6 weeks on = 42 days pay
6 weeks off = 42 days no pay
The situation isn’t as rosy as SiClick would have you believe. Engineers and pilots are leaving in droves, due to greedy and inept management.
Qatar is a safe but very very dull place, not counting the driving, which is all a little too exciting at times.
Administration is run by the “Indian mafia” who spend their days devising ways to screw every last Riyal out of you.
The deterioration in the pay and conditions in the last few years has been spectacular. I think SiClick is in the position of trying to find new employees, because his upbeat assessment does not bear much resemblance to the morale of the people I know still there.
good luck