Some of the lessons I have learned working for a QP affiliated company:
1. Be very sure that everything you have agreed upon with you future employer is written down and signed by both parties. Promises made on e-mail, phone conversations etc means nothing.
2. The so called free medical is really only primary health care. You have to go to the company provided medical facilities and cannot choose your own doctors. You will find that you often will have to go to a private doctor should any one in your family become ill or if you need specialist services. Otherwise you will have to go to the state hospital.
3. They will not send you on any training courses, maybe if it’s very cheap and presented locally. If you are a technical expert you will have to factor in the costs of attending seminars etc into you salary negotiations. Management styles in these companies are very outdated.
4. Many families need two motor cars, something descent will cost you anything between 80000 and 140 000 QR. The QR1000 given as allowance by these companies are not nearly enough. Services are every 5000km.
5. You will find that they do not adjust allowances to keep up with inflation.
6. Possibly the biggest mistake I’ve made is that I am still in the development phase of my career, I enjoy learning new things and being faced by new challenges. I have found that in general the skill levels are very low, I doubt if I will benefit professionally from working in this environment. Maybe if you need to ride out the last couple of years before retirement, this might be the place for you.
7. Be very sure that the salary offer to you is good enough, once you are here your chances of negotiating is zero.
Some of the lessons I have learned working for a QP affiliated company:
1. Be very sure that everything you have agreed upon with you future employer is written down and signed by both parties. Promises made on e-mail, phone conversations etc means nothing.
2. The so called free medical is really only primary health care. You have to go to the company provided medical facilities and cannot choose your own doctors. You will find that you often will have to go to a private doctor should any one in your family become ill or if you need specialist services. Otherwise you will have to go to the state hospital.
3. They will not send you on any training courses, maybe if it’s very cheap and presented locally. If you are a technical expert you will have to factor in the costs of attending seminars etc into you salary negotiations. Management styles in these companies are very outdated.
4. Many families need two motor cars, something descent will cost you anything between 80000 and 140 000 QR. The QR1000 given as allowance by these companies are not nearly enough. Services are every 5000km.
5. You will find that they do not adjust allowances to keep up with inflation.
6. Possibly the biggest mistake I’ve made is that I am still in the development phase of my career, I enjoy learning new things and being faced by new challenges. I have found that in general the skill levels are very low, I doubt if I will benefit professionally from working in this environment. Maybe if you need to ride out the last couple of years before retirement, this might be the place for you.
7. Be very sure that the salary offer to you is good enough, once you are here your chances of negotiating is zero.
Cheers