A number of large hotels and restaurants witnessed during the last period the employment of a "timid" number of Saudi women in some hotels and restaurants of the four and five star categories. The number has increased gradually in the past period, after the Ministry of Labor and Social Development stipulated that hotels should Saudization and feminization of a percentage of their employees. "Okaz" monitored the situation of Saudi female employees in a number of hotels and restaurants in Jizan, who confirmed their happiness to work in the hotel and restaurant movement. For her part, Nihal Ahmed said: I was afraid of the society's view that was an obstacle for me to work in a hotel; As I was afraid and neglected to meet guests at a certain period and after that I was trained for several months and after that I started answering calls, and got involved in work. In the same context, Maram Abdullah, a graduate of Arabic language, said: I learned simple words in the call center from female employees who work before me in this field, and my work is focused on receiving external calls and I transfer them to the competent authorities, and we have four Saudi girls in this hotel who work in many Departments such as kitchen, reception and accounting. She added that the advantages of working in hotels stimulate production. Because it introduces us to a new work environment and the acquisition of skills in dealing with the public. Both Howayda and Munira said: We are happy to work, although it is a bit stressful, and it is offset by the fact that we receive income with which we support our family and spend our needs and free time with work, while we see that women have the right to work and participate with the opposite sex, and on the contrary, we found interest and acceptance from society for that idea that It made many girls resort to work in various fields. They called on hotel owners and the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to raise financial salaries so that they can perform their work in those hotels and restaurants to the fullest, especially since you are facing many problems and obstacles from some guests. While Rasha Waheed saw that the integration of the two sexes has many advantages and success for the work, because each of them is complementary to the other in accordance with the regulations and work policies, noting that she has gained good experience in the field of hotel work, such as how to deal gracefully and control the reactions of customers, as women are more able to deal effectively. In addition to improving her English, which made her love her job very much. Indicating that there are some challenges that she does not consider frustrating, such as delayed promotions. Wassan Mubarak, who works in a 4-star hotel, explained that her work in the hotel is to coordinate parties and conferences, and the nature of her work is to meet clients and sign contracts with them, which contain the details of the party or conferences.
Abeer Abbas (Jazan) @Aborah5A