Thread regarding Saudi Aramco layoffs

Have some wasta? You are on your way up!

Here’s a candid look at a day in the life of Aramco middle management…

They roll in whenever they feel like it, oozing arrogance as they strut through the office to make sure you were there on time. First stop? Your desk. The supervisor asks what you’re doing, barely listening before assigning you some pointless PowerPoint deck that will never see the light of day. They disappear for a while, probably off to take a long bathroom break, and then it’s time for a meeting—usually with one of the many agencies on the payroll.

These meetings? A joke. They spend most of the time asking questions that don’t even make sense, then demand a report that’s even more nonsensical. Once that circus is over, it’s time for prayer. Maybe they’re hoping for a little divine forgiveness for how they treat people—like everyone else is just the help.

After that, it’s back to the halls, walking around kissing cheeks, acting like they’re moving mountains. By the end of the day, they’ve done nothing. Zilch. But don’t worry, they’ll be the first to tell you they work for the most important company in the world.

Newsflash: What you do doesn’t matter. The only reason any of this works is because Aramco was forced to hire you and keep unemployment down. That or your uncle is an exec and you have wasta. Take that away, and there’s a reason none of you could hack it at any other company.

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Well said. Don’t take things seriously is my advice, it’s a circus and will not change. Take the coin and smile.

I see the Thobes are present again with their unparalleled insight.

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Post ID: @2ahn+1umQGWkT

Spot on OP!
That was my big mistake. Trying to actually do something and teach the local kids.
Another big mistake was yelling at my supervisor after being yelled at in front of the team.
I should have just played along. Then again as one fellow expat said: "You come with to Aramco with two buckets, one for the for the money and one for the sewage. When one of them fills up it's time to leave"
I guess my sewage bucket filled up rather quick and I knew I was on borrowed time. I held up until the bug from Wuhan came along and the rest is history.
Anyways, no complaints about the money in the other bucket. Now I'm in a better place with lots of lessons learned.

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Obviously, the one thing that enables all of this inefficiency, waste and arrogance to exist is the blessing of the massive natural resource beneath everyone's feet. Now was this by divine placement or just sheer luck? I for one do not know, but once this advantage has worked its way through the system what then? Will it happen? I believe so. Whether by decreased need for hydrocarbons via technological advances or decreased availability and ease of extraction of existing reserves or both. The elephants have all been found. Twilight in the desert, peak oil? The amount is finite. But on who's time frame. What will the people who are manning the rudder be like then?

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