So many questions about these layoffs... Are laid off American expats eligible for any kind of unemployment benefits in the US until they can find a new job? What benefits are the laid off employees eligible for? Can health insurance be extended into... — read more
Not just Saudi...
I am an expat employee of the company. I have worked in several countries and when push come to shove, I have seen people being laid off time and again. So this is not just Saudi. Truth to be told, This company have sustained so much so far. And I... — read more
Expats and Sauditization
Aramco is laying off expats and replacing them with Saudis. It will be a real disaster for the Company. Sauditization does not work and will not work. This is very well known in the company, but management is following top level management orders... — read more
Has the Expat layoff program started
Any ideas of numbers of people that will be effected by this program? has it been announced? will it be across all divisions?
They just announced major layoffs at Saudi Aramco
Nobody is immune here, there are more cuts to come
Any Sign of Layoffs in Saudi Aramco?
I see a lot of other Saudi companies and companies in the middle east are making significant layoffs. Any sign of this in Saudi Aramco?
ARAMCO IPO?
Possible float and sale of shares of ARAMCO? http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21685529-biggest-oil-all-saudi-arabia-considering-ipo-aramco-probably
The company is not saturated with expats. At least in Upstream.
To post a comment like that, you must be Saudi. The company is over 90% Saudi. Of those, how many come in late, logon to their computers and then disappear for the day or sit and listen to their playlists with headphones all day? So many older Saudis... — read more
Engineer
Aramco is saturated with expats. Lately we have been getting rejects from western companies. Too much unneeded fat that needs to be cut. Many older expats are no better. No track record of anything just doing mediocore work. Waiting for the layoff... — read more
layoffs
if these were to happen. we normally let go of our American contractors first ?????? last in first out Is This Country Great or What
Any layoffs at Aramco in 2015?
I see that many of your peers are cutting resources in 2015 - are you affected by layoffs at all over at Aramco?