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[Sotos]

£400 - £500 is what a secretary earns. PR and that kind of jobs will earn even less unless you are really good in it.

[GROOSTER]

400-500 motnth?not to healthy is it?but i can get bar work or p.r work right?

[Sotos]

You can get but don't don't hope for 500. You should be happy if you get the 400. If you ask for more probably you will get no job as there is competition willing to work for less.

[GROOSTER]

if its enuf to ive on then its cool,wd 400 b enuf to live on?any good bars to chk out for jobs?

[Bill]

Bring enough money to last a couple of months .

If you find work then register with the immigration / tax and social security and you will be ok ( failing to register will get you deported and a stop put on any future return ) -- monthly rent on a flat will be just a bit less than your monthly earnings so you won't be getting out much which is just as well when you find out how hard you will have to work .

The norm is split shifts so your day is completely shot and you will be required to work 6 days a week -- often 7 when very busy and a dim view is taken of refusal .

If you don't find work then bugger off back to the UK after your couple of months holiday .

I would have thought that you could really have figured this out yourself -- or are you the kind of kid that still needs his bottom wiped when he's a grown man

I should really sit down and have a really good think about this move -- haven't you looked around on previous visits to Cyprus ?

Bill -- unemployed and loving it

[CatSitter_Limassol]

Grooster,

I read an advert for a bar job somewhere only last week sometime. They were offering Cy£3 per hour....

[orokliniservices]

pr work and bar work expect 300-400 a month.. rent in paphos between 200-350 a month plus electricity, phone (mobile top ups) council tax and water. transportation to and from work plus food and entertainment.. you will NOT be able to live off this wage.. TRUST ME. Like sotos pointed out, if you share with 3 others (which a lot of pr and bar staff do in summer) you may be able to survive a few months.. if you run air con in your flat your electric will cost even more. Coming to work at a bar is not a realistic working holiday.. you will work 6 days a week, usually start at 11am walking the beaches inviting people to come to your club, then have a break, then start at the club around 7pm and work till 4-5am.. not many people tip here as it's not a mandatory thing to do and remember.. a lot of people coming to cyprus who are going out are budget travellers getting a last minute deal and low on cash.. they won't tip you. All tips you do earn have to be put in a pot, and they are split between all servers, doormen, porters, bartenders and food staff.. you do not get to keep personal tips.
i'd reconsider mate, it's just not a realistic wage to live off of