Advice on finding unskilled work in Munich

Hard Rock Cafe is your best bet. A friend of mine worked as a hostess there for nearly a year with very minimal German ability.

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Hard Rock Cafe sucks to work for. They earn minimum salary, have no rights, and terrible hours. But if there is nothing else, you can still try it. I would try any bar, working in gastronomie you don't need a lot German.

My friend loved it!

meinestadt.de/muenchen - Jobs in English

This link might be of interest to anyone looking for a job.

The Arbeitsamt have a jobcenter which is called BIZ - Business Information Zentrum (Centre) which is also available online. If you type in the word English in “Suche� search (Keywords), it brings up jobs with text in English or with the word English in the text. If you can speak some German you could also try by putting in the word in German… written “englisch� Here you will find pages upon pages of jobs. Be careful though, job offers from Zeit Arbeit Agencies / Temping Agencies as their hourly rates can be very very low, nevertheless it may be a good stepping stone to finding a satisfying and fulfilling job.

Another tip is to call up the website of any of the big companies as most of them have their own job board where you can apply directly for a vacant position or submit your CV should a suitable position become available.

Learning by doing...

Italian Alex. He hangs out at Kilian's usually during lunch he can be found reading the pink newspaper (Italian sports page) drinking a bottle of Auggie.

He is the dude people work for until they find a real job. He builds stages for concerts at the Olympic Village. I hear the pay hours are odd and the pay can take up to 6 weeks to collect. If you want more information, pop into to Kilians late afernoon.

Although Alex does staging, the local crew work also involves setting up light/sound/video for the concerts that come into town. If you get in touch with Alex (PM me for his number) through him you can get to meet other crew chiefs and wind up working nearly every show that comes through munich.

Some work involves working at the Messe Halle (Exhibition halls) which involves the same kind of work.

Every crew chief has their own conditions as regards pay, and also experienced hands (and those that always arrive on time) can sometimes negotiate a better rate. Normally the chiefs pay a minimum of 5 hours - great when the job lasts half an hour at a rate of around €10 per hour. Like i said, some shitty chiefs pay less but a few pay €10.50.

Also, depending how legit they are, you need a Gewerbeschein (work licence) but some will let you work for a bit until you decide you can hack the hard work.

Alex speaks both German & English better than Italian!

If you really try all the Irish and Aussie bars then you should get lucky eventually. Just stay motivated! Also, a bit of German speaking ability always helps.

Did you try Günther Murphys? They're always looking for good staff. Helps if you have bar experience.

Try the Hard Rock Cafe... or lokal supermarkets, look for the signs "Aushilfe".

Its just a suggestion but if you're a qualified carpenter and can fit kitchens then how about offering services as a kitchen installer/fitter?

Its quite normal over here for apartments to come without a kitchen or people take them when they move apartments. Quite a few people buy kitchens from Ikea because they're reasonably priced but need someone to install it.

Just a thought !!!

That's a good idea. When I first moved here I bought a kitchen, and IKEA wanted over 500 EUR to install it. I got a carpenter a friend introduced me to to do it for 200 EUR.

Allbecon

try this link if looking for a job, I know the woman who runs this agency. Apparently they have the best pay in Munich, too. And they have jobs in international companies. I saw a couple of ads here asking for native english speakers.

JB

See also: Finding a job in Germany without speaking German. How is it possible with little or no German language skills?

hello phil phox, would you mind giving me alexs phone number? thanks derek

Re Alex the Italian.

He's an idiot and a thug, only pays E10 per hour, always rounds everything down AND when he finally decides to pay you, he sends a text message to say "i will be in my local pub in 2 hours' time, if you want your money you'd better be there" so you have to drop everything and dash to the pub to be met with abuse if you're a second late and never as much money as you expected.

He treats people badly and still owes someone I know money from over a year ago.

Unless you are really desperate for money, do NOT work for him. Or work for him and then talk to the other guys who might have numbers of other people. Mickey is good, but you need a Gewerbeschein to work for him.

All the work for the crew chiefs is unsociable, lots of very early mornings and very late nights, with no overtime paid and often no food or drink provided. It's a good place to start, but nothing that should ever be considered permanent, or you would go completely mad.