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Is this Kuwait job offer worth it for a first-time OFW?

Hi everyone! This would be my first time working abroad for a Guest Service Attendant position at an amusement park in Kuwait and would like to ask for your honest opinion.

The offer is:

Basic salary: 160 KWD/month

Accommodation allowance: 50 KWD

Food allowance: 25 KWD

Transportation allowance: 25 KWD

Total package: 260 KWD/month

I’m also supporting my parents financially, so being able to save and send money home is very important to me.

For those currently working or who have worked in Kuwait, is this a reasonable offer for a first-time OFW?

I would really appreciate any advice, especially from Filipinos working in Kuwait. Thank you!

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u/tiniwiniii — 1 day ago

Is this Kuwait job offer worth it for a first-time OFW?

Hi everyone! This would be my first time working abroad for a Guest Service Attendant position at an amusement park in Kuwait and would like to ask for your honest opinion.

The offer is:

Basic salary: 160 KWD/month

Accommodation allowance: 50 KWD

Food allowance: 25 KWD

Transportation allowance: 25 KWD

Total package: 260 KWD/month

I’m also supporting my parents financially, so being able to save and send money home is very important to me.

For those currently working or who have worked in Kuwait, is this a reasonable offer for a first-time OFW?

I would really appreciate any advice, especially from Filipinos working in Kuwait. Thank you!

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u/tiniwiniii — 1 day ago

33, a breadwinner, feeling stuck and unsure ahead?

Hingi sana ako ng advice. I'm 33yrs old. Nagresign ako sa work after 9yrs. Tumagal ako ng ganon dahil bilang breadwinner hindi ako pwedeng mabakante at dahil malapit lang din yung pinapasukan ko. Kahit matagal ko nang gusto umalis at marami ring hindi magagandang nangyayari sa trabaho, tiniis ko na lang dahil kailangan kong magkaroon ng tuloy-tuloy na kita. After non, nakahanap naman ako agad ng work kaya lang 3 months lang ang tinagal ko dahil sa QC sya at uwian ako from Bulacan. Minimum lang din yung sahod kaya halos wala ring natitira sakin kundi pagod.

Gusto ko mag-ibang bansa para sa mas malaking sahod dahil ako nga lang ang inaasahan ng mga magulang ko at marami rin akong mga bayarin. Factory worker sana sa Taiwan kaya lang ang tinatanggap nila pag 30+ ang edad yung may experience na sa factory which is wala ako. May inapplyan naman ako pa-UAE pero ang offer is 1500aed kasama na food, free accom at transpo pero may placement fee at processing fee sa agency. Iniisip ko kung okay lang ba sya sa tulad ko na 1st time mag-aabroad? Kung magiging stepping stone ko ba sya kahit 33 na ko at 35 na ko once matapos yung contract?

Sa edad ko hindi ko maiwasan tanungin ang sarili ko kung napapag-iwanan na ba ko, kung hanggang dito na lang ba ko, o ito na ba yung pinakamalayo kong mararating 🥺

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u/tiniwiniii — 18 days ago