grahamo

hey!! well ur one step ahead with all that stuff as i never got round to getting it and still got employment...ill base the questions on working as a prop...the summer is from around march to november or there abouts with regards to getting work....i dont speak spanish and neither do alot of the props or the friends i have made out there....and you can expect from a typical propping job 25-30 euros a night based on a 6 hour shift...Accomodation is easy enough to find but if you need any help and want to cut out the middle man just send me a message on here and I can try and find you guys something.

Graham.

savana1990

do you live there all year round? i don't understand what you mean by propping sorry, my boyfriend is a chef and i'm a waitress/barmaid, over here we earn about 1400 each a month for between 4 and 6 months then we get spanish dole through the winter, does that happen in benidorm? is it likely to be able to earn that amount? we work at least 8 hours a day sometimes 9 or 10, is the work there contracted? x

grahamo

i dont think u will gt tht much..possibly a few cheffing jobs about but its normally firrst come first serve basis..bar and waiting work is a bit tougher id say if u dont no the bars as they nomally get the ppl they know to work thee but worth a shot....u can still claim the dole int he winter in benidorm and the cheffing and bar work will be....and sorry propping is Pr'in, touting etc... u guys should make enough to get you through and it may be worth trying it out to see what happens but obv i cant guarantee there will be them jobs around

savana1990

thanks graham we are coming over to see my boyfriends dad in april for a week they live in alicante so we will have a look around then thank you for your help x

petec70

Does anyone know what sort of wages a decent chef can earn there? say something like a busy Irish bar steak n guiness pies etc... we are moving down from up the coast the wages are about 6euro an hour here. Wondered if it was similar there? hope you can help

grahamo

Yeh around about the same in Benidorm....Plus tips obviously :P

albegrava

Hi everybody, only a quick answer.
Reading all your post I have understood that Benidorm was a great place, but now it is in recession just like the whole Spain. But isn`t it a City of tourism? Then it shouldn`t have crisis, there are torusits in summer and snowboarders from north Europe in winter. It should be full of people quite every month of the year, shouldn`t it?
Then a job in tourism, just like cafe/restaurant or similar should be good enough in earn a living?

albegrava

And then, thinking to relocate: is it better Spain or England? I know there are a lot of differences, but I`d like to know what is more profitable

jojojojojo

With so many people already in Spain looking for work, with fewer tourists, due to the recession and closing businesses, there isnt any extra work around.

Jo xxx

andyrich666

Extra work ??

You would think we all live in caves, jeez some people talk out their backsides.

I spoke to a guy the other day has a bar, it just does breakfasts and bar stuff, he has had a new kitchen fitted and wants to push the food, he said he is yet to find anyone reliable. I reckon he wants to smash the Sunday roast scene, its a nice bar that does a fair bit of trade.

If you have a good work ethic you could find work its just whether the conditions make it worth your while.

Rosemary

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mikelincs

Don't think you're gonna find much snow in Benidorm, in winter the main type of visitors are pensioners from the UK etc. but even they are staying for less time. It's the same all over the Costa Blanca.

agoreira

I think you'll find they've had more tourists this year,
However speaking to restaurateurs/bar owners etc when we were last there in October, many reckoned the numbers were up but generally they were spending less. Conversely we spoke with people that had had a great year, one group of friends that rent out properties had had an excellent year, another couple, much worse than last year. The first couple of friends rent out excellent, expensive properties and they have done very well, I guess there will always be a lot totally unaffected by the crisis and with cash to spend.

tebo53

We were in Benidorm earlier this year for our hols and compared to previous years there were less clubs and bars open that had entertainment on. There was not many that required doormen as the average age of holidaymakers was around the 50's !!

Loads of places closed down at top end of Lavante area. I think you will be very lucky to get any work there just now.

My OH and I will be living in Benidorm from next October but we will be retiring there and not looking for work but best of luck.

Scottieb92

Hi

I was looking for work over in Benidorm this summer, as my current employment is allowing me a career break.
Looking for mainly bar/restaurant work or even customer services? Can anybody point me in the right direction to help maybe find work before I travel.

Thanks.
Scott