HOW I EARNED MONEY IN GERMANY- ALL MY "JOBS" IN GERMANY 

You look gorgeous Hayley! 👌

Why would you go to other country when cost of living is too much . Why that struggle.

Hi Hayley. I'm glad to bumped into your channel. May you kindly link me to German families who need a helper / aupair / Mathematics tutor / assistant (virtual) from Cape Town, South Africa, provided they travel to Cape Town or may need someone there.

Something I do wrong in Germany work 3 shifts 5-7 days a week 40-56 hours a week and get 1800-1950 € a month without taxes (47%) I would get 3890 € Unfortunately in Germany a worker is nothing but his Taxes !

Germans are nasty and awful people. Whole that county is a big, overrated lie. I had a chance to work with many different people from different countries and I can tell you, Germans are the worst. You are crazy to change usa for germany. Americans respect and treat workers 100 time better than Germans.

Thank you 😕☺️

So sorry for your loss❣️ Your husband loved you and would want the best for you... I do hope that you came to realize that no one benefits from you trying to live a life that you and your husband planned to live together in Germany, now alone in Germany. You can love and honor him in your heart, while living in a country where you feel at home in and can make a good living in. All the very best for you, where ever you are now and may whatever job you do now provide you with income to live a good life, with contentment and joy🌻

This is very common! I feel so bad for people that do this "job" and get treated unfairly in a foreign country :/

Are you still living in Austria?

@@jean-lucpicard6938 yes! i am almost done with the lehramt bachelor's degree and teaching English and GSK :)

@@k8con In what city are you teaching English? What does GSK mean?

@@jean-lucpicard6938 Graz! And Geschichte/Sozialkunde/Politische Bildung (not sure if you're German but it's history/social studies/political education)

German work life ain't easy.

Which is quite annoying. At the time I did not speak German so there were not that many options for me when it came to finding a job.

It is also about the many years of studying at a university to become a teacher in order to get that formal piece of paper...

Also, you were always so positive and delightful that I didn't realize how hard you worked towards your goals. Thank you again, you are awesome.

I am so glad you made it to Germany!! I know this comment is a little delayed but I hope your journey is a pleasant one. I know CV has messed things up a little but I hope you are still hanging in

😂😂😂 maybe thats my fault then because coming from the USA I had an unlimited data plan and I was shocked when 2gbs was gone after 3 says 😑

@@HayleyAlexis In Germany, we are used to rely on WiFI when we are home, so the phone-plan is only for "on-route". We don't do big downloads there. So I think if you had access to WiFi at home, 2GB is more than ok, if not, 2GB might be quite tight. And it's definitely not the cheapest plan. The cheapest plan comes with 100MB or 300MB. Nowadays, those 2GB usually are no hard limit, they just lower the speed when you reached the 2GB. So still no problem for text messages, mail, etc.

Yess I thought the same now I have a 3GB phone plan and I‘m happy with it

My advice for a lot of people would to be open-minded when it comes to jobs. They may not pay a lot of money but you might gain other skills like...bettering your German, gaining friends, having a flexible work schedule, etc etc :)

Hello my beautiful friend good evening how are you doing?

@@qiangwang2359 Thanks , very well and you ?

The problem with au pair and exchange students is that it developed in a big buisness and lots of mean and shaddy people out there but also some spoiled youngsters. 30 years ago it wasn't that extrem as today.

Germany offers opportunities on the "2. Bildungsweg" available for adults who want to get a german schooling certificate, which will in turn help you apply for job training and then land a better qualified job. That's the route I took as an American in Germany. Not easy, but worth it😊

That is so cool :) I wish I had a physical skill I could turn into a money making venture. It is a little harder in Germany to be your own boss and own your own business BUT it can be very rewarding.

@@HayleyAlexis I came a here with a hustle mentality and kind of made my wife ask about how to have a business here. It was easier to have her register the business under her ownership being that she's German.

@@HayleyAlexis a physical skill helps. We wish to have a RU-vid channel to create content and hopefully gain passive income from it. Even if it's not much we appreciate every euro. We also want to build a tiny home on our new aquired small piece of land.

I would recommend start making the youtube channel ASAP.. .Especially during "lockdown"

But it was fun :) and I am still standing so its all good

@@HayleyAlexis *_My impression of you is that you certainly would never let yourself be oppressed._*

Especially foreigners (but also Germans) beginning a new job I would recommend: Join a labour union! Some companies hire foreign staff hoping these people do not exactly know their German employee rights, do not dare to refuse overtime hours and work for worse contracts. The labour unions (like Ver.di) can advise you in questions of salary, legal holiday, mobbing, trouble with your boss/colleagues (and pay you a lawyer, if you have to go to court against the company, because of severance pay or whatever). Furthermore, they make your income tax declaration for free. :-) In the 80s an undercover-journalist named Günther Wallfraff wrote a great book about exploitation of foreigners in Germany (title "Ganz unten"). For 3 years he dressed up like a Turkish worker and did the most dangerous, disgusting and poorly paid jobs. Really shocking what can happen, if employees have no support.

@@janpracht6662 Thank you for this. I have saved this message somewhere. I will definitely join a labour union. Preparing for the job market in Germany......Thanks Hayley for sharing your experiences always.I love your resilience

It is a typical story you hear from other countries exactly the same. It wasn't also very clever not speaking the language a bit better when coming to the country. Of course you only get no proper jobs without speaking the language good. And it is always a matter of luck if you get a good guest family or not same the other way around getting proper exchange person.

Be open minded and have a lot of fun!!

Hayley Alexis will do🤗❤️

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My first experience with her gave me the assurance that has made me to invest without fear of lossing.

She's awesome.

We love you sandra Jonas so much just keep on the good work.

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I’m from Florida but Now I live in Germany I’m in Neumünster and the struggle is real did you need a degree to work at the kindergarten class.

Hello can you please tell how did you apply for kindergarten and did it require any degree or german language??

Greetings from Florida. I have learned that at the end of the day..Money is MONEY... if I get it as a cleaning lady, nanny, or ceo... It is all paper

It is still 5 years later...A mystery....

@@HayleyAlexis might have been some red cabbage soup 🤔

@@kiranofearth9234 I assumed it was something of that nature BUT it was literally the consistency of water...I would think that it would be a little chunky if it was made with cabbage.. BUT it looked like water mixed with purple food coloring

@@HayleyAlexis You deserved a bonus for disposing the mystery liquid.

It could have been beet root juice that's what mostly Russian or Polish people make as a soup

A virtue I really love about the American culture... Mike loves that as well...

Yeah for me it was the only reason I made it to Germany and it is the only reason I was able to stay so long in Germany :/ so I don't think it is all negative BUT I do wish my mother would have done the interview/application process with me.... because I feel like a lot of the negative things would not have happened to me.

Unfortunately, it is not just me... This is happening all over Europe. Seeing as though the lowest amount that Europeans can pay is around 250-300 euros a month.... a lot of people take advantage of that :/ I mean I dont know if I weree in their shoes if I would do the same thing... Probably not since I know what it's like to live in a major European city with 260 euros as spending money....

Wow that's a lot, I am an au pair currently and looking for a rematch cause the family treats me pretty badly :(

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Online usually... 90% of the jobs I found were online :)

@@HayleyAlexis Thanks so much for your response!! love your videos :))

No- I was technically hired by the family I worked for and they provided me a work visa :)

I used majority Facebook groups :)

I knew a few people that became personal assistants in Munich. It seemed to be a quite easy job to find.

@@HayleyAlexis Toll! Just wanted to see if there was an actual possibility. Now I have something to look forward to in the future. Vielen dank Hayley 🙏

I am very lucky with some of the jobs I have had in Munich regarding modeling. I am a little too "fluffy" for typical modeling but sometimes people need an average sized woman for things 😂😆

@@HayleyAlexis you got curves - fluffy is a word for hair - in my world

but that isn't really "normal".. In order to have small apartments you have to purchase them.... Not many people have thousands of dollars sitting around to purchase property...

France is a little different but still a little similar to Germany :) Good luck on your hunt!!

It's easier to teach English in France at schools by just being a native English speaker than in Germany. Germans need a certificate for everything you say you can do!

McKenna Anderson the family I nannied for helped me with my visa and work contracts. They basically did all the write up for me :)

First I stayed with a random person I met on Facebook and then I started staying with my boyfriend at the time...and lived in his WG for around 3 months I believe....

@@HayleyAlexis thanks for taking the time to answer! I am actually German, my father was German and I have the passport. Only been to Germany once to visit family a long time ago. Now I'm a resident of Dubai, been here 13 years. Due to the covid19 situation, I am seriously considering going to Germany but its pretty hard to find an apartment. And also the 14 day quarantine to be imposed once I arrive 🙄

The apartment search is HORRIBLE but it can be done. You just can not give up!!

@@HayleyAlexis Thanks for the vote of confidence 🤗 I'm still giving it a chance here for now. If my situation worsens, me and my 14 yo daughter will have no choice but to book a flight even if it means we will be homeless upon our arrival.

Since I am not in Germany right now I am "jobless". RU-vid it is :) but RU-vid is not the BIGGEST source of income out there :p but I am so grateful and happy for the money I make via RU-vid

I am just scared to always post a video that is over 15 minutes!! 15 minutes of me talking straight??!!??!?!?! Oh my

IMAGINE.... LMAO I should say "when my first au-pair family ended me" :p

@@HayleyAlexis Did you ever want to be an author? That story would sell.

@@Alias_Anybody hahahaha maybe one day.. .What would I call it..."stranded in Germany?" LMAO

@@HayleyAlexis I suggest "Die Leiden der jungen Hailey"

Reoddadai yes :)

Mike is still here, I am still helping my mom I finished school and got a degree in business management -I am healthy and keeping my fingers that it stays that way!

When you were super sick....did you have COVID19 or pneumonia? Your symptoms were so similar? He’s crazy about you.....but; you’re such a hard ass

@@mickeyscv67 One day I will get a covid-19 test. Supposedly Pneumonia from a throat infection. They thought I had the flu and could not understand that my flu teest came back negative. They gave me the same test twice because they were certain I had the flu.... They said had I left my temperature at 104 for another day I probably would have died...which was scary to hear -_-

I glad you’re well.....I have a feeling you had COVID 19....you were at 104....you could have had a stroke....stay healthy

One day it may happen :)

All individuals who are considered tax residents of Germany will pay taxes on their worldwide income whether to Germany or another country. To help avoid double taxation, Germany does have tax treaties with numerous countries that determine where taxes are to be paid. If you’re earning income outside of Germany, you should review the tax treaty between Germany and that country to understand the requirements. When it comes to the US-Germany Tax Treaty, most tax matters will be resolved based on your residency status. Are you a resident of the US or Germany? Where are you working? Where was your income paid? All of these factors come into play when determining where American expats in Germany will pay taxes.

@@HayleyAlexis But that does not explain you working as a cleaning lady ... did you pay taxes?

Yeah unfortunately most of the au-pair families are just rich people looking for a cheap fix. This is not always the case BUT it happens often. The people who I was a nanny for had a cleaning lady and they actually left money for her on the table and she would be in the house by herself. She usually took the money as soon as she got into the home. I always thought it was so crazy how they trusted one another...but the cleaning lady was very sweet and I feel like the people really liked her!! Yeah I realized that AFTER the fact...so technically I made no money doing that job and thank god because if I would have continued it would have been a catastrophe

No it depends. It can be horror but it can also be very easy. Also many people hire a cleaner privatly only once a week for maybe 4 hours and majority of this people do not insurance and the state doesn't look after it so long nothing happens. The real deal are the cleaning companies exploiting their employees with minimum wage while charging the double amount per hour.

Fortunately today there is the option of offline maps in Google Maps.

@@XynxNet They're still on your phone, though. An actual _map_ that you can _open up_ and _assess_ and then _fold down_ is _so_ much more immersive.

I have been to Spain, Austria, USA, and Italy :)

same!!!!

probably some designer drug with €10,000 street value

I am not a permanent residency..I am hopefully applying for that when I am back in Germany :)

I just googled Babysitting and the city name. I know London is another HUGE hub for those type of jobs. I joined a London group as well.

:( I am sorry about that... Hopefully everything does get better in the future. I believe life as we know it will be shifted completely.

I am pretty sure an unbefristete arbeitserlaubnis BUT I could be wrong.

You need a few YEARS of constantly working in Germany to get the "unbefristet"...Used to be 8 years, now 5 years😊

My 2nd family asked me to stay and work for them a little longer.... and said they would help me with my visa/contract... SOOOO I stayed. I am not the person that likes going on welfare unless absolutely necessary and I have exhausted all my options. Even when I was jobless I did not go on welfare. There are peeople that need it more than I did and me taking money is eliminating that money for someone else.

I’m German so I guess I can give you a little bit of information. Your study actually isn’t a thing here cause here it’s either a nursing “Ausbildung” with a specialization in being a midwife or a college major called “Pädagogik”. So you have 2 options you should maybe contact the “Bundesagentur für Arbeit” and ask if your degree is valid to be working as a nurse/midwife. I actually found a link where you can look yourself but it’s in German 😅 it’s “anerkennung-in-Deutschland. de” If you have luck they will accept your degree without any extra paperwork. If they don’t accept your degree, you could just apply for an “Ausbildung”. They gonna hire you and you gonna go to school at the same time which should be no issue for you since you already have the degree and you gonna earn approx.1800€ before taxes during that 2 year period and then you could work as a full time nurse (midwife) and apply for your Work visa that way. With your degree I assume could definitely work in the “Jugendamt” (Child Welfare). There’s a huge need for so called social workers either in their offices or in schools, kindergarten etc. depending on what you prefere.They are always looking for Social workers that support kids with special needs in schools. My brother has autism and he has a really nice lady helping him with everything and she didn’t even have a specific degree in that field at all. You have a lot of options I would just try and make an appointment at the “Bundesagentur für Arbeit” after you arrive in Berlin. They will definitely answer all your questions and also help you find a job especially when they see you already have a masters degree! . :) I hope I could help you a little xx Kind regards from Düsseldorf! 😊

@@giulia6671 thank you so much for your answer ! Now i know that there would be less problems than i thought :) i'm sure we dont need to do this Ausbildung and we dont have to have a visa to stay in germany (i am from Poland), so it is a chance if i will translate all my Universities papers to german - gates to good job would be open.. plus good comunicative german 😁 there are so many things i can do there that after your words .. I feel more brave to rule the world 😅 Greetings from Łódź!

Oh wow ...und ich dachte dass die Deutschen bei ihren jobs bleiben!!

@@HayleyAlexis Schön wär's! Ich habe anscheind das Pech, immer an die falschen Arbeitgeber zu geraten, zuerst in der Ausbildung, wo sie mir einen Festvertrag in Aussicht gestellt haben und dann doch wieder alles anders wurde und dann bei den anderen Betrieben, wo ich war. Da habe ich mich auch nur von befristeten zu befristeten Vertrag gehangelt! Ich wäre wirklich froh, wenn ich irgendwo fest bleiben könnte, immerhin bin ich schon ü30 und die meisten Arbeitgeber wollen doch eher die jungen Leute, die gerne bereit sind, viele Überstunden zu leisten, was ich nicht kann, weil ich zwei Kinder habe!

I would recommend you the Jobboerse of the Arbeitsagentur. It's an official website of the employment agengy. Depending on your language skills, you could apply for jobs in retail, at a reception desk, cleaning, call centers or as elderly care assistent. Those are jobs that often don't require qualifications (in case you don't have any yet)

so long ago. Thanks for sticking around!!