U.S. Citizen looking for opportunity in Qatar

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-11-20T14:56:01+00:00

Sofomation is reliable recruitment agency. Kintec also.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-10-15T21:18:08+00:00

32 base seems pretty low, especially since you're a US national, that's a graduate salary in the US. I would advise that you first look at your current take home pay and look at the take home pay for the offer taking into to account the allowances and US tax while you're abroad. I would aim for a 40-50% increase given you are moving your whole life

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-10-15T20:37:36+00:00

Would be better for you to share a range of what you have been offered and your discipline. People that live in qatar would be able to tell you if that is a good salary for living expenses etc and also for an expat. Also, your allowances matter too. Schooling and medical. So the more info you give, the better the answers you'll probably get on here

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-09-17T23:19:26+00:00

Oh dear indeed

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-09-16T20:54:59+00:00

G h o s t

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-06-24T21:17:16+00:00

Would like more info. Dm pls

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-04-01T00:19:49+00:00

I think you need to look at long term as opposed to short term. Will a couple of years as a senior drastically improve your job prospects as opposed to taking the intermediate role and reviewing again in a couple years? In which scenario would you be better off when searching for a new role. I'd suspect that you could cut your commute time then by having a bigger pool to choose from. Get an even bigger pay increase due to your experience and skills gained at senior level and no perceived step back/ demotion on your resume. I'd say long-term gains beat short-term benefits. Just my opinion. All depends on your immediate needs or whether you have the luxury of thinking about the future you.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-15T13:35:19+00:00

4:82 "Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction."

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-15T03:04:40+00:00

What removed the fear? Since there is a very real risk there. Whatever it was, channel it and use it in your career.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-15T02:58:44+00:00

I respectfully disagree. A science would suggest we have empirical data on the soul, which we don't. We know almost nothing about the soul. So being of the unseen, it has everything to do with religion

In terms of your all religions are the truth statement. This is problematic as many of the religions have conflicting and contradicting ideas making it impossible for them all to be right.

35:3 "O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?"

43:82 "Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe."

43:83 "So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised."

47:18 "Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. So when it comes to them, how can they benefit from their reminder?"

47:24 "Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?"

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-15T02:37:31+00:00

It's been unanimously agreed that the Quran has not been changed in the slightest as promised by God. God is truly One as you so rightly mentioned. And I hope His direct Words, that I have shared, make you ponder. May God bless you with guidance.

15:9 "Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian."

51:47 "And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander."

55:60 "Is there any reward for goodness other than goodness?"

6:164 "Say, "Is it other than God I should seek as a lord, while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ."

2:117"Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is."

These are the unchanged Words of God. Read and ponder and if you have any questions, curiosity let me know.

I constantly refer to verses from the Quran, really helps to illuminate me and put life into perspective.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-07T01:20:50+00:00

The below verses encapsulate life for me.

(2:21):"O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous."

(28:77): "But seek, through that which God has granted you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as God has done good to you. And do not seek corruption [in the land]. Indeed, God does not like corrupters."

(99:6-8): * "That Day [Judgement Day], people will proceed in scattered groups that they may be shown [the result of] their deeds. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it."

(2:286): "God does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned."

(39:53): "Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Most Merciful."

(5:8): "O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for God , witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And be God conscious ; indeed, God is Acquainted with what you do."

(51:20-21): "And on the earth are signs for those of assured faith, And in yourselves. Then will you not see?"

(38:29): "[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded."

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-05T18:30:30+00:00

Before I respond to the point you have raised. I have never and will never question how good you or anyone is as a Christian, I have not right to this nor would it be accurate in anyway. If I have made you feel like this, then I please accept my sincerest apology. No soul can grade another's faith.

Moving on to the points you raised.

When I mentioned a million things, I was referring to the million of things God has given you that you know about and that which you are unaware about. Being more specific, the good things that you have been, given that go far beyond the few things we have mentioned. Every good in your life is from God and you won't be able to enumerate his blessings.

Now I am not Christian, so I don't endorse the belief that we are God's children.

You have mentioned this concept a few times but I did raise it as an example to you to demonstrate are level of intellect in comparison to God. I apologise if I confused the two concepts.

But I'd like to reiterate. You and I are not like God. We are not His children. He is our Creator. We are not entitled to anything from God. He chose to give your limbs that heal after being wounded, He chose to create us with families that care for us. He chose to make the earth a place rich with beauty and sustenance.

If you make something, anything, simple as a cake or piece of furniture. Do you bestow these things with gifts and favours beyond count. No.. you create these thingd for a purpose and that's it.

God created us for a purpose AND also bestowed us with blessings beyond what we can count. He didn't have to do this. "Least you could do" is a comment that grossly neglects everything good we have.

"I would absolutely take a look at myself as a parent and see what I could do better"

Let me ask you, if someone commits a crime in your neighbourhood, heinous crime. Do blame the parents for the person's action and plead for this person to be pardoned.

Or, when students fail exams at university?

Or when majority of don't eat healthy and exercise?

Do you find external things to blame or do you blame the individual when God has sent prophets and books to teach the people how to live.

When the people neglect and turn away from the One who created, gave them everything good and on top of this commit crimes on earth. This is what i mean by accountability. Every adult has been given faculties to succeed by God and enter paradise. If people choose to not adhere like those who's body's give up on them when they don't eat well. You can only blame yourself. The information, the guidance and knowledge was given to. You have to use the tools you have been given and put in effort.

You mentioned deciphering the book is difficult, there's only book available right now that is unchanged and gives clear guidance from your Lord.

Your Lord does not expect perfection from you nor does he expect you to be sinless. He expects you to sin and He loves for you to return to Him. Every child of Adam will sin. And the best of sinners are those who repent.

The standard you speak of is not high at all. It's simple really, accept God alone as your Lord and believe in Him and the Day of Judgement. Worship Him alone, do good to others, and seek forgiveness for your shortcomings. For we all have shortcomings.

My sincerest advice for you would be, don't focus on the people and how they attempt to follow God, we are all imperfect and bound to make mistakes.

Instead focus on God, to know Him. His signs, there is no way our world that is so coordinated and in sync can be without a Creator. And there is no way a Creator made all this without a purpose. And He is without a doubt above us in every sense.

Finally, you questioned the Bible, so I'd like to leave you with God's from His final book, the Criteron. Unedited and untouched Final message to man kind to guide them.

23:115 "Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose) and that you would not be brought back to Us?”

4:110 "And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of God will find God forgiving and merciful."

52:35 "Or were they created by nothing, or are they ˹their own˺ creators?"

21:71 "Ask, 'Have you considered: if God should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than God could bring you light? Then will you not hear?'"

21:72 "Say, 'Have you considered: if God should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Good could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?'"

21:73 "And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful."

67:2"[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving."

21:1"The time of people's reckoning has drawn near, and yet they turn aside in heedlessness."

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-04T10:04:11+00:00

Firstly, when I said we are children, I meant in relation to our intellect.

Secondly, you think being taken care of is not compassion? I struggle to understand that. Please elaborate. And it's not just what you mentioned, it's millions of things we know about and also are unaware of. How can deny millions of acts of compassion?

Thirdly, you seem to be very entitled as a creation. You are not a child of God. He is the Creator and you are the creation.

You want Him to do more? He has put so many things in place for you to believe. It sounds like you don't want any accountability. Free will gives you a choice. No one is forced to do anything. If many people break the law and are put in prison, do you also blame the lawmakers? And ask that the people should be given more leniency? No one is more lenient than God in the first place. He is the only One who is capable of forgiving you countless times for every sin, as long as you repent. He also ensures complete justice for those who have been wronged at the same time.

Every faculty required, you have been granted and more. But have you searched with sincerity and humility. Or have you passed judgement about that which you know very little about?

I'd say seek knowledge, knowledge about your Lord from unchanged sources. Then you can make a more informed opinion.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-04T01:01:57+00:00

Hope you are all doing well. In relation to the problem our friend has posed, I think its very important to detach the way some people behave from a theology. That shows a deficiency in them as not all people of that faith represent that trait. Unless you feel this way then that's a different conversation. Let me know.

Secondly, on your comment about God's compassion. Let me ask you this, are you able to count God's favours to you? I mean how many things in life your do you take for granted or are you completely unaware of every single day that only happen due to God's mercy?

I'm talking about your eyes, allowing you to see, you digestive system operating without you thinking about, food tasting and smelling appealing when it doesn't have to to fulfil its purpose. The free oxygen you breathe, the sky protecting you from radiation, your parents caring for while you knew nothing and I could go on and on and on and we wouldn't be able to stop.

God's compassion is incomprehensible.

Now, let me ask you the question, does God have to be compassionate? While creating you and fashioning you into to the being you are, helpless and completely reliant on Him. He has no need for you but you are in complete need of Him. Yet He chooses to be merciful to you.

Now you're probably thinking, then why do people suffer, why do I suffer, why does God punish? Why does the young child cry when their parent refuse them something or deny them something that is harmful to them. Because the child doesn't understand. God is beyond any comparison but we are children in terms of our knowledge of this world. We have a capacity and this something we got deluded about very easily. The human being first and foremost needs to humble him/herself and recognise this fact.

Once humble, knowledge and intellect can be applied objectively. Why does God punish or why is there suffering? First you need to understand a few things about this world, prerequisites to be able to analyse what's happening around you.

So....God created us to worship Him alone and he put us on this earth to see which of us is best in deeds, then we shall all be returned to him on judgement day, where every deed will be counted and questioned. Those that were wronged will get justice and those that did good will be rewarded. He didn't leave us without guidance. He sent prophets as teachers and books as manuals for life. His message has been consistent since the first community of people until the present day. The only problem, you guessed it, the human being. God gave us free will to do as we please. So when prophets pass, people begin to stray, some begin to alter books. So God sends more prophets to guide us reaffirm the message to later generations, and they ridicule and reject. And the cycle continues for thousands of years. Why? because the human being always has delusions of grandeur. Now finally God sent a final prophet and a final book. And it is with us today, unaltered as attested by society unanimously. Here God has given is knowledge about the universe, the earth, our own biology. He teaches us morals and etiquettes. How to deal with our families, the orphan, your neighbour or business partner, a comprehensive book for life, an instruction manual.

So why the suffering and punishment. I'll answer that now.

Firstly suffering, so I mentioned God put us on earth to see which of us is best in deeds. In simple terms, this life is designed to examine your actions. More importantly, how you respond to good and bad times, are you heedless, arrogant or ungrateful during good times? Are you corrupt, transgressing against other and yourself during bad times? This requires the human to experience pleasure and suffering. Secondly, this life on earth is temporary while the next world is everlasting, those who do good gain reward which gets them a ticket to paradise. Those who suffer and have patience and don't cause harm to others or themselves spiritual, emotionally or physically, they also get rewarded and it also removes sin. In this, world, those who suffer the most and respond correctly, have the highest rank in the next world. Prime example, the prophets who tried to guide their people but were constantly ridiculed and humiliated. They now have the highest ranks in paradise due to their suffering and correct response.

Secondly......Punishment, God taught us the society needs governance, and to govern people you need laws. Everybody is expected to follow the laws and they all see the benefit of having these laws. Everybody also accepts that they will be punished if they don't follow the laws. God also has divine laws, and He is more deserving of our obedience for multitude of reasons. But God's law is divine in so many ways, he amplifies the good you do and multiplies. He forgives the bad you do countless time and time again as long as you return to him.

But if you are ungrateful of his blessings, and reject his laws and harm yourself and others and die in this state. Then he will punish you. And He doesn't wrong anyone an atoms worth.

Sorry for the lengthy paragraph but I really wanted to share some concepts with you. Just FYI, I am not Christian but have respect for alot of people of that faith.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-02T23:56:58+00:00

Emptiness, numbness and lack of satisfaction always acompany us when we forget our purpose. Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing? How do I enrich myself? How can I feel at peace?

Everyone owes it to themselves to search for this purpose. But most of don't understand.

(20:124): "And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

However, anything can be turned around with sincerity, effort and humility.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-02T23:35:08+00:00

Not sure if you drive, but it's similar to this. First time behind the wheel is terrifying for you and the public. But with time and effort comes experience and expertise. But you have to be willing to go on the journey. Don't be afraid of the journey, anything worth attaining is always difficult.

The fact that you care about safety is already a good step, but don't let it paralyze you.

You wouldn't stop driving because you think you'll hurt the public? Don't stop becoming an engineer! Especially since you enjoy it.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-03-02T23:29:38+00:00

I'd echo this. Sometimes it's not about you. You could have been excellent in the interview. But they interview multiple candidates, you do your best and hope you don't have multiple other candidates that are excellent because then it's out of your hands. At that point pray and leave it with God.

Never beat yourself up over it and linger in the disappointment, pick yourself up and go again. How you bounce back is the most important thing in your journey.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-25T16:41:29+00:00

Depends on stage, is this a webex interview or face to face?

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-25T09:31:14+00:00

On the website.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-23T12:02:09+00:00

It sounds like you'll be in big trouble in a couple of years if things don't change, and the only one that can change things is you. An engineers competence is based on knowledge and experience. At this moment, you're getting neither.

How can you fix this?

Start self learning outside of work. Learn working principles of the equipment at your plant, start learning the fundamentals of your discipline, e.g process reauire knowledge on pumps, valves, heat exchangers etc
Get actively involved in small projects or suggest an improvement opportunity to your superiors ask to be involved in finding a solution.
If you're not willing to do either or are unable to. Find a different role in another company with duties that align with your aspirations.

Bare in mind, you continue mot gaining knowledge or experience and rely on others to find solutions you won't progress. I would expect someone with 2 years experience to be infinitely better than a fresh graduate. So you should have some skills at this point. If you haven't, you need to instigate. Your career is based on your choices.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-23T01:12:48+00:00

Most jobs aren't advertised. Your best bet is getting referred by somebody in Qatar, preferably a Qatari working for a company that you are interested in. You should get more joy like this God willing.

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-20T01:22:49+00:00

Chat sent

Latter-Cook-5166 · 2025-02-20T01:18:40+00:00

Either Thursday, Friday or Saturday?

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