So, what has it been, about 5 years here? Seems like yesterday.. Carol, When did you start blogging? Is there a chronological archive?

So I have this theory that Saira googled “dogs and Islam” and ended up here.
So let me see…

https://www.google.com/search?q=muslims+dog&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&sclient=psy-ab&q=islam+dog&pbx=1&oq=islam+dog&aq=f&aqi=g1g-c2g1&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=460599l462621l0l463254l6l6l0l0l0l0l273l902l2.2.2l6l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=1bed005fa2f92587&biw=1219&bih=756

Yep, first page, about half way down.

Yes; I have found it very common that a driver is expected to give visitor’s a ride home; fetch visitors for the employer; take visitors where they need to go and probably run errands for the entire family.

Most drivers do not receive health insurance or life insurance. Hopefully most employers though will make sure a driver receives medical attention when needed.

May all the Muttawas have a very lovely Valentine’s Day!!

A special prayer and hope for widows and widowers on this day. (This is for you Carol as well as my sister who lost a husband 8 years ago.)

Only 15% of the employees last their contract. I wouldn’t think that’s stable. The ones who complete their contract tend to stay.

The last HR guy quit after disputing his contract. He had asked for, and was promised, an extra apartment for his children. They decided to charge him 11,000 SAR/month for the extra. One of the principals (we went through 6 in the last 14 months although one was principal a few times), had an open 10,000 SAR bribe to get his wife a visa. That never happened. Two Western staff members arranged to get their wives in but that took over a year.

There’s a non-Muslim family with a kid but they will leave before their daughter goes to school.

I am looking for information about working at JECPT. I read some really negative comments on another forum. There were many horror stories management, and the general working conditions.

I currently work in Saudi Arabia. I have spent the last two years working for a recruitment company. One good thing about them is that they pay on time. However, they tend to mismanage their projects. They recently lost a very lucrative one with the military. And, they have not been very helpful about navigating the visa process in order to bring my family over.

I was told that the job at JECPT is more stable, since, it is run by this group CADRE, which is supposedly an extension of SAGIA. Does anyone know if this is true?

In general I’d like to know what the work conditions are there. It is a major move to take my children out of schools and relocate them. I don’t want to bring them into a situation that would be unpleasant. Or, where I would have to begin looking for another job within a few months. I have read that there is a turnover rate there.

Thanks