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How can you work and travel? | 22 Replies: « back 1 2 next » |  Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #1 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | I'm wanting to backpack UK and Europe for 12 months minimum and will only have about AUD$10,000 under my belt when I leave. Obviously this amount of money won't last me more than 2 months if I'm lucky. So.... | I'm wanting to work, particularly in the UK. I've been looking at live in pub jobs and some other places and it seems that everything out there for travelers hardly pays anything and you won't get to see anything anyway because the hours are long. Any tips? Should I work flat stick for 3 months and THEN travel? Or is it possibly to do both at once? Any websites you can suggest would be a great help. P.S Whilst I'm most interested in the more fun bar work, I'm also a qualified teacher. Are there countries where you can teach English for a short time?  callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #2 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | One useful website is www.gumtree.com | I didn't use it myself, as I only found out about it after I started working over there. It's basically a classifieds website. But many travellers swear by it. Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #3 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | Thanks Stephen! (Ironic that it's called gumtree and based in Pommy Land) |  What kind of work did you do there? [Edited: 11:28 - Snap Shot Stacey ] callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #4 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | I worked in Barclaycard's Manchester call centre, from March 2003 through December 2006. | Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #5 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | Wow. That's some staying power. I worked 3 months in a call center here and it's the only job I've ever been fired from. I was so relieved they did because I hated the pressure. (It was an outbound call center). I don't recommend them for travelers to Oz. They won't pay you the first 3 'training' shifts unless they keep you on and most people are fired at the end of the 3 days. | callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #6 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | It looks good on my CV. Got the job six weeks after I arrived in the UK, and it was the only job I held while there. Left to go back to Australia a month after I finished the job! | I believe they legally must pay you for the time you turn up, even if it's just training. Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #7 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | Did you get to actually travel at all while you were working though? | callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #8 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | Nowhere near as much as I'd hoped. I was paid about £1000/month, of which half went to rent, and then council tax, utilities, public transport, and food costs! Though, I did live alone. Sharing is much cheaper, if you can find it, which is what I did in my last year there. | Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #9 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | I've been looking at London Pub jobs where you live on site. Would you say that a wage of 200 pounds gross is pretty good for a 35-48hr work week? It seems like peanuts to me. (Also, how did you get the pound icon?) | callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #10 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | £200/week, gross, is going to make things difficult to get by on. London's a very expensive city. Though, if you live on site, then that's probably not too bad - assuming that's what they give you, after they take out the cost of rent, utilities, etc. | I have a British keyboard layout. I missed them so much, that I had a friend send over one for me! Otherwise, you'll have to use a character map. Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #11 300 days ago, January 12th 2009 | Ah thanks. The company that said they pay 200 pounds charged 40 pounds a week for accommodation (and AUD$500 for them to get you the job). The other compnay paid 175pounds but didn't charge for board. They also want you to pay then AUD$500 for getting you the job. My parents find this very suss. | callufrax Stephen Jones Post Count: 42 Msg: #12 299 days ago, January 12th 2009 | AUD500 sounds a bit like a con job. Though, I could be wrong. |  Rat on the Road Kris and Kate Post Count: 390 Msg: #13 296 days ago, January 16th 2009 | Stacey, | If you are a qualified teacher then you should be able to get work teaching English in Europe. It won't be legal but you can do it under the table. We lived in Madrid for 6 months and taught English, and there were plenty of Aussies and Americans etc. there doing the same. You will get a better standard of life for the wages working somewhere like Spain, compared to London. 200 quid is not going to get you anywhere in London...plus that's before tax.....and you definitely won't be able to save anything. Take a look at some teaching English websites for ideas of jobs and wages. Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #14 295 days ago, January 17th 2009 | Thanks Kris and Kate! How did you find places in Europe where you could teach 'under the table' though? | Emmater Emmater Post Count: 1 Msg: #15 292 days ago, January 19th 2009 | Great article here: http://www.gadabout.biz/paris/paris-resources/work-in-france-as-a-language-assistant/ | Rat on the Road Kris and Kate Post Count: 390 Msg: #16 292 days ago, January 20th 2009 | In Madrid they are everwhere. Basically there are too many teaching jobs and not enough teachers. Look at www.madridteacher.com | There are plenty of schools advertising there. if they only accept legal people they specify it in the ad. Also look at www.lingobongo.com This is specific to Madrid, I don't know about other places. I know Barcelona is alot harder to get a job in. If you are interested in teaching in Madrid send me a PM and I can pass on some contacts. Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #17 290 days ago, January 22nd 2009 | Thanks for all the links guys! :D |  Darkun El L Post Count: 7 Msg: #18 289 days ago, January 22nd 2009 | Heya Stacey | If you're looking for info on live-in pub jobs then check out www.pubwork-uk.com it has everything you're looking for in regards to wages, conditions, opening bank accounts, tax number etc, of course I would say that though - it's my site ;) Don't pay $500 for an agency to organise a pub job for you, there are some great people that will do it for free. No pressure or hassle, just great friendly helpful service. Dee Cooper for one www.livein-jobs.co.uk - I used her services twice and Kirsten from www.ukholidayjobs.co.uk - found me a job as well Live-in pub jobs is such an amazing way to live and work in the UK, I really can't recommend it highly enough. Sure the pay is pretty pathetic (about £5.72 before tax and accommodation is taken out) But on the other hand, you have no bills to pay, food, laundry and a bed is all covered. Leaves your wages for alcohol, phone credit and trips to Europe. I wouldn't suggest working in London for very long - It's just too expensive to live there and the tips are non-existent (I lived there for 6months). Instead find a place a few hours out of London, my tips during summer in a country pub worked out to be another 100quid on top of my wages which seeing as I was averaging 70hours a week, worked out to be about 250pound in hand. I managed to travel many places whilst living and working in pubs in the UK, on top of that I met incredibly different and amazing people, really got to learn the culture as well as the ins and outs of pub life. If you're a hard worker willing to put in the effort, you can request time off pretty much when you like for trips to Europe and such - the freedom is really amazing. With the current economic climate and thousands of aussies either deciding to wait to travel or returning home early from the UK, there are plenty of jobs available in pubs and restaurants across the United Kingdom. If you have any more questions on pub jobs, I'm happy to help, it's my passion. El :) Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #19 289 days ago, January 23rd 2009 | Thanks for the link and tips El! That's exactly the kind of stuff I wanted to know. I'd already decided London wasn't the way to go. Interesting that they tip less there though. Glad to know there's still work out there too! | Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 220 Msg: #20 289 days ago, January 23rd 2009 | Ah, yes I do have a question. In Australia you're expected to have a RSA (responsible service of alcohol) certificate before you can work in a bar. Do they have something like this in the UK? | 22 Replies: « back 1 2 next » | Number of Users: 5 | Number of Posts: 22 22 Replies: « back 1 2 next » | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
