Hello there.
I'm not in my 40s/50s, but 30s - so I hope that will do! I came to Doha from London about seven months ago. I don't regret the decision, but would caution you on a few things drawn from my own personal experience. If you're going to work in a firm of like minded ex-pat's and a good mix of locals - I'm sure you're going to be absolutely happy. If, like me, you're in an office of males with an average age of 55, all arab nationals, hardly any women - then it might be a bit of a challenge. I don't speak arabic and everyone else in the office does - but that isn't so much of an issue as industries here generally have to do most of their communications in the English language anyway. As for getting around - you'll definitely need a car! Taxis are hard to come by and you'll find you love it here more if you have that independence of driving. Free time, you can play golf, go to the cinema, QL site is great for letting you know about stuff going on. There are bars (mainly in hotels) nice restaurants - and great weather! Go for it! Best of luck.
Hello there.
I'm not in my 40s/50s, but 30s - so I hope that will do! I came to Doha from London about seven months ago. I don't regret the decision, but would caution you on a few things drawn from my own personal experience. If you're going to work in a firm of like minded ex-pat's and a good mix of locals - I'm sure you're going to be absolutely happy. If, like me, you're in an office of males with an average age of 55, all arab nationals, hardly any women - then it might be a bit of a challenge. I don't speak arabic and everyone else in the office does - but that isn't so much of an issue as industries here generally have to do most of their communications in the English language anyway. As for getting around - you'll definitely need a car! Taxis are hard to come by and you'll find you love it here more if you have that independence of driving. Free time, you can play golf, go to the cinema, QL site is great for letting you know about stuff going on. There are bars (mainly in hotels) nice restaurants - and great weather! Go for it! Best of luck.