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Epicticus · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oman

Hi,
I'm new here in the Gulf and now teaching at the Oman Ministry College of Sohar. It has to be the worst college I have ever worked for. Does anyone else out there think the same?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Some may disagree and say that Sur is the worst... all is relative... Laughing

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Neil McBeath · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 277 Location: Saudi Arabia

In November last year there were some posts from a disgruntled creature called Steppy Boy, but he seemed to have
(A) a major chip on his shoulder about Oman as a whole
(B) entirely changed his original tune. Two years before he had been telling everybody that Sohar College was "a great place to work".

Remembering some places that I worked in the UK before coming to Oman, Sohar college would have to be truly terrible to get the description of "the worst". Are you talking about your colleagues, the management or the students?

jdl · Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 632 Location: cyberspace

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Epicticus · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oman

Gee jdl, that really makes me feel a whole lot better! Yes, Steppy-boy is a bit of a legend in the College, but the majority verdict is that he was badly mistreated by the admin and some teachers and had a right to feel bitter about his experience here. A lot of what he said about Sohar College is actually true . Does anyone know where he is now? Last I heard he was in Paris sipping Champagne.

jdl · Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 632 Location: cyberspace

" The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so, at other times he thinks about other things" -- Bertrand Russell

What is your purpose?

Neil McBeath · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 277 Location: Saudi Arabia

Steppy Boy's tastes didn't run toi champagne. He was boasting about chugging back cheap Chardonnay in some draughty estaminet in Paris in November (cold and damp), trying to make the rest of us feel jealous.

He failed at that, too.

Epicticus · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oman

So where is Steppy-boy? Is he really in France? Does anyone know? The Dean of Sohar College would still like to have a few words with him because he has done immense harm to the reputation of this College. Right now, the College is finding it hard to replace teachers who have left, so much so that it has to keep on a clapped-out drunken, marijuana smoking Phd'er with a surf-board degree from Bali.

zorro (4) · Joined: 16 Feb 2009 Posts: 31

Geronimo · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 498

No, no, no, Epicticus isn't that guy, zorro(4)!

MOD EDIT

Geronimo

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veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

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Epicticus · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oman

Ummh interesting. I'm waiting for a private message from YOU.

As good ol' Ned Kelly said before they took him to the scaffold:

SUCH IS LIFE!