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Originally Posted by bizkitgto
I heard some of the Aramco compounds make life easier for westerners, I think some even have private beaches and you can live your life the way you would back home (sans alcohol?). I think those communities would be tolerable, but my info is only second hand. A co-worker of mine said his wife cried everyday for a year before moving home, he stayed and worked an extra year before moving back, so some families definently struggle.
And I thought Qatar is getting better since there's lot's of projects and more expats there than nationals, I would expect the expat community to be pretty tight?
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When I was interviewing with Aramco I would have ended up in Dharhan which sounds like a pretty sweet place based on the information I could find online. It is a large compound and it has some beach resort property. It is also a fairly short drive to Bahrain which would have been nice. One of the main things that I learned while talking with people who had been there and from reading on the internet is that your overall experience is highly dependent on the attitude that you bring. Those that are generally closed-minded, un-adaptable and only wanting to make money are the ones that have poor experiences.