I am glad that someone else sees it as I do. Merci Monsieur. A friend of mine conducted a straw poll of different Company policies to allowances. No disrespect to any of the trades/professions mentioned. Construction Supervisor ~ Housing 14,000 QR. A Journo ~ Villa in Bev Hill + utilities. Office worker QP ~ Housing 9,700 QR. Office worker (Auditor) ~ Housing 11,000 QR. Shipping supervisor ~ Housing 15,000 QR plus water, elec, phone, ADSL, School fees for all children, and 3,000 QR food allowance + 10,000 QR bonus PA. These are the allowances of Mid level supervisors/ Office workers. A pay rise of 6,000 QR for us would be too much, though 20% on the basic plus 6,000 QR increase on the housing allowance would be realistic.
NoJoke crawls out from under his mushroom, sees the light and retires gracefully back under.