Ldn2Ksa

Cheers for the reply.

Diplo

An interesting idea - not sure how that would go down though. The two beds are there for families, but foregoing one for financial reasons means that someone else misses out on accommodation they might otherwise been entitled to.

I’m sure I’ve heard on the onboarding calls that they don’t like you moving furniture etc out of the rooms as it’s all so fluid, it then makes it more difficult to put back the way it should be. Also worth considering what living like that with a family would be like long term - essentially sleeping in your kitchen/diner without anywhere to really eat together? It may have already been done - who knows.

nb750883

Diplo - That’s really good insight. Yeah, I figured they would want to keep the furniture put as there’s probably nowhere else to store it. Perhaps paying 4k SAR extra per month might be worth my sanity (and privacy) after all!

Unrelated questions:

1) ONBOARDING CALL. I’ve signed my written offer letter and completed my background check. I’m assuming my onboarding call is imminent? I’m also assuming things have slowed down this week due to the Eid holiday.

2) EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Is the employment contract that you need to submit with your visa application a much more detailed multi-page document? Or do they only need that 4-page signed written offer letter?

Diplo

It may be a moot point for now though to be honest as the last I heard was that there is no family accommodation at all and that school entrances have been frozen until at least Q2 24 when more two bed units should be built. The ONLY accommodation people are getting at the moment are small studio rooms in NC2 (small double bed, fridge, microwave, one chair and en-suite shower room). Onboarding have been saying for a few weeks now that people shouldn’t bring families until the school/accommodation issues are sorted next year as there simply isn’t room.

For the other questions:

1. Normally once you’ve signed the offer, the next stage is a call with the onboarder for your division who will go though loads of things. Have you completed the background check via HireRight? Normally it’s the onboarding team that kick that off after the initial call, so it’d be odd for you to have completed that without having had the call. Have you been sent links to KissFlow and Talmundo yet? Talmundo doesn’t give much, but in KissFlow you can look at the stages of the whole onboarding process and see where exactly in the things are.

2. You need the full contract in Arabic (a copy of the one you’ll sign on arrival) for your visa. Your onboarder will provide this along with some other paperwork (depending what country you’re coming from) that will all have to be submitted to get the visa. They don’t need the offer letter - when you do get the contract though, it’s worth double checking that everything matches the offer letter. Mine was fine but some people have noted discrepancies. The contract is ultimately king.

Ldn2Ksa

Anyone know what the accommodation, infrastructure and schooling etc is like for the Trojena project? Guessing there’s nothing there yet. Realised being a complete noob, how far away Trojena is from the other camps, so assuming Trojena will have something if the jobs are site based, or does everyone working on Trojena live in NC1 or 2?

nb750883

@Diplo - Thanks again! Yeah, I’ve heard the same about the expected delays in family accommodation and community school admission. Our contingency is to place the spouse and kids in Jeddah for a year or whenever the NC1 housing/school becomes available. This will require us to spend money on housing etc in Jeddah, but I think it’ll be worth it to see my kids on the weekends.

1) I think my process might be slightly out of order. My offer is accepted/signed as of a week ago and my HireRight shows as complete and submitted to NEOM. I have not received links for Kissflow or Talmundo yet.

2) Ok, understood. That’s what I assumed with regards to the full contract requirement. Looks like I just have to wait patiently for the remaining documents to come.

BMH77

Good point for all on Eid holiday. Everything is closed until 30 April.
Things will probably be a little slow the week after as well since many are still on holiday and the people coming back were probably on holiday last week. So if you’re waiting for docs, have patience.

Aschia

nb750883, check your Spam Inbox, I received my Kissflow link there.

nb750883

Aschia - Thanks for the tip. I’ve been checking both Inbox and Spam folders. Like others have said, things tend to slow down during Eid, so will just patiently wait.

smarties07

Hi everyone,

Re: NC-1 / NC-2, can one rent to live there even if not hired by NEOM directly (hired by partner company / service provider who has a contract with NEOM)? Any insight would be helpful. Thanks.

BMH77

No. Any Neom housing has to be assigned by the company.

Ottawa

Hi everyone,

I’m not sure if this is the right thread to post this question on, but I’m curious how people are liking the work and life at Neom.

How’s the overall culture? I know it depends on the division and team.

Anyone living in Neom and waiting for a larger apartment to bring their spouse and kids?

Are people flying locally bi-monthly? I know it’s offered as part of the package but where do people go and do?

How often do you go to Aqaba?

I’ve worked a camp job and my days were 10-11 hours of work, gym, eat, sleep, and repeat. Is it the same for anyone currently at Neom?

A lot of questions I know, but would appreciate some responses.

Thanks!

nb750883

For those with families, it seems the direction from onboarding is to come out to NEOM alone first and then wait for school slots / family units to open up (maybe a year from now, maybe longer) then bring the rest of the family out.

When that time comes, will NEOM book flights for the rest of the family from point of origin to NEOM? Or will they just give a lump sum payment and the employee books the tickets themselves?

BMH77

Answers in red.

JR1900

I am at the same stage. Background check completed and waiting a call from the onboarding team. Have you been already contacted by the onboarding team?