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Post by Argonaut on Mar 4, 2012 14:55:54 GMT
Thank you GroveWanderer (and others).
Is one's le and GC generally a private matter within the workplace and community?
I'm just wondering what the customs or expectations are with respect to this topic within the Aramco community? For instance, is there a standard of behavior along the lines that "I won't ask you about your GC/position and you won't ask me about mine." ?
- Argonaut
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Post by gareth0127 on Mar 4, 2012 16:08:28 GMT
In my workplace GC and job le is very open and can often be seen on various employee lists that are sent around
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Post by Sandi on Mar 4, 2012 17:23:35 GMT
Any employee wanting to search for another employee's e-mail address, through Outlook, will also see other details such as the employee's job le. I certainly don't like my friends seeing what job le I have as it's then so easy to find out what grade code I am.
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Post by GroveWanderer on Mar 6, 2012 7:25:23 GMT
I don't know if it's a general thing, but I have never been asked my grade code by a colleague and I personally, would not ask another person what grade code they were either.
At least where I work, GC's are never published on any official list, though as Sandi says, if you know the person's official job le, it's not difficult to figure out the grade code.
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Post by azraeil on Mar 7, 2012 5:33:21 GMT
Geophysicist IV - GC11
Geophysicist III - GC12
Geophysicist II - GC13
Geophysicist I - GC14
Geophysical Specialist - GC15
Geophysical Consultant - GC16
Snr. Geophysical Consultant - GC17
Principal Professional - GC18
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Post by Argonaut on Mar 11, 2012 16:47:34 GMT
Thank you, azraeil, for your succinct summary of the geophysical grade code system! Also, let me reiterate my thanks to others for their useful responses on this topic.
Is there any reason why Aramco (in a job offer letter) would offer a position saying that it is at a particular grade code, and then associate the le of the next lower grade code with that position? I will clarify what I mean with a couple of examples:
Example 1:
Offer a position of Geophysical Specialist but cite a Grade Code of 16
Example 2:
Offer a position of Geophysicist I but cite a Grade Code of 15
Thanks,
Argonaut
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Post by azraeil on Mar 12, 2012 12:30:34 GMT
None that I can think of. In fact I have never heard of a position that does not correspond to the grade code. There are instances (such as Supervisors etc etc) that does not have an associated grade code (some on GC 13 can be a supervisor so can someone on GC15) but these are mostly management roles that are usually reserved for the locals. In the case you're mentioning, I would suspect that there is no "box" available for them to slot you in, so they are using the GC15 box but giving you a GC16 salary ... I personally couldn't care less about the "le" as long as I am getting the necessary salary, in fact I much prefer getting a GC15 salary but being given a GC14 le  |
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Post by GroveWanderer on Mar 15, 2012 14:46:41 GMT
There is no reason I can think of, other than a typographical error.
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Post by Argonaut on Mar 18, 2012 17:18:45 GMT
Thank you GroveWanderer and azraeil for your replies.
I have an uneasy feeling that something is going on where Aramco is presenting something to me in a certain way other than it might actually be. I think that I need to insist on greater clarity from my recruiter. I'd hate to arrive in the Kingdom and find that I was subtly misled (I hate to suggest this, but there is a real cloudiness to this aspect (GC and job le) of my job offer).
Argonaut
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