Original Message

Contractors get paid whenever a group of managers aka Saudis and their admin clerks decide to show up and do their job and based on your popularity status.  In otherwords almost all contractors have no idea when the next paycheck is coming & yes, coming late.  Creates severe stress for those who have house payments and other obligations.  Pilots getting loans from other pilots and creating more credit to borrow from institutions to make ends meets.  Meanwhile, your immediate aviation management says "it's not us" and "I'm really sorry because it's wrong".... that does not pay the bills.  As far as getting reimbursed several thousands of dollars for internation travel, accommodation and meals for recurrent training takes 3 to 8 months.  Some have never been reimbursed at all because they using tricks to always kick back your paperwork.  Once you are in country they have you in their prison and in reality it's a game for them not to pay you.  Plus, you have no transportation and are confined to compound in the middle of nowhere with terrible food and a closet for a room.