Yes, the pay is decent, but....
This IS Saudi Arabia. For those who haven't been outside of the US, pay close attention. Yes, the job advertises high pay ($16.5k for full time and 14.3k for rotation), but fine print is one big gotcha... This is not Republic or Shuttle America where you'll be scheduled 90+ hours a month for starters. 65 hours (basis of their calculations) can be a rather enthusiastic look at the possibilities. Take it with a bit of grain of salt.
Another aspect to consider is that it's Saudi Arabia, again. Might as well be another planet. Imagine waiting to get served and right about when it's your turn - prayer time - sorry, can't help you now. Now mind you, that's not during Ramadan (Muslim Holy Month when they are fasting) when nothing is open during daylight hours, and you are not allowed to eat or drink in public, restaurants are not open - the whole place is shut down until after sunset. Now imagine that, for a month straight. No big deal? Wait till your first one...
OK, so you know how it's nice to get together with some friends and enjoy a cold one after a long day at work? Or maybe after you've done something fun... well, that "cold one" will be an ice tea or a soda because any sort of alcohol is strictly prohibited in the Kingdom. You may find some people manage to make their own, but if you get caught.... well... just don't.
Now, let's get to the business practices in the Middle East. Pay running late? By late, I don't mean a couple of hours, I mean from days to weeks to even months. Their answer? "Inshallah habibi, salaries will be paid next week." You can call ALP.... oh wait, no you can't. But wait, you can call the Department of Lab... well, inshallah habibi. "But I have a contract.... you can't change my contract just like that!" "Habibi... note the little statement in your offer saying that management reserves the right modify this contract? It was just modified..." Hell, that goes on at even the best Middle East airlines. Just ask any Emirates pilot about their overtime.
Speaking of business practices, all your banking instruments or loans are backed up with a blank check you signed when you opened your account (credit card, auto loan, etc.) If your check bounces, it's not $25 returned check fee. It's prison time, literally. There is no such thing as bankruptcy there. They'll take your passport at the airport, throw you in prison and leave you there until your family pays off your debt.
Management changes in Saudi and in the region for that matter fairly quickly. The cycle goes something like this... a local wants to start an airline so they bring in all expats to do things for them, set it all up and get it up and running. Then they see how expats have it running smoothly, so they say that in the interest of nationalization or cost-saving, we'll fire the expat managers and put our own or cheaper ones (Indians, Pakis, Sudanese) to run the show... except the locals can never do wrong and they'll blame the remaining expats for any shortfalls. Well, things get really screwed up, so now what? Let's bring those westerners back to fix this. So expats come to fix things up, and then the locals see how it runs and go, we need to nationalize this or get cheaper help because John Q. American or Harry G. Brit are too expensive... rinse and repeat ad nauseum.
Expat life is not for everyone. You have to accept the fact that you're a guest in their country wherever you end up going. Their ways of doing any sort of business may radically be different than anything you may be accustomed to. Saudi is a tough cookie even for those of us who are expats in other GCC countries in the Middle East. For those of you with seniority numbers at places like Republic or Compass or any other 121 place here in the US, I would seriously think twice about resigning that number for ANY expat gig with the exception of Emirates or maybe Etihad. On LOA or furlough? Different story. Resign for anything based in Saudi? Your friends need to turn you in for a drug test under reasonable suspicion. You're leaving a huge security blanket behind and really rolling the dice. Is it worth the gamble (because that's really what it is)? Time will tell. My intent here is to open your eyes to realities of this gig, or any expat gig for that matter. It's way too easy to see the dollar signs, and disregard everything else...