Genesis - "Allow me to clarify, when i wrote "everyone is replaceable" it was directed to those who thought they're doing us all a favor for being here."
Genesis, your remarks make me very sad. I have had three long-term jobs in my life and I was committed body and soul for over ten years to each of them. I loved my work, and my employers and fellow-workers were kind enough to say they loved and appreciated me. I guess you could say we were doing each other a favor, them by hiring me and me by giving my best efforts. It's never easy to take a new position, especially one that is 8,000 miles from home and I have been so grateful that our employers here in Qatar have bent over backwards to welcome us and make the experience very positive. They certainly have told us over and over that our presence here is extremely important. When you insist over and over that we are "replaceable" and when we protest that we gave up our previous life in order to share common goals with the people of Qatar you sniff and say that we think we are "doing you a favor." Well, that hurts my feelings and makes me re-think my commitment to being here. Afwan, saddiqi, I know you didn't mean it personally, just as many here on QL really don't mean Qatari-bashing to be personal, but I really feel that this "Oh, Qataris are ..." and "All expats are greedy and lazy opportunists .." is just soul-destroying. Can we all declare a truce? As bleu said, "How did this turn into us against them?" If I had any part at all in that, asfe ktir, I'm very sorry.
Mandi
Genesis - "Allow me to clarify, when i wrote "everyone is replaceable" it was directed to those who thought they're doing us all a favor for being here."
Genesis, your remarks make me very sad. I have had three long-term jobs in my life and I was committed body and soul for over ten years to each of them. I loved my work, and my employers and fellow-workers were kind enough to say they loved and appreciated me. I guess you could say we were doing each other a favor, them by hiring me and me by giving my best efforts. It's never easy to take a new position, especially one that is 8,000 miles from home and I have been so grateful that our employers here in Qatar have bent over backwards to welcome us and make the experience very positive. They certainly have told us over and over that our presence here is extremely important. When you insist over and over that we are "replaceable" and when we protest that we gave up our previous life in order to share common goals with the people of Qatar you sniff and say that we think we are "doing you a favor." Well, that hurts my feelings and makes me re-think my commitment to being here. Afwan, saddiqi, I know you didn't mean it personally, just as many here on QL really don't mean Qatari-bashing to be personal, but I really feel that this "Oh, Qataris are ..." and "All expats are greedy and lazy opportunists .." is just soul-destroying. Can we all declare a truce? As bleu said, "How did this turn into us against them?" If I had any part at all in that, asfe ktir, I'm very sorry.
Mandi