Being a nanny in Saudi!!!
Oct 6th 2009, 5:15 pm
#47
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Oct 8th 2009, 4:43 am
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Re: Being a nanny in Saudi!!!
My aunt was a nurse in Saudi, and she was treated like a whore because only whores would touch men right? She had a horrendous time, and had to abscond from her appartment, and all her belongings by "going on holiday" and not coming back because her employer (Riyadh Hospital) witheld her passport and her salary.
If you do decide to go Bernie, take your mother with you, so you can both assess the situation together.
If you do decide to go Bernie, take your mother with you, so you can both assess the situation together.
Also - if they withheld her passport how did she get out without a passport/exit visa ?? What nationality was she also ?
Oct 8th 2009, 4:07 pm
#49
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Re: Being a nanny in Saudi!!!
Your aunts treatment was NOT normal for a nurse in Saudi - I should know, I lived there for 3 years and I married a Nurse who was working there also. I have heard of PRIVATE hospitals making nurses lives difficult but never in the government sector which is largest employer of foreign nurses.
Also - if they withheld her passport how did she get out without a passport/exit visa ?? What nationality was she also ?
Also - if they withheld her passport how did she get out without a passport/exit visa ?? What nationality was she also ?
she got out because her passport was released for her annual "holiday". she didnt quit, she just never came back.
she was European. I say "was" because she died last month of cancer.
any more questions?
Oct 21st 2009, 10:29 pm
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Re: Being a nanny in Saudi!!!
I am British and i am coming to Saudi to work as a nanny i would just like some advice about what goes on and what i can actually do. I have a driver at my beck and call and we are based in the compound in villa i am not sure if this a Saudi Compound or British Compound as the mum is from Saudi
It all seems quite scary but i am looking forward to coming over i will be working for 6 days a week and i have one day off! i am 25 years old and have been warned by the mum that there is not alot to do.
Please any info would be great!!
Thanks
Bernie
It all seems quite scary but i am looking forward to coming over i will be working for 6 days a week and i have one day off! i am 25 years old and have been warned by the mum that there is not alot to do.
Please any info would be great!!
Thanks
Bernie
in ur case it seems that ur mum is divorced....its a very common thing in saudia,so dont be afraid of this.
n yeah as far as gettin abused is concerned...they would hav got some asian nanny for this purpose !!way much cheaper...
im an expat here in jeddah n ive been livin here for last22 years...jeddah is much open n liberal as compared to riyadh..
the area u hav mentioned is probably not the correct one! get the correct name so we could tell u more about.
Oct 22nd 2009, 4:18 am
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Re: Being a nanny in Saudi!!!
thats true that u need a visa to exit from saudia...an easy solution to this is to get multiple exit re-entry ehich allows u to exit n re-enter without ur employer's conscent.
in ur case it seems that ur mum is divorced....its a very common thing in saudia,so dont be afraid of this.
n yeah as far as gettin abused is concerned...they would hav got some asian nanny for this purpose !!way much cheaper...
im an expat here in jeddah n ive been livin here for last22 years...jeddah is much open n liberal as compared to riyadh..
the area u hav mentioned is probably not the correct one! get the correct name so we could tell u more about.
in ur case it seems that ur mum is divorced....its a very common thing in saudia,so dont be afraid of this.
n yeah as far as gettin abused is concerned...they would hav got some asian nanny for this purpose !!way much cheaper...
im an expat here in jeddah n ive been livin here for last22 years...jeddah is much open n liberal as compared to riyadh..
the area u hav mentioned is probably not the correct one! get the correct name so we could tell u more about.
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