A W A Y F R O M H O M E
📍: SAUDI ARABIA 🇸🇦
(1/7)
"When agents pitch to you about working in Saudi Arabia, they will tell you great things about the place; they’d tell you that you can work as a nurse or paint some decent jobs to you.
📍: SAUDI ARABIA 🇸🇦
(1/7)
"When agents pitch to you about working in Saudi Arabia, they will tell you great things about the place; they’d tell you that you can work as a nurse or paint some decent jobs to you.
They would also tell you about the huge amount of money that you would be paid.
When you earn N10,000 per month in Nigeria and someone says you can earn N150,000 per month, the idea of traveling begins to look enticing.
My brother, it is all mostly lies.
When you earn N10,000 per month in Nigeria and someone says you can earn N150,000 per month, the idea of traveling begins to look enticing.
My brother, it is all mostly lies.
My first job when I got to Saudi Arabia was to be a care-giver, to take care of an aged woman in diapers. The aged woman I was to take care of was the mother of my boss.
Upon my arrival, I was told that I couldn’t own a phone and so my boss seized my phone.
Upon my arrival, I was told that I couldn’t own a phone and so my boss seized my phone.
I protested that I’d need to speak with my people back at home and so I was allowed to use the phone once a week and that was on Fridays.
The crazy thing about it all was that I could only call one person every Friday. I wasn’t cool with the arrangement and so we dragged the
The crazy thing about it all was that I could only call one person every Friday. I wasn’t cool with the arrangement and so we dragged the
matter back and forth. In the end, I was allowed to buy my own sim and keep a phone that wouldn’t run WhatsApp. With that phone, I could only check Facebook.
Not only that, in Saudi Arabia, you’re not allowed to go out at all. On no account should you ever go out.
Not only that, in Saudi Arabia, you’re not allowed to go out at all. On no account should you ever go out.
If I needed anything, I’d write a list and my boss would get the items for me. I stepped into my boss’ compound on my first day of work and that compound became my world. I had been trapped.
So even though when I was taking the job, the job description was to be a caregiver,
So even though when I was taking the job, the job description was to be a caregiver,
...in reality, I was the maid that took care of everything in my boss’ house. I’d do the dishes, cook, vacuum the floor, do the laundry, and scrub the walls sparkling clean till it was spotless.
Not only did I work in the apartment but it was my responsibility to keep the
Not only did I work in the apartment but it was my responsibility to keep the
compound clean as well. I was also the one saddled with the task of washing the cars.
My boss had nine children and she has about twenty-five grand children in all.
The first frustrating part of the job was that one grand child could say he wants a particular food and
My boss had nine children and she has about twenty-five grand children in all.
The first frustrating part of the job was that one grand child could say he wants a particular food and
another grand child would say he wants a different food and the way they will order you around, it was so disgusting.
In my boss’ compound, there are three buildings. The first building is occupied by one of my boss’ sons – he is married with two kids.
In my boss’ compound, there are three buildings. The first building is occupied by one of my boss’ sons – he is married with two kids.
His younger brother also had an apartment in that first building. This younger brother was married too. They had a son already and at the time I was in the house she was pregnant.
Whenever I was done, I’d then go to the sons’ apartments and do the same work in each apartment.
Whenever I was done, I’d then go to the sons’ apartments and do the same work in each apartment.
Whenever I was done and I returned to my boss’ building to rest, I may get there to discover that the kids in the house have turned the whole house upside down while I was away working in the other building; that means that I’d have to start the chores all over again.
Let me put it in perspective for you:
it could take up to 4-5hours to wash the dishes, pots and to tidy up the kitchen. I would have completed the whole thing and while I am away at the other buildings working my sock off, the children in the first
it could take up to 4-5hours to wash the dishes, pots and to tidy up the kitchen. I would have completed the whole thing and while I am away at the other buildings working my sock off, the children in the first
building (where I had worked for hours) would have scattered the kitchen.
As I return exhausted from the other building, I have to resume back at the kitchen I had already cleaned and I’d begin to wash all over again.
Sometimes I would see the mess they have made and
As I return exhausted from the other building, I have to resume back at the kitchen I had already cleaned and I’d begin to wash all over again.
Sometimes I would see the mess they have made and
I’d just burst into tears.
Cleaning the sitting room was always a serious deal. I would single-handedly remove all the furniture out of the sitting room and then I’d get the hose, connect it to the water source to channel water into the sitting room.
Cleaning the sitting room was always a serious deal. I would single-handedly remove all the furniture out of the sitting room and then I’d get the hose, connect it to the water source to channel water into the sitting room.
I’d get scrubbing brush and soap and begin to scrub the floor and all walls of the apartment.
By the time I am done doing all these chores, I’d be so worn out. By, say 2am, when I am going to sleep, my boss may then call me to help massage her body and yet I had to be up early.
By the time I am done doing all these chores, I’d be so worn out. By, say 2am, when I am going to sleep, my boss may then call me to help massage her body and yet I had to be up early.
If I am still giving massages by 2am, please how many hours do I have left to sleep?"
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(2/7 runs tomorrow)
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(2/7 runs tomorrow)
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