Well SB, going to Doha is going to a junior positon compared to the rest of the ME. You will start with 2 bars and be like that for years, command is non existent with QR. Anywhere else and you will actually see something on the horizon with substantially better pay at potato and EK. Out of interest what makes you prefer Dubai over Abu though if it is not for the hustle and bustle of the night life? There are limited perks in Dubai anymore. Also I wouldn't really call Eastern Europe an expat lifestyle. It's still Europe...
That's exactly what I mean. I'm from a country with very sought after bases. Everyone in my company wants to be based where I grew up and the transfer list does not take into account where you're from. So I'm an expat in Eastern Europe in a country where 99% of the people are locals living life with the people they've been in contact with for decades. Expat communities here are small and the people who travel here don't always have much in common with each other. It's not like in Dubai or any other city where the majority of the people are expats living expat life. My point is that I prefer to be an expat in Dubai and enjoy life and work there than to be an expat in a country that I don't really enjoy, where my working conditions aren't that bad but still far from what anyone would consider "airline pilot life".