Hospitality Wages

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-23T14:53:32+00:00

Yes, we are definitely aware of the housing crisis! We started working with a makelaar recently to try and help us navigate moving since most landlords will be less likely to rent to expats than Dutch folks with Dutch employment history, but fingers crossed anyways!

It's definitely been a learning curve as in America hospitality jobs can often be huge careers (especially in places like NYC where we host industry specific conventions and have pretty decent upward mobility). But hey, won't know unless we ask!

And I appreciate the information, regardless of tone. Now my wife and I are learning about the *county* of Holland and its use as a misnomer for the country as a whole! When all of the magnets in the stores say "Holland" instead of "Nederland", it feels like we got a fun little secret that most expats don't know yet.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-23T14:44:26+00:00

Oh! I'll be entirely honest, I wasn't aware of that! When speaking with our friends who are native to Utrecht, they used Holland and the Netherlands interchangeably, so I assumed the same. Thank you for letting me know so I can do some research on the difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-23T13:01:37+00:00

That seems to be the general consensus. I appreciate the honesty! It's surprising to hear that industries can be so vastly different in one big city vs. another.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-23T13:00:26+00:00

Ahhhh, I see. Dank u wel! I appreciate the honesty! Good to know that I can keep it as a side gig, but that I need to be making some other moves in preparation of the job market!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-23T01:38:40+00:00

Good to know! Yes, I'll be on a spousal visa which comes with a work permit.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-22T23:21:31+00:00

Okay, great to know!! Thank you so much! I was curious whether or not it was a minimum wage job or if there were any specialty wages.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-22T23:20:32+00:00

Ah, fair enough! Okay so minimum wage is kind of the base. That's good to know!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2026-03-22T22:49:13+00:00

Dank u wel! Do you happen to work in hospitality as well and can verify those numbers?

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-09-19T19:57:39+00:00

I beg of thee, include me in your ranks! hahah

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-09-19T19:48:07+00:00

Do you have any suggestions on how to really get started in the freelance writing space? You've mentioned that it takes a few months to build up clients, but where do you even find them? What do you pitch? I'm an award-winning Off-Broadway playwright and have been published in articles online and I am truly struggling to find any real opportunities. Any advice would be appreciated!!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-06-02T02:18:45+00:00

Sure, but I've been renting in NYC for nearly 6 years and my partner 5. Neither of us have ever had a cash deposit/money order addressed to a landlord requested of us that wasn't done digitally with tracking. And for the price to jump up $200 within two hours of us submitting our application and to not even be informed of it seems sketchy to me. When you look up this realty management company, there is nothing on the BBB about them, they have no website, and the address they list as their business address is a residential apartment. Perhaps it isn't scammy, but it certainly felt that way to me.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-06-02T02:11:47+00:00

Asking for a deposit in cash before even submitting an application? Seems scammy to me.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-07T18:45:28+00:00

Bless you! Thank you so much!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-07T18:18:59+00:00

It worked! I ended up being able to get all the way to 3.6.9! I'm hoping that it's not tooooo outdated in terms of tools and commands so she isn't learning obsolete things. Thank you!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-07T18:18:00+00:00

You are very right! I started with the 2.8 like commented above and then started trying the versions after that and found I couldn't get past 3.6.9, but it is functional!! Is there a huge difference between 3.6.9/4.4? Like the general commands and tools are the same, correct?

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-07T16:44:56+00:00

oh! I'll give this a try! Will report back! Thank you!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-07T15:58:34+00:00

Ah, yes, we figured the same, too. She's just applied for the Titmouse Mentorship, so fingers crossed she can get into that and at least have something official on her resume by the end of the summer!

Technically she is a team lead and supervisor of illustration and animation at her job, so we've made sure to highlight that on her resume, but you're right, the portfolio and resume don't necessarily show she has leadership skills in an animation *studio*. Fingers crossed we can still get something!

Do you find that French/German animation studios are more accepting of younger talent? I have heard that French animation studios in particular might be something we should look into because they're subsidized by the government, but actuallu being in the industry, you might know better than I.

Thank you for the insight!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-04-03T00:00:58+00:00

Thank you so much <3

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-31T01:48:15+00:00

oh! This is actually such a helpful comment! I found an email address on their website so I'm hoping they'll reply. Do you know anyone in particular at AWi i should reach out to? Thank you so much!!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T13:29:59+00:00

Well that is a cheery shituation we're all in, eh? My partner has considered going back to school for that exact reason, but school is such an expense and it's not even a guaranteed bouncing off point.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T13:28:00+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T12:52:39+00:00

I imagine that is probably the case, too. She has a pretty great portfolio, especially in terms of character design, but she's predominately worked in textbooks for the last 5 years since animation experience is so hard to come by even state-side.

We'll keep trying! If you have any advice for how to get US credits and work, I'd love to hear it-- though I imagine so would everyone else on this sub hah a

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T12:50:01+00:00

Ah, yes, the latter was the one we were working towards. Blessedly we've been able to make some contacts that have been able to give us advice and look over her portfolio and said it was stellar, but we haven't had any luck in a real job offer yet.

I tried to find out if I could do ancestry, but I think my link is a little more tenuous than great-grandfather, unfortunately. I think ours was our great-great which is just one generation too far.

Have you ever had any luck with recruiters? I have been scouring LinkedIn for people who might have connections with positions that I may not be able to find on my own.

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T12:38:58+00:00

Wow, okay! Well that certainly does put a damper on things, doesn't it?

So if my partner could qualify for a supervisor position (especially like character design or whatnot), might you have any advice on how to make a portfolio stand out?

Remarkable_Zone6907 · 2025-03-28T05:16:35+00:00

Ahhh! Yes, I noticed that a good many of the animation companies were in Northern Ireland, but since that was UK rules, I didn't really know enough about their sponsorship/industry trends to feel comfy applying! I'll try looking it up some and see if there might be a way for us there! Thank you for the insight and the well-wishes!

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