Pro tip:
Half of them really are incompetent. The other half are just pretending, because they discovered that once they demonstrate more than the minimal level of competence management will never stop demanding things. Also, competence is almost NEVER rewarded. Performance appraisals are a complete joke and everybody knows it.: @1xjt+1iPpL4TV
Very useful advice. How many times have you regretted demonstrating that you know something and then got even more work?
They are very threatened by expats with ability, my advice, don't showboat, only respond to requests and keep your head down, although very arrogant, they despise arrogance in expats. It shows them for who they are.
It’s not hard for the US Expats to pretend, as they usually don’t know anything and have no Job skills.
Keep quiet is my advice. Everything I used to propose either gets stolen by others (usually my boss) or clown operators like BCG or KPMG who position it as their own.
Now I only ever give advice if asked directly. It’s massively helped my mental health and I’m able to direct my efforts on more useful things (eg actively managing my retirement portfolio).
Bosses haven’t t noticed and made zero difference to my “performance” reviews, which everyone at Aramco knows are rigged anyway.
I'll let you in on a little secret...It has been as you described as far back as my first day.
Same as it ever was since becoming Saudi Aramco and was transitioning that way
before then, I'll wager.
Or those last minute ambushes to do something that takes a week in 30 mins…Only been in the bosses inbox for 2 months, WhatsApp and watching YouTube take priority.
Let us not forget being assigned unfixable problems once you have solved one that is fixable. And then getting yelled at when you can not fit it.