so how many of us still have an income ?
- spanish_lad
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so how many of us still have an income ?
all you retired folk should be ok, definatly gonna get "paid" at the end of the month..
what about us lot that have to work ? are there many still working? where are you and what do you do ?
im waiting on a 420€ "refund" from the town hall and STILL waiting for last octobers wages - 640€ the guy apparently has no money to pay me because hes not been paid for the job yet...
im constantly looking for work, check all the papers the day they come out, walk around town most days incase anyone needs barstaff or something...
theres nothing
so who of us is still working ?
what about us lot that have to work ? are there many still working? where are you and what do you do ?
im waiting on a 420€ "refund" from the town hall and STILL waiting for last octobers wages - 640€ the guy apparently has no money to pay me because hes not been paid for the job yet...
im constantly looking for work, check all the papers the day they come out, walk around town most days incase anyone needs barstaff or something...
theres nothing
so who of us is still working ?
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
Spanish lad, its a nightmare for you young people at the moment, i do know where your coming from, i have a young family here,i have a son, like your self,does very good jobs in the building trade, but as you know there just don't have anough jobs to go around, and he is like you, don't want to pay, well not don't want to, bloody can't,i got a 20 year old grandson out of work, his live in lover is working for them both,and i got a 17 year old grandaughter, kept but mum and dad,so yes us with a bit coming in are doing ok , hope you get something, you bloody deserve it,now i am not being funny, there was a chap in u.k fell out of work, he got a big board on a stick, and wrote that he was a engineer, and said i need a job, he bloody got three offers,?? worth a try if you got the bottle,and if you do good luck,
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
my ex fiancee who im still in contact with is a cleaner in a big hotel in nerja .. shes just had a month off because theres no work, shes back at work now but on half hours.. and shes been there for 10 years!
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- ian.wilson
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
I got made redundant on December 20th 2008, enjoyed christmas as no point in looking for work. Started looking about second week in Jan, started new job in Gib 2nd Feb. I live in Marbella so have to travel but there is work in Gib if you go to Gib looking. Email and phone and they always seem to say there is no work so you have to go down there as often as possible and look them in the face, I agree there is nothing in Spain at the moment.
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
What kind of work is there currently available in Gibraltar?
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
the online gaming companies are nearly always recruiting, I get the Gib Chronicle everyday and there are nearly always 2 or three jobs in it.
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
all the gib jobs are on here - andalucia.com and on wemploy.com and on gamingjobs.com
for what it would cost to travel from here to there every day, and the time, i´d be looking at 14 hour days for hardly any "profit".
i know a couple guys from alhaurin that do work down there tho, its a possible?
for what it would cost to travel from here to there every day, and the time, i´d be looking at 14 hour days for hardly any "profit".
i know a couple guys from alhaurin that do work down there tho, its a possible?
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
I didn't get my job through recuitment agencies as they have to many people on there books. I looked at the Gib Yellow website and sent emails direct to a load of companies and got 2 telephone calls the next morning. Interviewed the same day and started work a week later. I'm not saying it is easy but it can be done.
A lot of companies don't go through agencies anymore as it cost them to much and in a crisis money is everything.
By the way Wemploy has gone bust and are no longer trading.
A lot of companies don't go through agencies anymore as it cost them to much and in a crisis money is everything.
By the way Wemploy has gone bust and are no longer trading.
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
mrs frog just got a job after 3 months sitting on a lily,10 euros an hour waitressing(inc tips) but alas only 1 day a week so still having fly on toast for most dinners
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
Hubby works in Gib,his company has just took on a few big contracts that should see them in work for the next 3 plus years.He says the spanish men trawl Gib daily looking for work on the building sites.
I have a couple of clients that work in the betting industry over in Gib...they are thinning the staff down and one of my clients has took voluntary redundancy(which she is more than happy with)
Spanish Lad,you have a few Gibbo mates couldnt you doss with them until you got sorted with work,then look for someone to share a flat with when you find employment?
Its also not far from your ma and pa.
I have a couple of clients that work in the betting industry over in Gib...they are thinning the staff down and one of my clients has took voluntary redundancy(which she is more than happy with)
Spanish Lad,you have a few Gibbo mates couldnt you doss with them until you got sorted with work,then look for someone to share a flat with when you find employment?
Its also not far from your ma and pa.
Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
spanish_lad have you signed on at unemploment office..if not might be worth your while doing so.. around october/november there are paid work/cursos that often come with a job at the end..you only have to go and sign once every 3 months..so why not give it a go..
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
this thread isn´t really about "me" as such, i was just wondering who else is in the same situation, and i was trying to get a little info out of you lot ie: if you are still working what do you do, if theres work in that feild i dont mind diversifying
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
Spanish lad, dont knock it, it shows people care,
Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
I'm still working, I work remotely for a website, on the forum side of things. However my employers(UK) still haven't sorted out whether I am freelance or employed, so am in limbo at the moment, but at least getting paid (when they remember, but that's another story!). DP works in the UK in the TV industry, which so far is still chugging along.
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
The online gaming companies are always looking for 24/7 customer service staff that are fluent in a various languages.
If you can only speak english with a bit of spanish then forget coming to gib for work as the bone idle Gibbo's have got that one sussed.
The commutes a nightmare, parking in la linea is a joke, they will tax you through the nose, oh yes lets not forget that sterling is pretty worthless at the moment.
As a result of the influx of people coming into gib from the Costa's salaries have dropped considerably and now people are accepting work for very little pay. (and im not talking about the Marroccans).
The only good thing about working in Gib is that its easy to get to the airport from work (if your going to london).
If you can only speak english with a bit of spanish then forget coming to gib for work as the bone idle Gibbo's have got that one sussed.
The commutes a nightmare, parking in la linea is a joke, they will tax you through the nose, oh yes lets not forget that sterling is pretty worthless at the moment.
As a result of the influx of people coming into gib from the Costa's salaries have dropped considerably and now people are accepting work for very little pay. (and im not talking about the Marroccans).
The only good thing about working in Gib is that its easy to get to the airport from work (if your going to london).
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
i speak 5 languages. its a possibility
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- princess peach
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
Acen,where are you parking in La Linea and what time do you arrive?parking in la linea is a joke
I know of a secret little car park thats open from 6.00am until 8ish at night...you can park all day for 2 E..
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
now THAT is barginous! is it near the border ?
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
yes..about 2 mins walk..maybe a little longer depending if you walk fast or slow..
would you like directions?
would you like directions?
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Re: so how many of us still have an income ?
im hoping that i might need directions soon peachey x
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