 6 months in arrears in paying staff salaries.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Things may be better now. I doubt it.

Mark100 · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 441

It is on the Abqaiq road about 20mins south of Khobar and i worked there for two years sbout 8 years ago.

Actually it was a very easy gig. They pay on time and you get about 8 weeks hols a year.
It is the College of Health Sciences that you would be working at which is attached to the hospital DMC.

It is boring out there and a bit isloated but there are definitely much worse gigs in Saudi.
They issued me a LNO and also they did for a few other guys i worked with who went on to bigger and better things at BA.

You can get a job there with just a degree plus cert so it is a good gig for an intro to Saudi. I did my masters there so all in all i reckon idepending on your circumstances not a bad option at all.
There are a few teachers who are still there from my day i believe.

Matthew Burgess · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Saudi Arabia

Mark's reply is pretty accurate, although there are seven weeks -- not eight -- annual vacation. There is no work to do outside working hours. Very Happy

Being here thirty kilometers from town and out in desert, one must bring personal projects to work on in order to stay busy and not get bored -- study for a master's, study a language, whatever. Cool

There is a reasonably good shop on the base, (crowded) buses to town, and a taxi fare to town of 25-30 riyals. Good workout facilities, although some of them are not in a good state of repair/upkeep. Sad

Some people have been here a long time, although many are newbies...it requires planning and personal projects to stay happy out here, relatively far from town.
That being said, Bahrain is only an hour away by bus or taxi.

Mark100 · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 441

Matthew

Is Paul (EDIT) and Charles ? still out there?

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Matthew Burgess · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Saudi Arabia

Is this Aussie Mark who went to BAE? Question

Yes, both Paul and Charles are here. Paul is HoD, but retiring later this year. Charles keeps saying every year will be his last, but he has been here since 1998. Exclamation

I returned earlier this year.

Any news on Jon (MOD edit)?

Matthew (Peter) Burgess

Mark100 · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 441

Yep it is me but i went to Aramco and left at the end of last year.

Currently working in Perth Australia.

Last i heard Jon was in Australia but thinking of going to India to work.

So you went back eh ,did you run out of money in Thailand?

Matthew Burgess · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Saudi Arabia

Yeah, you hit the nail right on the head. Crying or Very sad

Matthew

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Why di the op want to know about this place anyway ?

Matthew Burgess · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Saudi Arabia

No idea. Maybe he saw an ad? But we have a full complement now and will have till the summer anyway.
Matthew

mouse5 · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 142

Thanks guys. I found out where the place is. It's too far out of town for me.