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Forum: Middle East
Jul 7th 2023, 9:15 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 12,461
Posted By aussieaggie

NEOM CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY UPDATES

Hi all,

Just thought it would be handy to set up a separate thread for people who might be coming to NEOM as contractors or with one of the big companies (AECOM, Parsons, Jacobs, WeBuild, etc)....
Forum: Middle East
Jun 4th 2023, 2:03 am
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM JOB DETAILS

Is it exactly as it ever was though? Because there are dozens of pages on this very thread that shows that the benefits are indeed not the same as it ever was. People obviously have their families at...
Forum: Middle East
May 21st 2023, 11:28 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

I'm in the same boat. I just received my offer and yep, it appears that they no longer go above the band offered. Your hypothetical applies to me--very high pay based on my current billing rate but...
Forum: Middle East
May 19th 2023, 10:35 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

Re: NEOM Job Offer

I'm curious to see how this works out for you as my situation is similar.
Forum: Middle East
May 16th 2023, 10:57 am
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

I'm also now in the "Under Offer" camp (9-10 weeks after my docs were submitted FWIW). Anyone know what "Under Offer" actually means?
Forum: Middle East
Apr 26th 2023, 11:28 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 76,003
Posted By aussieaggie

Re: NEOM experience

Thank you! This is a fabulous response and so helpful.

Then again, I think you are one of the most (if not the most) helpful people on the forum with consistent responses and balanced thorough...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 26th 2023, 10:45 am
Replies: 77
Views: 76,003
Posted By aussieaggie

Re: NEOM experience

But have you been there a while, i.e. earlier when things sounded a bit more understandable, like the time to get hired, the time to get there, the time spent (or not spent) at NC1 or NC2, getting a...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 17th 2023, 7:27 am
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

This is interesting. Is there anything else at NEOM that's not in line with other KSA projects one way or another?
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2023, 9:31 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

Fair enough, but to your point (which is helpful), while I haven't seen my offer yet, my recruiter did tell me in advance that things like free accommodation and food and remote working days will not...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2023, 8:49 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

Yes, if I'm honest, there is that sense of wondering if certain selling points will change eventually if for no reason other thsn mathematics. For example, I do wonder if the free food will change...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2023, 9:24 am
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

So this is why I had questioned the simplicity. My recruiter was abundantly clear to me that I was not only not going to get the uplift but I was also not going to even match my previous salary...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 14th 2023, 11:31 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

I tend to agree with you that it may not be so simple, especially for people from some US states. NEOM's grade scale is not in line with public sector salaries in many states in the west and...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 14th 2023, 10:49 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

Is it always that simple though? If someone was making say 400k in their previous role and NEOM interviewed them for a "director" or "senior manager" role, that person would get an offer of 400k +...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 4th 2023, 11:40 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

No worries--happy to help as much as I can. This process is as non-standard as it can get, so having as many perspectives as possible is helpful. There's a lot of square-peg-round-hole going on,...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 4th 2023, 11:32 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 76,003
Posted By aussieaggie

Re: NEOM experience

Your Mileage May Vary...which tells me that this person may not necessarily disagree with you, but that their experience may be different from yours, which you did say btw.

I have been told...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 2nd 2023, 6:31 am
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

I've thought about this and we have talked about it.
The pros and cons depend on where you're coming from, of course having family close-ish is a pro.

If you're from a taxation country not as...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 21st 2023, 11:48 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

Goes straight to my question above about resigning when they tell you to. I think no one should resign until visa is granted, flight is booked, and accommodation confirmed. At least that's my...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 21st 2023, 10:17 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

This part confuses my mind--the asking people to resign, which I've seen others say before. Not sure what their interest is if/when someone has resigned or not, especially when delays are not...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 15th 2023, 8:13 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM JOB DETAILS

I wouldn't worry about it. As others mentioned, it's a start-up. Probably the largest start-up in the history of the world. They'll mess up...a lot. Case in point, I got approached by two different...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 9:38 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Job Thread - for all questions about jobs/working at NEOM

My understanding from my tax accountant is that it's tax-free once you can prove to the ATO that you've divorced yourself of the country (selling/renting out house, moving family, etc). Not an option...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 8:42 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Job Thread - for all questions about jobs/working at NEOM

This is a good point. US people will very likely indeed have tax liabilities and FATCA reporting requirements. I think China also has similar requirements, and Australia does too. Maybe other...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 7:27 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM JOB DETAILS

Thanks for clarifying. Are they basically holding a role for you or will you have to apply for something else, asPkingston noted, that's basically two years away or so?
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 5:23 pm
Replies: 3,065
Views: 2,151,341
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM Community Thread - for all questions about living at NEOM

Thanks for this response. It seems if that's the case then one should go there with the intent to solely do a task and not actually grow with the organization (which I hoped to do). At least it's a...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 5:16 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM JOB DETAILS

I had three interviews as well.
Forum: Middle East
Mar 14th 2023, 5:16 pm
Replies: 1,221
Views: 841,374
Posted By aussieaggie

re: NEOM JOB DETAILS

Do they mean wait on something else later (another role) or wait to bring your family?
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