almost there

It could have been a perfect 2nd year in Doha but no, it seems that frustration and heartaches have found a home in me.

I got lucky to have been accepted by two prestigious companies I applied with but unfortunate not to be released by my current employer.

Personally, I find the Labor Law on sponsorship kinda unfair and all for the interests of the firms only. It is understandable for companies to put their employees on hold because they spent for the visas and also for the plane tickets to hire them but I still believe it should not be for life. If the employee served his/her contract period, say 2 years (or they can make it 3 or 4 but not forever), I think they should be given an option to seek for companies that can compensate them better, afterall, expats are here to work only for a certain period only and I guess getting a good package is something that they aspire.

I’ve heard a lot of people saying that local hires can transfer to a better company and be given a No-Objection-Certificate (NOC) but in my case, being a local hire, I still didn’t get it. My boss’  main reason was that he doesn’t want my case to be a precedent. He thinks that all of his employees will do the same, scouting for better opportunities and he will have a hard time finding for another secretary. I understand his point but I can’t help but be disappointed for I know everything would still be under his judgment. It was something that I didn’t expect from a boss Ive known to be a nice person.

For 2 years, Ive learned to love living in Doha, at some point, Ive even regarded it as my comfort zone but now that my future is grim and my opportunity to progress is also questionable , its high time to think. Fight or Flight? Let’s see….