Need Advice for Job Offer

No. The cost of living will sink you.

I can survive (and did) on QR600 per month for food. But no savings. It can be done but extremely tight budget and no fun expenses. Everything's very expensive here. I still haven't gotten used to it. Anything I miss from home, I wait till I get home for 2 weeks, go crazy then come back here and behave.

Hardship allowance - MD's right.

Basically, the hardship of leaving your country and parking self in this land. Usually a percentage, most companies I know of (not here though) - 15% of basic salary, depending on how far you had to go away from home, be away from your family, etc. Some have up to 30% but I've never seen more .. but then again, I'm a small fry from a 3rd world country. Cheap-ish labour.

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so all you guys say no to this offer ?

what is bachelor in accomm actually ?

SN, 6am is so hard for you? consider my situation, got to wake up as early as 430am to avoid the bathroom rush.. take note that 7 persons are sharing 1 bathroom and the bus leaves at 630am.. I will file a complaint to the HR department tomorrow and ask for that "hardship" allowance.. I think I deserve that too.. lolz...

i need a hardship allowance!! why don't i get one??

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what is the meaning of shared bachelor a/c accomm ?

i dont understand with bachelor in accom.

thanks

QR 7.00 per Lunch packet.QR 6.00 for 2 porota & a Chicken Curry :)

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how much is the daily cost for eat ?

standard lunch ? standard dinner ?

it really is far too low,catz, bcoz as far as i know 3500QAR was the rate of a Travel Agent 5years ago when i started working in abroad...

probably now, minimum for the said position is 5000QAR...

good luck on your decision...

the salary is too low

so.. pass the offer ?

hardship allowance must be the same with location allowance we are getting while working in umm said..don't take the offer it is way too low.. at least 5000 will do..

try the search engine for the cost of living here in qatar as i believed there are lots of former forums for this..:)

with this offer, you can live but don't know if you can save(depends on your lifestyle)..weigh things out ;)

i think its good for single

Elkhoor is more cheap than doha

I think you will be sorry if you accept this offer. Even if there is an increase next year, you have to know how much will it be. Makek sure before you accept any pormises. Good luck.

Existence is a heavy burden, only high spirited ones can bear it. 

everyone should get a hardship allowance.....i should because getting up at 6am is quite hard for me!

if that's the case, the allowance must be much bigger than his total salary??lol

first time to heard that allowance...all bachelors esp asian should have one...lol

maybe its sort of living allowance..

could be for food, clothes, etc. allowance.

it's a compensation for the "hardship" he will have to endure depending on his boss. There maybe also be "hardship" due to the weather, and there will be "hardship" because he has to share his room, and there will be "hardship" for not being allowed into the malls on family days, and there is "hardship" for giving up the freedom of movement, and ......

(I think 500 Riyals are not enough for all this "hardship").

I'll be base in Al Khor, apartment in Doha, so the company give QAR 500 as hardship allowance..

yeah...just curious about the meaning of hardship allowance..;)

how much can I save from QAR 3500 after calculate with standard living cost ?

wtf is a hardship allowance?

if ur need of money u can go for it

but if u have some other option then u can wait bcoz minimum shold be 5000qr

no, it's ok..

I really appreciate any comment here..

sorry catz! i messed up your thread.

I wouldn't dare to correct you, even if you were wrong.

uhuh, yeah right. over 70,000 right? correct me if i'm wrong.. BTW, just want to remind you that we are not in a classroom. ;)

No, we're not in the West. But in the second richest country after Luxembourg measured by per capita income.

MD, house maids for 3000? we're not in the West!

It's not enough. Some in-house maids make 3.000 QR.

I already try to ask more, but they think it's enough.

And the company review to raise the salary every year on Jan, so my salary will be review in Jan 2010.

How about it ? I really need your advice to decide.

FYI if I take the offer, I'll be base in Al Khor

I think your "hardship" will be greater than your "hardship allowance".

ask to have increase basic pay since food is so expensive here.. 5000 maybe..