Markji wrote:Supreme, good luck. I just looked up to see exactly where Qatar and Bahrain are. You are going to the center of the storm. Major political and civil unrest all around. Stay safe.
VDesai wrote:Yeah, echo what these guys are saying re: you and Libya. Actually I hear Doha is pretty cool. Good luck out there
according to the CIA Factbook, Qatar has the second highest per capita income in the world. I bring this up because my belief is these revolts ultimately have to do with the piece of the pie the people get, and property owner rights.
My company is ~50,000 and I already started pestering THE safety guy about the location specific evacuation plan. A coworker that worked in Iraq/Afghanistan used to carry a big shiny gold coin in case things got sticky because that has value to everyone, anywhere. I'm going to do the same and use it for "cabfare" if things get sticky
Doha is supposed to be very nice. I have a Saudi friend who is a petroleum engineer in New Orleans, and he said he's actively trying to get there
TMS wrote:damn dude, good thing u got outta Libya before the civil unrest & bombings started... stay safe out there broham... did u ever get out to Dhubai btw?
Never got to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Cairo but I definitely will this time. There was nothing to do in Libya and I was pretty lonely. I tended to go to place were English speaking tourists were to stay sane. Everyone speaks English and there are US universities there... I actually think it will be easier to immerse
Marv wrote:man i am SO glad you got of libya!i've been doing remote consulting work for bahrain and abu dhabi for years. i feel WAY better about you being in qatar.
Would you mind if I asked jimi or fishy for your email? I would love to get some career progression advice... I know this will be marketable in the future, but I just stumbled into this world. Would be curious to hear what you think
Silverfuel wrote:I've heard Qatar is the up and coming emirate right now. Have a good time man, send pictures.
It absolutely is. I will. This was my favorite picture from my Libya trip:
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