Post by jbtc on Sept 11, 2018 17:59:20 GMT
I am a US expat who started in Dhahran just last month. While the plan was to stay at Aramco for about 4-6 years before repatriating to the states, I unexpectedly got offered a great job in the states that they would like me to start in about no later than two months or so. I do enjoy my job at Aramco and haven't made a final decision, but I just can see myself turning down this opportunity. Accordingly, I am trying to decipher what the parameters are around resignations in the kingdom. In the states the standard is 2 weeks notice, though I imagine it is different in the kingdom, particularly for a US expat who just arrived a month ago. I know that no matter what that they will not be happy with the fact that I will be leaving so soon after they invested in bringing me over, but that aside I still want to do everything by the book and under the best terms possible. So the questions I have are:
1) How much notice do I need to give and what are the appropriate channels to follow (i.e., advise your boss first and then HR, or vice versa)?
2) Based on what I am reading, I do not see any vesting provisions or repayment obligations for the expat settling in allowance or cash-in-lieu which I took for the move. Is that correct that I will not need to pay those amounts back?
3) Is there any advice as to how I can make this awkward situation be perceived less negative than it otherwise will?
Thank you for any insight anyone can provide.
1) How much notice do I need to give and what are the appropriate channels to follow (i.e., advise your boss first and then HR, or vice versa)?
2) Based on what I am reading, I do not see any vesting provisions or repayment obligations for the expat settling in allowance or cash-in-lieu which I took for the move. Is that correct that I will not need to pay those amounts back?
3) Is there any advice as to how I can make this awkward situation be perceived less negative than it otherwise will?
Thank you for any insight anyone can provide.