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As far as i know the whole curfew and surveillence extraveganza is due to the rumor that QR crew are having too much "fun" in and around Doha and some crew have supposedly been providing other forms of
"5 star" services on the side in exchange for money (if you catch my drift ;-). This allegation has no basis in reality, even if it is the case that a few individuals are doing that you cannot collectivley punish your entire workforce based on the actions of a few.The whole grasp of control on crews lives from the moment they are debriefed till the report for their next flight has got nothing to do with Al Bakers "concern" for the safety of his crew.I know from my QR CC friends that Al Baker is known to have personally fired people on numerous occasions for the slightest of mistakes such as a CC who was fired because the little oryx on her hat fell off and she bent down to pick it up and unlucky for her Al Baker saw it and fired her demming her "careless" in his words. He is known to send people home on his inaugural flights if he doesnt like your apperance. A friend of mine flew the Inagural flight to IAD (Washington DC) and she told me Al Baker actually told two girls crewing the flight to go home as he inspected the crew that day and called on rostering to get him 2 new "pretty girls". These are not rumours, they have actually happened and DO happen at QR. Even though i understand that alot of people have no choice but to keep on working for QR and for some their job at QR is much better than what they can get at home in order to support their families, I personally,would NEVER degrade myself and put myself in a job where i would be treated like numbered cattle.