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Karma13612

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6. Back in the late 70's, when I graduated

Tue May 10, 2022, 03:44 PM

May 2022

From Pharmacy school, I started looking around for work. I heard about job offers in Saudi Arabia. I wasn’t at all versed in what went on over there, the human rights abuses, etc. But, I was told that, as a woman, I would be living in a special compound. I wasn’t sure if that was to protect me from locals, or keep me under some sort of control.

Obviously, I know the answer now. I am so glad I never looked any further into the job. Shudder to think about it.

And about 10 years later, I also gave up pharmacy because I found out I was miserable in the career.

Seems like forever ago.

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I have links to teaching jobs overseas. I have nine of them. Time to be shocked [View all] AZLD4Candidate May 2022 OP

I knew a guy years ago who took a job in Saudi Arabia... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #1

I did not know this. I've known friends that worked in SA, but they never said anything like this. SWBTATTReg May 2022 #2

I got a recruiter asking me if I'd be in interested in teaching in Riyadh AZLD4Candidate May 2022 #3

I remember when my husband read an ad for computer programmers in SA. Really high salary. Hekate May 2022 #4

So, stay out of those countries. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #5

Back in the late 70's, when I graduated Karma13612 May 2022 #6

What did you do after leaving the field? XanaDUer2 May 2022 #7

Make a cup of your favorite beverage, and then Karma13612 May 2022 #8

Lol! XanaDUer2 May 2022 #9