Wow, that initial post of mine sparked off some very heated (and personal) debate. I only posted it because I was pi55ed off at having lost yet another excellently qualified candidate to the old NOC system.

Now this poor bugger will have to leave Qatar for a minimum of 2 years, and with him goes any historical knowledge of not only his own company, but his customers, which means that the customer now has to spend more time in getting to know somebody completely new (because very few people can get a release) and the man who is being hoiked out of the country (having done nothing worse than simply resign from a company who promised everything but delivered bugger all), has to uproot his family, pack his belongings, and schlep on to the next place.

It pi55ed me off then, and it's still pi55ing me off today.

But I'm in my 7th year here, so I know that the pi55ed off feeling will gradually abate, and all that will be left is the usual sour taste in my mouth until the next vacation (which could also be down to spicy food and pickles).

Still, can't have everything, can we?

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"I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places". - Henny Youngman