should i stay or should i go...

Hi,

This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.

George,

Baby Gear

if the offer is round QR10k, then i suggest you accept the offer, if you are planning to bring your wife, check first with QA if they will allow you to live outside their accommodation, if so, with your salary assuming its 10k, you can sponsor your wife to come here. if less than QR7.5k, you can still bring her here through a family visit visa, which requires a lesser salary bracket, but this is only good for 6 months, better if she could find an employer who could sponsor her. for your question as regards your wife having a job here and the salary for graphic designers...seldom do i see them posted in the classified ads, but there are some companies that offer that job, the salary is dependent on your wife's experience and whether the company is big or not...me est. is roughly 6k above....

I have been in Doha for 3 months and find it terribly expensive!! We were in Bahrain for a year and there it is a little cheaper. If u want to come to the Middle East, try getting a job there rather.

Trust me, i am thinking very, very hard..I am aware it's not a dream holiday working for ANY airline, but thanks for warning anyway!

think very hard and long before joining this company my friends in qr tell me its like a nazi camp with hitler and we all know who that is not taking any names but just think carefully be smart

We were thinking of finding her a job as well, so i won't be sponsoring her..only thing is: if we cannot find a job for here by internet, she will come to Qatar and HOPEFULLY find a job. She is an industrial designer/graphic designer..does anybody know something about that line of work..I mean, is it relatively easy to find a job in that line of work? Trust me, i am(we are) going nowhere before thinking everything out. Again, thanks for all your posts!

marco, your wife cannot just come here and live here because you guys decided so. First, as Mandi suggested, check with QR whether you will be allowed to live out of their accommodation. Second, if your BASIC salary (before accommodation) less than 7,500 you won't be able to sponsor your wife, therefore she cannot come here.

Is your status defined as a family status or a single one, in the first place?

Before planning / dreaming, check all these points...

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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Check it out thoroughly, Marko, QR isn't Emirates. They are much stricter with their FAs. Hope it works out.

Mandi

My wife hasn't got a job offer, but if we decide to move, she will be looking for something..If not like that, than she will start looking for job upon coming to Qatar..

The thing about living outside accommodation: I was already accepted to work for Emirates in Dubai but that was put on hold due to economy crisis.There i must stay in company accommodation for the first 6 months and then i can leave to live on my own.Thank you for your advices :)))

so has your wife got a job offer? or what's going on?

can you express yourself clear?

otherwise we don't know what exactly we are discussing...

you know what, the question was: should I stay or should I go? so my opinion is : STAY

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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Marko, check and see if cabin crew can live off-base while working for QR. I'm not sure about that.

Mandi

my mistake....2000-3000 is not a monthly salary..

I;m guessing around 10k and my wife's salary approx. 10-12k.. +a housing allowance..so the story starts again..sorry bout mistake!

what 2000/3000riyals a month your salary?? no way. then stay where you are now because you cannot survived with that money here in qatar.

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

You will not last 15 days with this money.Stay we're you are:-(

"katas ng qatar"

A Cabin crew salary would range from 7-10k a month n bnot less.. so i guess he's talking about the housing allowance m not 2 sure...

forget it dude, stay where you are...a package like that can't possibly support the 2 of you even if she does work.

are you getting 2000-3000 as a housing allowance or as a total package??

if it's your total package, you cannot bring your wife here, unless she finds a job independently. And also i doubt you would be allowed to sponsor her due to your job title .

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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

my place is in hilal area, its 3000qrs/month, 1 spacious room,small living room, toilet & a tiny kitchen. its decent enough for a couple.. i'll b letting go of the place...msg me if interested

.: iF tHe ShoE fItS, i HaVe To BuT iT iN EvErY CoLoR:.

For 2000 - 3000 QR you will be able to rent half a bedroom.

also, i must say i am not Filipino( saying this because all of the apartments for rent are meant for Filipino couples or Filipino singles)