I am sorry it has took so long to get to Part 2....but the water saga seemed to go on for ever and I fear that it is not truly over.
Things went from bad to worse with regard to the water situation. Thursday night no water, Friday, day off, no water!!!! Mysti was so upset that she emailed Hanan (the boss) asking her to do something about it as this had been going on way too long and she also emailed The Princess (owner of the spa) telling her everything, not just the water but everything that had been going on. Bet you are wondering how Mysti got a direct line to the Princess. Well, initially before coming to Yibreen she had a Skype interview with her and kept the contact information. Anyway, emails sent and before you could say Hocus Pocus!!!! 2 workmen arrive to fix the water. In the meantime the 2 Filipino girls who live in the apartment that currently has no water are outside with a bowl and the hose pipe (connected to our water supply) washing their clothes....this feels more like a third world country than one of the richest countries in the world. A few hours later and the water is back on but for how long?
Saturday morning, Mysti is called in to Hanan's office and World War III breaks out!! to cut a long story short Mysti is given an ultimatum, either resign or get on with it and keep her mouth shut. She is given till the end of the day to decide. No more than an hour later, Mysti is called back into Hanan's office and is presented with a copy of her contract which Hanan asks her to sign? Her reason for this is that she says the one that Mysti signed over the internet is not clear and she needs another copy for her records? why has she waited 5 weeks to get her to do this and why today of all days when she has been given an ultimatum? Of course Mysti refused to sign so Hanan fired her!!!!!! One important point here. If Mysti had re-signed the contract then Hanan would have probably kept pushing until Mysti quit, then all costs for flights, exit visas etc would have been Mysti's responsibility but now that Hanan had fired her, the costs had to be paid by the company. All this because there is no water??? well not entirely. On the same day a girl was leaving after working her 4 weeks notice and was due to leave for the airport. With only one hour till the arrival of her taxi, Hanan was still holding her passport and her month's salary. I have come to understand that this is how this woman works (control freak) Mysti had said to Hanan that if she tried to pull that trick with her then she would be contacting the American Embassy.....For Hanan, this must have been the final push she needed to send Mysti home.
Mysti's flight was booked, her salary paid and so now all she had to do was to wait till 4am on Tuesday morning for the driver to take her to the airport. But it was not quite over. At 4am she goes out to the gate and explains to the security guard that she is leaving for the airport and the driver was collecting and could he open the gate. He refused, saying he had had no instructions from the boss that this was going to happen. Mysti showed him her passport and said it was all booked for today. She explained she was not trying to escape and this had all been arranged. He made her wait while he tried to contact Hanan, but of course there was no answer as it was 4am. The driver who is still on the other side of the gate explains to the security guard that this had all been arranged with him and Hanan the previous day. The security guard opens the gate and Mysti is free!!!!!
After a further four days of no water, we now have water tanks on the roof and the water is on and has been on for a good 3 days. Around the apartments looks like Beruit!!! There is definitely no Health and Safety Executive out here. They decide to cut down all the trees around the apartment as I am sure they thought the trees were drinking all the water so hence there are trees, rubble and tools everywhere.
I am now going to draw a line under this story and show you that there are good things and good people in Riyadh and that it is not all doom and gloom.
Mysti has arrived home safely and is busy planning her return to the country but hopefully (en shala) with a different company so that she can finish what she started.
Things went from bad to worse with regard to the water situation. Thursday night no water, Friday, day off, no water!!!! Mysti was so upset that she emailed Hanan (the boss) asking her to do something about it as this had been going on way too long and she also emailed The Princess (owner of the spa) telling her everything, not just the water but everything that had been going on. Bet you are wondering how Mysti got a direct line to the Princess. Well, initially before coming to Yibreen she had a Skype interview with her and kept the contact information. Anyway, emails sent and before you could say Hocus Pocus!!!! 2 workmen arrive to fix the water. In the meantime the 2 Filipino girls who live in the apartment that currently has no water are outside with a bowl and the hose pipe (connected to our water supply) washing their clothes....this feels more like a third world country than one of the richest countries in the world. A few hours later and the water is back on but for how long?
Saturday morning, Mysti is called in to Hanan's office and World War III breaks out!! to cut a long story short Mysti is given an ultimatum, either resign or get on with it and keep her mouth shut. She is given till the end of the day to decide. No more than an hour later, Mysti is called back into Hanan's office and is presented with a copy of her contract which Hanan asks her to sign? Her reason for this is that she says the one that Mysti signed over the internet is not clear and she needs another copy for her records? why has she waited 5 weeks to get her to do this and why today of all days when she has been given an ultimatum? Of course Mysti refused to sign so Hanan fired her!!!!!! One important point here. If Mysti had re-signed the contract then Hanan would have probably kept pushing until Mysti quit, then all costs for flights, exit visas etc would have been Mysti's responsibility but now that Hanan had fired her, the costs had to be paid by the company. All this because there is no water??? well not entirely. On the same day a girl was leaving after working her 4 weeks notice and was due to leave for the airport. With only one hour till the arrival of her taxi, Hanan was still holding her passport and her month's salary. I have come to understand that this is how this woman works (control freak) Mysti had said to Hanan that if she tried to pull that trick with her then she would be contacting the American Embassy.....For Hanan, this must have been the final push she needed to send Mysti home.
Mysti's flight was booked, her salary paid and so now all she had to do was to wait till 4am on Tuesday morning for the driver to take her to the airport. But it was not quite over. At 4am she goes out to the gate and explains to the security guard that she is leaving for the airport and the driver was collecting and could he open the gate. He refused, saying he had had no instructions from the boss that this was going to happen. Mysti showed him her passport and said it was all booked for today. She explained she was not trying to escape and this had all been arranged. He made her wait while he tried to contact Hanan, but of course there was no answer as it was 4am. The driver who is still on the other side of the gate explains to the security guard that this had all been arranged with him and Hanan the previous day. The security guard opens the gate and Mysti is free!!!!!
After a further four days of no water, we now have water tanks on the roof and the water is on and has been on for a good 3 days. Around the apartments looks like Beruit!!! There is definitely no Health and Safety Executive out here. They decide to cut down all the trees around the apartment as I am sure they thought the trees were drinking all the water so hence there are trees, rubble and tools everywhere.
I am now going to draw a line under this story and show you that there are good things and good people in Riyadh and that it is not all doom and gloom.
Mysti has arrived home safely and is busy planning her return to the country but hopefully (en shala) with a different company so that she can finish what she started.
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