6 months and 14 days

yup, 6 months and 14 days to be exact... that's so far how long i am here in Qatar now and so far I can say I can still stay for more.

it's really tough, since our managers are leaving the company. I really don't know what the real issue is, but 2 of our managers and an engineer(?) have resigned their post and is now preparing us, me and another engineer, to take over the whole project. Well that is of course under a new project(construction) manager, a french, who just came to join us a little over a week ago.

i can't complain. the work is very challenging. i came here to be an assistant engineer only but as it turns out, i will be managing a group of construction team which i really have not experienced before.

since 2 days ago, we've been asked to join the daily manager's meeting and i got to hand it to us, me and the other engineer, we handled all their questions very well.

only problem now is, we get to go home late. before, we usually go home at around 4pm but now, since we have this meetings, preparations and planning for the next days activities and stuff, we cannot go home until 6pm.

i just hope our management will see through this on the spot promotion of our responsibilities and give us some kind of an increase. maybe in our salary or in our allowances.

it sure will be good if management can give us such increase but in any case, i know it will be a very good training ground for me to handle a big group of people unlike before when i supervise only a handful.