travelgirl1234 20 Jul 2013 / #1Hey so im 21 Canadian female looking for under the table work for two weeks in the end of sept in either warsaw or karkow. Just looking to pick up some extra money on my travels, the only problem is that I don't speak polish. Im not looking for a glamour job, just somewhere where I can pitch in and get a little cash?
Foreigner4 12 | 1768 20 Jul 2013 / #2Miss, the only advice I can give you is to rethink your "plans." Exactly what "under the table services" could you provide that a 21 year-old Polish girl couldn't do better?Perhaps there are jobs you're willing to do that they are not but I am doubtful of that.Are there some special skills or experience you bring with you?If you get lucky then goody for you but don't count on anyone having any work for you.
Wlodzimierz 4 | 539 20 Jul 2013 / #3I'd have to agree here with Foreigner on this one!You'll soon find the table has shorter legs than previously imagined:-)It could be acceptable, such type of jobs in Poland, but certainly not everywhere on the continent, Germany as an example.There they say "Schwarzarbeit, Schluderarbeit!" = Under the table work equals slipshod work.Just a word of caution.
RevokeNice 15 | 1854 20 Jul 2013 / #4I presume that you are travelling around the EU? If you are caught working illegally in a member of the schengen area - you could face being chucked out and banned from re-entering for ten years.Pick up some extra shifts, wherever possible in Canada, before you come.
MIPK - | 69 22 Jul 2013 / #6Canada has a youth mobility agreement with Poland [international.gc.ca/experience/destinations/poland_pol ogne.aspx?lang=eng] why not organise it legally and stay longer, you might have a better chance of getting work then, otherwise I agree with everything that everyone else has said.
RevokeNice 15 | 1854 27 Jul 2013 / #7Game ball.I think that this is the best option available to young north Americans who want to travel and work in the EU. Less chance of being exploited, to avail of hard fought rights and to actually enjoy your working experience. Under the table or illegal workers are treated poorly here. The establishment faces large fines if caught, so they are gonna exploit the fcuk outta ya. As I a business owner, knowledgeable in this, you can take my word for it. Just for the record - I would never hire an illegal and nobody whom worked for me has been on the minimum wage (8.65).I expect and only hire the best, so pay 10 euro + psri and all entitlements.Canada and the US offer some EU citizens(mostly the old 15)a one year j1 or a two year whv. Canada the former and the states, the latter. If they opened it up to all 27, nay sorry, 28 member states, then the EU should introduce a visa were a Canadian or American college graduate could come here and work wherever freely for a 12-24 month period.But the north Americans would have to open it up to all.