Jalan2 cari kerja

view from 22nd floor, Kingdom Tower, Riyadh

as I was not happy with the way that the current company is handling my job offer and contract, I have made it clear to the CEO that if they want me to move to Riyadh, we have to re-nego the contract. so they asked me to list down the items that I am asking for :

I asked for :

• USD5000 relocation allowance - nak hantar barang balik Mesia (banyak weh... 2 tahun punya hidup), hantar barang gi Riyadh, bila sampai Riyadh nak beli barang2 utk rumah baru (mana yang tak ada tuh...). this is a must, no relocation allowance, I don't even want to consider going to Riyadh, lantaklah apa nak jadik (dah nekad dah)
• also asked for the company to pay for 1 room apartment in Riyadh (furnished) or annual housing allowance of SAR30k (which will allow me to have a 1 room apartment in a "compound"). ini kira cuba nasib jer, kalau tak dapat pun tak kisah sangat... sebab outside of "compound" area, I can get a 1 room apartment non furnished for SAR15k per year. it is NOT a MUST, kalau tak dapat, I think that I can push it down my throat, no hal....

when the CEO came back to me, he said he gives me 2 choices :

• we follow initial arrangement, I stay in Dubai as per contract and go to Riyadh may be once a month or twice a month. will get a Sales Manager in Riyadh who will report to me and handle customers in KSA, I will need to guide him to get the biz. At the same time, I will have to look for biz outside of KSA (Gulf region - UAE. Kuwait etc etc)
• move to Riyadh, and they will pay for the relocation allowance ONLY...

gua rasa, depa buat lagu tuh, sebab depa ingat gua sure decide nak pegi KSA punyer sebab cost of living is lower and I can actually save more money there....

but they are WRONG... hehehe....!!!

gua tersangat hepi yang depa kata boleh stay kat UAE sebab :

• no need to move to Riyadh (leceh la nak pindah randah nih...)
• gua memang kurang berkenan dgn company nih (and its employees), very havoc one, dan kalau keadaan berterusan, sure punah ranahnya delivery & support to customers. Employees yang ada skrng... oh my God...!!! (imagine Janice in "Friends" say that... "Ohhhh myyyyy Godddd...")... gua pun tak tahu camna si Pak Sheikh tuh punya otak... letak jer sedara mare dia dlm company tuh (yang tak gheti2 nak buat apa2 pun, kepala lebih besar dari kepala gajah, tapi otak sebesar otak tikus....)... kalau company is full of overhead, unnecessary expenses, camna nak buat untung...? kalau tak buat untung, camna nak bagi bonus...? u tell me...?
• tambahan pulak, bila gua ada kat UAE, gua boleh continue search for other jobs... kan ker bagus camtu...?
• after staying 1.75 months in Riyadh, memang trauma....!! memang tak nak stay kat sana...! actually, I seriously believe that I had enough becoz of the people who were working with me in the office (not Riyadh, I think I can survive Riyadh...). I just can't stand their lazyness, nak tunjuk pandai tapi sebenarnya bodoh attitude, couldn't care less attitude, the Lebanese hot air, and the family biz management style yang ala2 tak kisah buat untung ker tak...

itu lah cerita2 terbaru.... so I am staying in Dubai and will continue looking for other jobs.... yeah...!!!!

wish me luck....!!!




gambo2 airport Riyadh

note :

• "Compound" is a housing area reserved for none Saudis (where local Saudi law doesn't apply....). normally the living condition is really good there, have all facilities - good gym, sauna, swimming pool, kindergarten, supermarket, nice furnished apartment.... for some people, living in a compound is like "living normally" (no black abaya for ladies, can go swimming satu family etc etc). Local Saudis are not allowed to stay in a "Compound", it is only reserved for "Expats" (irregardless of your country and/or religious background). tengok movie "The Kingdom" starring Jamie Foxx (cerita pasal "bombing" kat satu "American Compound" when teh kids were playing baseball)
• btw, separuh gaji bulan April masih tak sampai2 lagi...! siksanya... kena ikat perut.... ntah2 depa akan transfer sekali dgn gaji bulan May agaknya.... bila tanya, depa jawab "Bukra.... bukra..." (esok). esoknya bila tanya, depa jawab lagi "bukra.... insyaAllah, bukra..."... "Bukra kepala hotak ko...!!" (hehehe...)