These, along with other sporting competitions scheduled to be held in Qatar, mean the outlook is promising for businesses and workers like herself, she added.
STAYING ON IN QATAR
There are at least 300 Singaporeans living in Qatar. They add to an expatriate mix dominated by individuals mostly from South Asia and Africa.
Both Ms Goh and Mr Chan said that they see themselves living and working in the country in the immediate future.
While the heat gets a little intense during certain months of the year, the lifestyle in Doha is “comfortable” for Ms Goh.
“Compared to Singapore, I would say that the work-life balance here is more,” she said. “You also feel more exposed to working with different cultures. So you always have to be very adaptive.”
“I’m actually very proud of myself for living through that period, from flying with Qatar Airways to COVID … to finding myself other jobs and now I’m very comfortable here in Qatar,” she said.
Mr Chan, who has been in Doha for four years and in the Middle East for 14, also said he hopes to stay on in Qatar.
“As a foreign talent you want to contribute and add value to the job as much as we can, but it can come and go as easily as next year,” he said.
“If given a chance … for as long as the family’s happy, so Inshallah, for as long as I can for the next 10 years,” he said.
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