Thread regarding Saudi Aramco layoffs

Check this post few years ago
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Believe me it gets worse

It’s not so bad.

The raw water on camp contains carcinogens. QED.

I have to agree; it is an extremely polluted environment. The amount of litter and dumping is mind blowing. They try with TCN's picking it up, but it is so ingrained that they cannot keep the volume in check.

Nasty is an accurate description of the air and water. Also don't forget about the entire country being a trash can. I've seen too many people just throwing trash out of their cars.

Aramco is a scam

HR lied to you. Do not believe most of what they tell you!

I used 3 large air filters in the house. I also used white air filters you can attach to the air intake and AC vents in each room of the "house". Order from Amazon. Within a month the white filters were a dark nasty gray....after two months they were black. This is after I had the AC and inside the vents cleaned. Also tried washing off the "house" each year with a hose. The color and smell being washed off were nasty. My wife always had dry and extremely chaffed hands from the water.

It's a simple trade-off. Your health, for bucks $$$.

Take your choice.

But don't come crying when you develop lung cancer and/or your kids asthma.

Poor water quality applies on camp, you literally are expected to shower and bathe in the same water that’s used on the gardens for irrigation. Many get skin irritations and rashes. It’s not uncommon to see the oily glow on top of the water when it settles.

Yes, air quality su-ks. My kids were in sports group in camp. They had an inspiring British coach who was a revelation to us but air quality is key.

To them there's no comparison in how air quality compares to now back home. It's clear the differnce it makes. Health , not wealth comes first.

Moving from a clean city to this region has been rough for me in my limited stay here. Think twice before making a decision of coming here.

Dont rely on HR for advice in country. Most have never been to KSA or were only there for a week or so. They know jack s$&* aboit air quality or general life in KSA. All there info is second hand or what they have heard from others. I wish I knew this before I signed up.

You arrive at the airport during the day with what looks like sunny blue skies. Taking off, you reach a thousand feet or so and notice an abrupt transition to sunny blue skies while below is a light brown haze. This happens an any day at any time of the year. Even with no sandstorms (and they aren’t common), the invisible dust is always there. The reclaimed water used for all the lawn sprinklers gets breathed. I don’t know if they finally got rid of the old golf course but the old oil always smelled as it outgassed under the sun. I remember one sandstorm that lasted exactly 40 days. We golfed in masks. The carts made rooster tails on the fairways. The sand just wouldn’t let up. That only happened once. I never saw one of those epic sandstorms like you see in movies because Dhahran is too close to the Gulf. Riyadh would get those. I left before the Dammam field went on production. I was super concerned about H2S in the Hills. I don’t know if that is noticeable or not.

Yes but ignore all the signs that say you should not take this job.

Doctor here said i am asthmatic because of air quality. A decade later i well off but sick.

I run 3 air purifiers in the house and try not to leave during red days...but ur right air quality is poor in the whole GCC region, water is not good as well...not much u can do about it...

yep... air, water and housing are rough. The litter, OMG! Just a few cons to go with the pros on your list.

Smells like asphalt in camp everyday. IF you really have to go, get reverse osmosis water filter and have the furnace and ducts cleaned frequently. See if you can be in a newer house too. I have no doubt those old houses already have toxic mold. They just do patch work to cover the rotting structure. Good luck.

The HR guy is either lying to you or is misinformed. Dhahran and surrounding areas stay above PM 2.5 for 360 days a year. I live here for over 10 years and get lung checks every time I’m back home to make sure everything is ok. You will notice a difference when you’re breathing as if you’re slowly being suffocated and can’t catch your breath. Download IQAir or Air Matters and monitor for a few weeks. You will see.
If you can deal with the air quality, then you can worry about the poor water quality.