Jobs Galaore!!!!

Kind of sad really that %20 of Saudis are dirt poor. And by that I mean living on less then $250 a month. Families of 7 crammed into a 2 bed apartment. And all they get is a big fat "GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASS & GET A JOB!!!" from the officials.

Where?

In the US, they complain about outsourcing and immigrants stealing jobs. In Saudi, outsourcing is the default because all the country is, is a giant retail outlet, no production at all. Even the ever omnipotent oil is being refined off shore.

And Jobs? yeah right. Of a population of 26 Million, 12 Million are foreigners. And to put things into perspective, all 12 million are here to work, have jobs. while the barely majority citizens cant find work even with a university degree.

Sure now and then, you get a newspaper article happily announcing another government initiative or huge project that will generate 1000's of jobs. But what the article doesn't specify, is that out every 1000, only 10 are reserved for Saudis (of the highest qualifications I may add).

So its no wonder foreigners love to read Saudi papers, they are probably scoping out future career prospects. All the while the government keeps shooting down any proposal for minimum wage or unemployment benefits.