My brother is in London looking for a job.
He speak basic english, so he just want to find a work where he dont really need to speak a lot. Something like "kitchen porter" (is correct?) while he is learning english.
He is electrician and studied electronics, but he is really a man-for-all. He is very good with manual jobs (I am the software guy, he is the hardware one): electrician, electronics, builder... anything will do.
If you know some job for him, we will be very gratefull. I don't know if he could take a job outside London City, as his girlfriend is there...
To carry out any electrical work in the UK you need to be certified nowadays, so his main profession won't be legal - unless he works on a production line of some sort, with full training. He could get lots of other jobs in and around London though, including portering, although I suspect that still needs a fair level of English.
so that limits his outlooks to flipping burgers?
Due to his level of english, yes, but it doesnt matter. While he is learning "real" english, any work is wellcomed.
The idea is to work to earn some money.
There are plenty of jobs available, but they will be menial and low paid. :(
But, he will learn English and he will have work. :)
Here, low paid jobs are getting lower and lower paid jobs these days. Many companies "quit" and then restart with a new company name, employing the very same people for less money, less holidays, ...
I really hope he gets a fair offer.
If not, he could start his own business and teach Spain. :P
Hmm. Our newish multi-million pound computer room in the middle of our offices was done by a load of builders who as far as I know pretty much spoke no English. At the canteen every day they tended to point at stuff and talk in mysterious dialects and gave the impression of knowing no English when paying for stuff.
So I'm guessing there is jobs out there but they are pretty manual if you don't know English. My ex-brother in law worked as a dishwasher for instance years ago, even though he could speak English (was northern though so took a while to understand him ;) ).
Cheers
I guess it may also depend on your carisma, you can find some small jobs if you are associated somehow to an university.
While in the USA, a log time ago, I did some load unload, cut trees´chunks, paint fences sort of work for friends and their parents once in a while.
For being friendly related, the money was always good.
good luck around there,
one hint I would give you, is to look for exchange programs and try to be of any help to spanish students coming aboard.
It won´t pay you loads of money and sometimes none, but you get kind of free flight and get to know a lot of people(new friendship is the most important thing).
Try YFU for example, it helps a lot if you already know someone there who can give indications.
again, best of luck,
I wish I just could do the same... ;)
Quote from: ampos on 2011-Sep-13
He speak basic english...
:D That's totally ironic as it should be "He speaks basic English...".
Quote from: matchy on 2011-Sep-15
Quote from: ampos on 2011-Sep-13
He speak basic english...
:D That's totally ironic as it should be "He speaks basic English...".
:nana:
Go imagine!
Job?¿, what is this, I live in Spain, I don´t remenber this word... ummh, this think you have money for a motherF... exploids you... ahh, yes I rebenber the good times, now it´s better they exploits you more or equal, and you have minus money... Spain it´s different... :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
I had a Columbian friend who made a very good living teaching Spanish, she just advertised in the local papers and seemed to get plenty work.
Well your fried it´s a guy whit a lot of luck.
The date in Spain people don´t works is this... 21.29%, i think we have the 50% of no works in all U.E, now the government cut all the public services they want, but they have a salary like minimun 4000€ (About 5300$), the maximun I don´t know, TV news only are lies... and only confusing to the population.
In fact in Spain have a lot of people working, but in example, now your boss have a lot of rigth for put in the street, every day have about 200 "deshaucios" ( get out people from thet houses using policial force), and the good it´s... well I put in the *love* street, but you have to pay the house. How?¿... I don´t know.
While all the politics only make a thiing , steal us, I speak of alls (if something spanish read this, I don´t be PP pr Psoe or elseone, 15M movement not too.)
This idiots only want revome us rigth, for his how benefit.
Sorry, but I´m realy burned whit this theme, excuseme I kidnnaped too much the post.
Yes, I see really bad times coming, and it's just the tip of the iceberg. Today Germans politics "voted" for another rescue screen for Greece. I don't blame it on the Greek people, because we (Germans) did a lot wrong like:
-Drop customs for European countries
->Greece can buy cars from Germany cheaper than before -> Greek car economy dies
-Give Greece credits being aware they won't be able to pay them back
->The ones who give credits are not the ones who pay for the non-payback, now!
-nothing learned from history - we give them even more money and "hope" they will be able to pay back
No way! They won't pay it back. Their economy is totally dead and it's because of our almost colony-style foreign politics.
I see many people given the sack because a company quit. Then the very same company rises as a new company with a new name and re-employ the very same people - for even less money/holidays, this time.
You hardly get a non-time-limited contract these day. It's totally insane.
I started growing potatoes in my backyard now. (No kidding) Things will radically change within the next few years.
It's a scary world we're living in politically and financially. And that's without including the religious zealots who constantly threaten the peace and well-being of complete innocents.
My brother got a job yesterday, in a Sushi factory near his living. 8-9 hours per day, 6 days per week. 5'8 punds per hour. Not good, not bad.
He hope to learn "real" english to try something better.
But in Spain it was 0.
Mental, I am against PPSOE, another one has to be there so they can not steal us so easily. But yes, all (spanish) politician are thiefs. And they are laughing at us all, because even been fuc-ked we still vote them.
Do not vote them. No les votes!
I am with my soul in 15M, but as I live on a little town there is no movements here, but I am with them.
Yes how you say we are going without rigth, well at least your live in the engine of Europe.
But I think this it´s the declination for a war, I hope stay wrong, but this crysis it´s extremelly hard, if you see a graphical about the 20´s crash economic, this was about 30 times lower than this.
But a council, if you can don´t take too much attention at the news, on every country, I like to leave you a link, about a guy, he´s speak about all this lies, in all countries whitout censure or lies, and the news don´t have nothing whit the reality but is in spaninsh, and the most probable don´t understand nothing.
About the politics, well I think thay only are a piece of the chees, but the king/s not are in this board, they are people whit more power, they are the origin of the troubles, you know a enterprise called, if I don´t remenber bad, "Black Rocket", well nobody has ear speak about it (I not from some days ago), well this company have a cuantity of money, than the gross product of Germany, and well, what say about the taxation enterprises, like Muddies or something like this, this point it´s curios, the president of this company, it´s only a economist, who wrote a book, make a few years ago, well in 2 years this guy was in bankruptcy, and founded this "Mudd..", courious a good economist in bankruptcy.
Another part, in Spain I look perfectly, the politics wants to divide the population, and I think in all the world, between rich, and poors, or medium-low-class, in example the education, the public education has leave out a great quantity of teachers, and well the learning will go a shit only for poor families, well the rich schools have help about the governemet (courious again) for what in the future, they are sure they soons will be who making what they want whit the country.
We are, and our soon will be slaves (basically of the bank), but the better for us, it´s we don´t know, all it´s more and more control, in all the things, internet, creadit card, phone mobile (curious, but when de device don´t have battery, not it´s really, they have a little percentage, for continue emmiting without our kwnoledege, for what?¿, I don´t know)
I started to read a book called 1984, this book was wrote about 1940+- and all the thing are passing these days, are write between lines.
Yes Ampos, sure I´m not vote to nobody of this mother.fkng, I´m too whit the 15M, but is the blood don´t arrives to the river don´t make nothing. This guys live in another world. You are look what made whit the constitution, they modified , because they wants, and you know this new decret, say, all the spaninsh we are required to pay the debt, and they winning 4000 5000 10000€ at the months. In my neighborn I look every day yes, and every day not, guys of my age, searching in the cointainers for take a little piece of something to the mouth.
And well the *love making* king, I don´t know if you know but the MF it´s buying the most part of Argentina.
"Democracia, para los ricos de mierda, me cago en vuestros muertos", :), well this it´s a tipically spanish words, sorry but I go to exploid in my chair... :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
>:D >:D >:D to alll MF :whip: :whip: :whip: :whip: :whip: