NickMelb, sorrry to hear that you didn't make the final cut for QR, however, great believer in fate and i think that in the long term this is possibly a good thing. Like Gulfcrew, have been there and done that, it wasn't pretty. Would say to you "hang on in there" and apply for an airline that values its staff. If you've never flown before, Qatar would possibly be enough to put you off forever.