Scamp

Are you contracting or consultants side of things?

I stand relatively corrected, colleague reckons consultancy probably 50k, contractor maybe a touch more.

unsureone

Contracting. Have put it back to agent, see what they say. Cheers

weasel central

Decent stuff with QPM but a difficult operation to work for, very much all hands tied by the upper guys. They must be pulling back totally into Qatar now, the projects in Morocco, Syria, Libya, and two in Cairo are all looking like stopping.

co durham boy

Remember Qatar's not a Goldmine for expats , the guys that are having the biggest trouble are the ones coming in from Dubai who are expecting massive increments as they think they're walking into a war zone . Not enough Brunches and only 1 Louis Vuitton shop in Doha....

My advice would be push for more but don't price yourself out of the job obviously they'll always be a monkey who'll do it for less and your agent will have that monkey dangling as well.

Good Luck

unsureone

Thanks mate, agent saying initially single status with family once settled, is this normal? 45-50k all in. Would you ask for schooling/flights etc above this?

WakeUp

You have been quoted the going market rate for the ME, all included package, I will be surprised if you can get anything on top. Unless you have a specialisation like MEP. Never hurts to try though eh?

Have you also enquired about working week? For instance alot of companies will expect a 6 day week with long hours for this rate. Whereas there are positions offering slightly less for 5 day week. With a family its all about balance.

Millhouse

So then, 20 years experience, along with loads of CPD, gets you 45-50k all in for a 6 day week. No wonder you all hate scamp so much who is probably minting pretty much the same after only 3 years using a telephone with no CPD requirements.

Scamp

Not sure whether to like you or hate you more for this.

Millhouse

most people, on meeting me, go for the latter.

soukie

We all know that recruiters drive salaries down and try to persuade people to come to UAE because of the lifestyle and they love telling you "it's tax free"

co durham boy

First of all , if you're coming with your family you want a Married status contract , not a single one then married when they get here , that's bullshit as it's not going to cost them anymore as they'll be paying for flights in any case and visa fees are peanuts here.

It's going to cost you 10K for an entry level 4 bedroom villa and 1K for your utilities and internet .
Car rental is expensive here 2K for a Nissan Tilda and 4K for a 4X4 . Schooling i'm not sure but it's expensive try http://dohabritishschool.com/ a lot of my friends use it and it's got a good reputation here.

Shopping will cost you minimum 2K per month and then entertainment after that which at the moment its 45QAR for a pint of Stella , so it's not cheap .

Do some sums and work out what you'll save or what you can afford to lose , i suggest going back for your flights and schooling or at least getting a negotiation on them . The firm knows the cost of everything but usually the value of f*** all so push em a bit .

Scamp

I hope the meant that was a joke?!