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General Category => Questions and Answers => Topic started by: CocoChanel on 07 June 2017, 05:43:46 pm
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Call me odd but Ive always been fascinated by Soho, even when I was a teenager before I started working. Im in my early 30s now, not getting any younger, and work in the midlands but really want to work soho from a walk up. Yes I may hate it but everythings worth trying once. But how do you get these jobs? They arent advertised and no phone numbers.
(Been a member 3 years and only just started posting!)
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I've moved this here because it's a question rather than a Buddy post. It has come up before, but I don't think anybody has ever posted a definitive answer?
I wouldn't really describe Soho as West London in the sense that we normally think of it here (in terms of Chelsea, Earls Court, Kensington and so on), but my best suggestion would be to nip into one of the walkups one day and ask the maid :).
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I worked (not in Soho)but knew a girl who did. I used to work in Shepherd Market,Mayfair which operated a similar 'walk up' situation.
The financial/working dynamics of whatever flat you apply to work depend on the 'boss/maid'.
Soho however tends to operate on you paying a standard fee per day and then the rest of the cash is yours. It's lucrative but hard work. Sadly my days in Shepherd Market were on the basis that I got 40%
I went through years of working in Luxury flats to give a hefty commission.
My advice to you is to get a hotel room and work accordingly.
I think regret the years in this industry where I worked in luxurious or 'busy' surroundings only for another to get the lions share.
Soho In 2017 is very much 'who you know' place and they hold no prisoners and I find you need to be recommended to work in the few flats that now operate in the area.
My advice to you is to go independent.
I wish I did it sooner but I make more than I did in such places
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+ 1 great post yep a flat with CCTV is the way to go :)
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Thankyou all x ;D