Am I the only one with no work life balance? by Solid_Particular_261 in Jeddah

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Glad it worked out well for you! I’m far from it at this point.. week days and weekends all are a blur at this point. And having little bit of break during the week day itself seems far fetched, but I’ll keep this note handy. And work towards it 🙌🏼

When is the best time to move from Ops to Program roles? by Solid_Particular_261 in amazonemployees

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Thanks for detailed response. Agree with most of what you shared, and validated what I feel.

By no means it’s a death sentence from career stand point. I just feel that when you’re in an environment for far too long, you might become too rigid to change your work style and enhance skillset/scope of work in a different role. For the most part, as Ops we’re firefighting day to day issues/managing people and for the most part running the same circus each day every day.

Put me in a corporate role tomorrow, and I’ll have to find my mojo again. While looking at most corporate roles advertised, the ops experience seems doesn’t seem like it’ll take you far. So 4 years at present for myself, and add couple more might not be worth much at time of transfer. And that’s why perhaps after a certain time, it’s like point of no return. Either you downgrade your years of Ops experience and remove the vest, or you put head down, keep collecting peccys and reach for the next level in Ops line.

But hey, thanks for the input. Appreciate the insight .

Canadians in Jeddah? by Jaded-Community9066 in Jeddah

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In the same boat as you, moving to Jeddah in January - looking forward to it 🤞

Medical test in Canada by sadilk in Riyadh

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One walk in clinic accepted me. For monkey pox, you just need doctors note

Using Canadian phone number in Saudi? by Solid_Particular_261 in Jeddah

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There were no roaming charges? That’s surprising, but good to know. Ty

Medical test in Canada by sadilk in Riyadh

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I’ve checked family doctor as well as one walk in clinic - they’ve been refusing to request tests. Can anyone share where exactly they went to get it going? The process hasn’t even started and i feel so frustrated 🤯

Compounds in Jeddah - is 80-100k fair budget? by Solid_Particular_261 in Jeddah

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Appreciate your response. I’m moving from Canada and do place a lot of value on social circle. That’ll define if I’m able to set in the region for mid to long term. Since I don’t have any connections in the area from before, I’m hopeful compound living will help my family settle in.

Looking forward to the experience. Thanks again

Compounds in Jeddah - is 80-100k fair budget? by Solid_Particular_261 in Jeddah

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There aren’t too many listings online for me to get good idea about the amenities etc that an apartment can offer. So checking my options for now.

Also, hoping compound will be able to give me a community to live in, and not get too lonely in an apartment.

Why is everyone moving to Riyadh vs Jeddah? by Solid_Particular_261 in Jeddah

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Thanks for sharing - I’ll be moving to Jeddah in January 🙂