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Old Apr 26th 2012, 7:17 am
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Thanks for all the advice guys - got the job offer, awaiting formal paperwork, start date circa July.....
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Old Apr 26th 2012, 7:25 am
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You picked a great time , the mercury will be around 50 degrees and we'll be bang in the middle of Ramadan .

If you survive that , it's all downhill !


Oh and congrats !
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you sound like a like-minded sarchie arse ... look forward to meeting you and having a beer (or iced-tea)!
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you sound like a like-minded sarchie arse ... look forward to meeting you and having a beer (or iced-tea)!
No problem , lets skip the ice tea and go straight to the beer !!!!
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Well done, we look forward to seeing the 50k villa on the pearl! We will bring the entertainment.
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Well done, we look forward to seeing the 50k villa on the pearl! We will bring the entertainment.
We'll get a lot of hookers on his ' entertainment allowance '....!
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We'll get a lot of hookers on his ' entertainment allowance '....!
100 pieces!
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100 pieces!
I haven't renewed my lease for the villa as i'm planning on dossing down in that 50K pad on The Pearl .
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Maids room will do me, might even lend him a set of wheels in exchange.
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ahh, will backtrack a little here as the "recruitment consultant" gave us a rather little untruth about the housing allowance!!! however we should still be able to enjoy a rather nice hovel somewhere in an indian workers camp.!
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ahh, will backtrack a little here as the "recruitment consultant" gave us a rather little untruth about the housing allowance!!! however we should still be able to enjoy a rather nice hovel somewhere in an indian workers camp.!
Don't jest , the unthinkable sometimes happens in Qatar
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I won't talk about my accom allowance....but my boss has been in the same 3 bed massive apartment for 10 years and pays 8k a month. Subsequently he believes this is the Doha norm!

CoDB - I have just messaged you.
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ahh, will backtrack a little here as the "recruitment consultant" gave us a rather little untruth about the housing allowance!!! however we should still be able to enjoy a rather nice hovel somewhere in an indian workers camp.!
Were you the one with 40k per month allowance??
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Mr p18pps here. Mrs p18pps got far too excited at the places to live and the discussions held with agents ( great people that they are - tossers most of them).

So yes i think 40k was mentioned but not quite that high, but high enough for a decent shed to lie down in.

We have the details of the package on the way so magnifying glasses and Qatar legal dictionary at hand to make sure my trousers are not pulled down
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My eyes popped out at 40k QR housing allowance. That's close to 500k QR per year. That would normally mean your entire package would be in the ball park of 1.2m+ QR. That's serious money. You'd have to be running a good sized company for that kind of package.
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