Is it worth it or not?

@canary, you can't say that westerners are getting paid more.

In the catering and restaurant business the average salary for a restaurant is 5,000 - 10,000 if all other expenses are paid.

This I can assure you. Ring up a few restuarants and ask for yourself.

I say the salary is good.

You'll only get 20k and all expenses if you are a chef in a PREMIUM restaurant.

It's sad when people argue that Indians are paid less and they shouldn't be paid according to race, but then westerners say "Westerners are paid more" and have no qualms...

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I am pretty sure that we all make choices in life, and we stick with it and try to learne from it, that what makes human superior and advanturer, but it will be better if u can get an idea of what u r getting into before doing it, its like jumping into the water without asking if there is any sharks there, u might be a good swimmer but remmeber that sharks are better swimmer than u lol.

Thanks for all ur comments folks.

When i get my contract i will make my choice.

peace

go..

我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。

You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

I disagree with Gypsy. The salary is terrible. I can only assume is for a lower chef position, banquet chef or restaurant chef, and even so it is pretty low. If you are applying for executive sous chef you should be asking around 12,000. For a exec chef make it no less than 20,000.

Push for school fees to be taken care of by the employer, or else you will be screwed.

That's actually a pretty decent salary coming from one of the hotels. However I doubt you'll be able to afford to bring your kids over, sorry to say, schooling is expensive. Depending on which hotel it is though, there is always room to move up, or on. :)

"i'm not hurting anyone, i'm just telling my own truth, and if there is something wrong then maybe there's something wrong with you. why we all gotta look, why we all gotta act the same i say if you're born a lion don't bother trying to act tame." Ani Dif

Have the folllowing comments/observations:

1. Am not familiar with hotels salaray scales.

2. Sensed the tone of your under-estimating your experience. I know a lady who was running a small restaurant, then retired to take care of her kids, after few years got a job in one of the 5 star hotels. She did perfect job and lifted the business of the restaurant she was cheffing.

3. Understand that you are looking for a decent living for yourself and your 2 kids. Unfortunately the basic salary can very hardly meet your needs according to the anticipated monthly expenses as follows:

Schooling: 5000 QRs

Car: 1500 - 2500

Maid/Nanny: 1000 - 1500

Elec/Water: 500

Phone/Internet: 250 not including GSM

Let aside food, entertainment, clothing, international calls.

You have to take the following points into consideration:

1. House: is it bachelor status or married. Bachelor means you will be having shared accommodation. God knows who will be your room-mate,

2. If utility bills are covered by the hotel

3. Do they provide transportation from/to house/hotel?

4. Does your medical insurance provide 100% coverage and does it include dental?

Wish I did not miss some vital issues and hope I did not add to your confusion.

PM me if you have any specific questions

Look we get these same posts people asking about salaries and if they should come or not.

1) We are not consultants.

2) Everybody has a choice.

3) There are so many threads about this kind of thing.

4) I am tired of dissatisfied people doing Qatar bashing.

5) Live is full of surprises, and our expectations might not be met but we have to make the best of it.

6) I have lived in many foreign countries where I have made the decisions to go there and I have organised all my papers salaries and living quarters. Not like the people who get the whole thing paid etc. etc. and even get brought into Qatar in a pram lol.

7) Choices are there, make them and be happy with them.

I'm sure by the time this fella answers all these questions, he would go crazy...but truly speaking, very wise questions put forward, indeed fabulous...looks like a person who has seen too many ups and downs in life's offerings...ain't you girl...

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1)How do you know it is one of the finest hotels in Doha?

2)Did someone tell you that??

3)How many hours are you working for that salary?

4)You have 17 years of experience I would think you are grossly underpaid.

5)You are a Canadian citizen - Westerners are being paid QR 20.000 - 70.000 for their jobs (whether they are good or bad) + med. + housing

6)This is about CD 2.379 are you presently unemployed?

7)Much against the things you read Qatar has taken a large price hike in recent months food is more expensive than before especially milk and eggs (might be because of the bird flu.

8)Did you ask if you were sharing your appartment?

9)What does your medical insurance cover?

8) You will need a car in Doha this is part of the life here - without a car you are handicapped.

These are not questions where I don't want to know the answers to but things you should know and ask yourself. Afterwards you might not be happy and then you will blame Qatar for your disappointment - you have the choice so you make it. You will receive many answers and may base your decision on that however it is a big move so choose wisely.

oops sorry i meant when yr kids come in a yrs time not in a mths time.........i just woke up u see.........(yawns)

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

lets say yr kids come in a mths time, wat abt their education?it is expensive here so is yr employer gonna pay for their education or are u gonna fork it outta yr pocket??just wondering..........

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......

Not bad

Sounds ok thats 14 bucks an hour and expenese paid...

Go for it

You can't teach experience...