Working in Barbados | Expectations vs Reality

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 143

  • @pathfinder4684
    @pathfinder4684 3 года назад +8

    Thank you for a realistic explaination.
    It's not only about how much you paid but also how you were valued.
    Unhappy workplace is not sustainable.

  • @rvm809
    @rvm809 Месяц назад +1

    Used this for my grade 10 performance task, thank you for explaining so easily to the point I finished my script for representing Barbatos in only 1 day!

  • @pocketvibesforever6571
    @pocketvibesforever6571 4 года назад +11

    Factsssss finding a job is hardddddd

  • @quinnchilds914
    @quinnchilds914 3 года назад +3

    My child's mother lives there and the cost of living is expensive. I have to send the packages. Very beautiful,. Bajan life.

  • @tjazz979
    @tjazz979 2 года назад +1

    Amazing video! I loved your honest opinion and helped me a lot! Thank you!!!

  • @rosahacketts1668
    @rosahacketts1668 2 года назад +6

    Where have you got this 3-5k dollars a month from? It is a lot lower than that. My family still live there one is a retired nurse and she did certainly didn't earn that amount. Jobs are hard to find in Barbados - very hard and of course the cost is living in very high. People would be better off moving to South America to get a job.

    • @andrewwalkes1199
      @andrewwalkes1199 7 месяцев назад

      If she is referring to $3k - 5K BBD she is correct, if she means USD, then yes, it is a LOT lower than that.

  • @onikaconstantine8861
    @onikaconstantine8861 26 дней назад

    We love Barbados 🇧🇧❤😊

  • @mariawilliams8118
    @mariawilliams8118 4 года назад

    Hi Hope you well. Video on job aspect living in Barbados was very informative. Please do continue another video on enable us on how to go about getting a job in barbados. From England you friend. Keep good and safe.

  • @shirleyollivierre1671
    @shirleyollivierre1671 4 года назад +6

    I am Barbadian, I have living abroad, I visited here 12 yrs ago an it has gone down to the dumps tremendously.some people speak w an Bajan accent but they came from other Islands

  • @AS39385
    @AS39385 4 года назад +2

    Another great video Jamie!!

  • @alansjf33
    @alansjf33 4 года назад

    Good info. Here now. Much needed advice.

  • @JuanCarlosPerez-t2o
    @JuanCarlosPerez-t2o 4 месяца назад +1

    Hello from Cuba

  • @roshellesparman9180
    @roshellesparman9180 2 года назад +2

    I'm itching to ask where you work.

  • @owerejimmyalfie7112
    @owerejimmyalfie7112 3 года назад

    Jimmy from Uganda, I'd loved to move over there at some point in life

  • @sabrinaphiri7525
    @sabrinaphiri7525 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the eye opening information, but wat can be done to make your stay easy

  • @eugenelavine
    @eugenelavine Год назад

    The average salary in Barbados is actually closer to 2000 to 2600 per month.

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  Год назад

      Wow!

    • @SamyProdz-pk8xn
      @SamyProdz-pk8xn 7 месяцев назад

      Yes 2000 and rent a room for $1000 I live in Barbados soon leaving

  • @Ax.DaEdge
    @Ax.DaEdge 2 месяца назад

    ☺️☺️😅at all these people wanting to come here and live as if Bajans themselves don't want the SAME in their OWN Country.
    Wow!! Astounding !!!

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  2 месяца назад

      @@Ax.DaEdge 🫣😅

  • @LifeasRanisha
    @LifeasRanisha 4 года назад +1

    First! Hey girl new sub. ☺

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад

      Hey girl hey! 🙋🏾‍♀️

  • @jameskolliejr2941
    @jameskolliejr2941 2 года назад +1

    I'm James S kollie I making my way to Barbados. But I want to understand something please, how can I get apartment for rent in Barbados. And also work

    • @christiableoffical
      @christiableoffical Год назад

      jame are u now in barbadors,pls i want to get so information

    • @RiCk-bg1ev
      @RiCk-bg1ev 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@christiableoffical I'll go there soon.. can I have your email I'd or anyother social media where we can communicate

    • @RiCk-bg1ev
      @RiCk-bg1ev 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@christiableoffical how can I communicate with you to talk about this matter

  • @g.williams7740
    @g.williams7740 4 года назад +1

    Hi Thanks for the update, I know you are busy with your work and all that comes along with that, I know you have stated in your past post that you
    will write about your home country, I would like for you to talk about the cost of living in your country in terms of rent/Mortgage which is the largest
    portion of most people income, I would also like information on the safety and the beaches most importantly A, Cayes area, also the health care
    thanks so much and best regards GW, I really like Barbados, for the international feel but it comes at a great cost, I am prepared to give up some of that in exchange for a similar lifestyle at a much lower cost, my only non-negotiation is the safety factor thanks GW

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад +1

      Yes! I am working on it. :) I plan to be in Belize soon, so I wanted to be there to film and show what my country has to offer. Thanks for watching!

    • @medeusmarkenson776
      @medeusmarkenson776 2 года назад

      @@jamierocke good morning sis,I'm here in barbados,can I get your email please to speak to you please

  • @mukhalahbellow9225
    @mukhalahbellow9225 4 месяца назад

    Interesting I want to move and work and live in Barbados. I'm estate agents and realtors

  • @Justkingofbakkbakk
    @Justkingofbakkbakk 3 года назад

    I'm from India love the way share reality.

  • @peterbynoe9457
    @peterbynoe9457 4 года назад +1

    Hi from Barbados on point.

  • @mirzamankhan3786
    @mirzamankhan3786 Год назад +1

    So beautiful country my choice country

  • @charnocks246
    @charnocks246 4 года назад +5

    love your video and all your videos, but i would dispute that the average bajans make 3000 to 5000 a month, they would be lucky to make even half that. It would be very interesting if we could go around and ask anyone who works in the tourism industry, and not the owners, how much they make a month. Or anyone who does not work for the government. Maybe its just me but i have come to the conclusion that there is no middle class in Barbados only the have and have nots, in comparison to other countries with more diverse economies. thanks.

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад +3

      Thank you so much! I completely agree with all you’ve said. I also found it interesting to see that statistic as well. Maybe they mean $3k - $5k per household and not the average person . I’m not sure how they came to those numbers - if it’s through polling or national statistics. I always wonder how the average family gets by. But yet the restaurants and supermarkets are always full!

    • @TyroneBlackman7
      @TyroneBlackman7 4 года назад +3

      I can tell you for a fact that number is correct. What it shows is the disparity between the lower incomes and upper incomes. I can name hundreds of Bajans that make more than 10K per month, and dozens who make more than 30K per month. All these people are regular, everyday citizens. Now, when you look at the wealthy people in Barbados such as the Williams, Simpsons, Rausings, McManus, Tabors, Godsals, Harris, McKenzie, and Goddards who make millions annually you can see how it is possible. If you have 98 people making $1 and 2 people make $4951 in the same time period, the average for those people is $100. The one's making $1 would obviously think the $100 average is not correct and is inflated. Let me go back almost 200 years to the abolition of slavery. Most of the planters and slave owners never left the island. Those people never left the island and Bajan sugar was like gold; it made those persons filthy rich. To make matters worst Britain paid those planters and it took the British tax payers 180 years to repay the loan which was the equivalent to £20 billion. This was kept in secret from the public for many years.
      £1000 in 1835 is equivalent to £125K in 2020. Planters received £100K to £500K in 1835. I'll let you do the Maths.

    • @jenniferc6285
      @jenniferc6285 3 года назад +1

      This isn't true. The average Bajan makes about 1200 on the lower end, 3500 on the middle and 7 and up on a higher end. The wealth disparity is a huge problem.

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  3 года назад

      Thanks for sharing that. I know the official statistics can sometimes be skewed.

    • @pathfinder4684
      @pathfinder4684 3 года назад

      @@jenniferc6285 so meaning the pay is very low?

  • @mhdshah8053
    @mhdshah8053 Год назад

    My sister, please answer me. I am a Lebanese citizen and I do not speak English well. I am 27 years old. I have a two-year diploma in auto mechanics. Can I find work in Barbados?😢

  • @mariesantoskamara7112
    @mariesantoskamara7112 2 года назад

    Thank you so much very nice video,i want to move to the this country

    • @paulmandarekumu4746
      @paulmandarekumu4746 Год назад

      Please to come Barbados with UN passport of refugee delivery in Nigeria UNHCR FOR visit how I can book hotels for 2 weeks .?but I'm a Congolese DRC based in Tunis I want come to Barbados

  • @shannonmcleish31
    @shannonmcleish31 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi there is any plumbing work in barbados

  • @COUNTRYVOICE0001
    @COUNTRYVOICE0001 4 месяца назад

    I am from india & I want to go barbados for any job because in india we dont have enough job 😢 & i don't have enough money to go in big countries like UK USA so i have to go small countries to spend my live & can handle home expenses

  • @valentinematthew6643
    @valentinematthew6643 4 года назад +2

    I'm a Nigerian, I think Nigerians have 6 months visa free stay. Can i apply to become a legal resident within that timeframe?

  • @godwinefe1462
    @godwinefe1462 Год назад

    I want to come to Barbados I am an electrical engineer

  • @hakizimanafulgence8660
    @hakizimanafulgence8660 2 года назад

    Hello, how I get more information about life in Barbados country?

  • @glambyshernelli
    @glambyshernelli 4 года назад

    great video

  • @isaaccollins5253
    @isaaccollins5253 Год назад

    Please tell me more because am prepare to come and work there

    • @RiCk-bg1ev
      @RiCk-bg1ev 8 месяцев назад

      Give me your contact

  • @etienneandersonfreeman8728
    @etienneandersonfreeman8728 4 года назад

    Brilliant. Could you maybe make available those links and I also have some unanswered questions but was hoping to reach out via email.

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад +1

      Sure, the links are in the description box. Also, sorry but I don’t give out my personal contact information on the internet.

  • @jameskolliejr2941
    @jameskolliejr2941 2 года назад

    Which part of Barbados you I living? I want to know from you please, I want to go Barbados to live and work

  • @ernestwitherspoon3344
    @ernestwitherspoon3344 28 дней назад

    Hello there! I'm Dr P investor and coming to Bridgetown and need more info let's have a dialogue. Thanks you!

  • @nnekapowell7077
    @nnekapowell7077 2 года назад

    Hi I love your videos. Would I have to find a job first before coming to Barbados?

  • @fisayoolayemi3406
    @fisayoolayemi3406 Год назад

    I want to work in Barbados

  • @MekidesAdane-lf5ue
    @MekidesAdane-lf5ue Год назад

    How to come Barbados iam from Ethiopia

  • @hakizimanafulgence8660
    @hakizimanafulgence8660 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @Talesoftime78
    @Talesoftime78 3 года назад

    Idk where got these stories from that's job are easy, and coworker are nice ect.
    I have heard differently way longer before I got here. I heard how it truly was before I got here. Whomever told the nice stuff wanted you here badly.

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  3 года назад +1

      I didn’t say getting a job was easy, friend.. you heard wrong. 🙂 and I said “my coworkers” were great to work with, not every coworker. Trust me, I’ve been in toxic work environments, it’s just not my current experience.

    • @patrickclarke2899
      @patrickclarke2899 2 года назад

      Hey

  • @ekenechristian5635
    @ekenechristian5635 4 года назад

    Please I will like to know more about this topic because I have some personal questions to ask you thanks I'm really interested on your videos

  • @stomyhampton7084
    @stomyhampton7084 Год назад

    I want to come to Barbados how can I contact you?

  • @notsosuavemate
    @notsosuavemate 22 дня назад

    All valid

  • @harrydaniel6644
    @harrydaniel6644 2 года назад +1

    Last year I visited Barbados from London, stayed 6 months, Bajan have no e-commerce site, they rely on amazon, eBay etc to purchase items with hefty shipping + import duty?
    Any planning Barbados will have e-commerce site next 1-2 years?

    • @gymbuddy32
      @gymbuddy32 2 года назад

      We will NEVER have e-commerce in Barbados. The import taxes alone would be crippling.

    • @SamyProdz-pk8xn
      @SamyProdz-pk8xn 7 месяцев назад

      Maybe when Jesus come back, the government do not care about these things this government is here to collect taxes.

  • @jameskolliejr2941
    @jameskolliejr2941 2 года назад

    How can I get job in Barbados

  • @mhommadhassan2482
    @mhommadhassan2482 2 года назад

    I Barbados like usa exactly

  • @tophanjena1293
    @tophanjena1293 2 года назад

    Hi mam ,I want to do job in Barbados can you help me

  • @australiantips7368
    @australiantips7368 3 года назад +1

    Hiii dear... Have a nice day.. I love your voice.. And I'm interest for work barbados...please help me...

  • @oshincoley9869
    @oshincoley9869 4 года назад

    I love ur videos !!
    When the 12 month is up can u get another year if u apply ? Without leaving the island?

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад

      Thank you! 😊 Yep, you can reapply without leaving the island. The information is all on the website.

    • @oshincoley9869
      @oshincoley9869 4 года назад

      Oke thank u love frm curacao

  • @user-fk4vk6qn2m
    @user-fk4vk6qn2m 4 года назад +1

    👏👏👏

  • @nooramor1744
    @nooramor1744 2 года назад

    I want to ask you if I had Temporary residence visa to work for one year can I get out within the year to Europe out of barbados with this temporary ? I need an answer please thank you . 😊

    • @donaldukponu
      @donaldukponu Год назад

      After three months of stay you apply for a Visa , which expires after 1 yrs . Package for individuals and family.

  • @theepanca
    @theepanca 4 года назад +1

    Are you talking in USD?

  • @nilamadhabmishra5982
    @nilamadhabmishra5982 2 года назад

    Work in Barbados please help me

  • @kwameguada3421
    @kwameguada3421 3 года назад

    Hi, is BB$7100 before tax a good salary in Barbados to live reasonably comfortable

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  3 года назад +2

      Sure I think so, especially if you don’t have dependents and your rent is less than a third of your salary.

    • @kwameguada3421
      @kwameguada3421 3 года назад

      @@jamierocke thanks so much

    • @nicklebaby
      @nicklebaby 2 года назад +2

      It depends on your lifestyle.

  • @tigreramirez824
    @tigreramirez824 2 года назад

    No sabia que en barbados era más cara la vida que es eeuu

  • @rakuzapatule9717
    @rakuzapatule9717 3 года назад

    Can noon graduated gat jobs

  • @COUNTRYVOICE0001
    @COUNTRYVOICE0001 4 месяца назад

    Your new subscribe ❤

  • @marycallender5200
    @marycallender5200 10 месяцев назад

    People are starving in Barbados just as other countries.

  • @Caryl-c9q
    @Caryl-c9q Год назад

    So beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @NiaFraser-s8i
    @NiaFraser-s8i 11 месяцев назад

    Cost of living is too high

  • @latifabdul2516
    @latifabdul2516 2 года назад

    Hi i am from Malaysia if i go Barbados on tourist visa. can I get business license or can get work permit

  • @nicholaswilliams265
    @nicholaswilliams265 10 месяцев назад

    Where u from?

  • @nadirshah6230
    @nadirshah6230 2 года назад

    Hi

  • @pauldalisse2360
    @pauldalisse2360 3 года назад

    Hi ! How can i apply for the visa ?

  • @tophanjena1293
    @tophanjena1293 2 года назад

    Hi mam

  • @nilamadhabmishra5982
    @nilamadhabmishra5982 2 года назад

    Nilamadhaba mishra odissa India

  • @fallougalasslo7252
    @fallougalasslo7252 3 года назад

    Bonjour

  • @hakizimanafulgence8660
    @hakizimanafulgence8660 2 года назад

    You should talk to me more

  • @nyasha7721
    @nyasha7721 2 года назад

    Girl... 3k-5k average is a lie.... the regular average person is probably making 1k-3k a month

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  2 года назад

      Are you guessing here?
      I shared 3-5k based on statistics from www.averagesalarysurvey.com/barbados

    • @nyasha7721
      @nyasha7721 2 года назад +2

      @@jamierocke im not guessing ive lived in Barbados my entire life. Im telling you those statistics are WRONG and are most likely skewed by the excessively rich. The average person with ONE job and no side hustle makes around 1k to 3k a month and still lives at home 🥲. The public sector is different because you're supposed to get a yearly salary increase I believe but it's key to note there is a cap on how high up the salary scale you can go as it is dependent on your highest qualification (but even that can be bypassed once you have the right connects, know the right people, and run in the right circles - which the average person most likely does not).

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  2 года назад +1

      Yeah, I think the statistics are looking at income per household rather than individual. The average individual probably makes 1-3k per month while the average household with more than one working adult makes 3-5k. Both are still low amounts considering how high the cost of living is in Bim.

    • @StephenNzigou
      @StephenNzigou Месяц назад

      ​@@nyasha7721i want u to explain me the Barbade because u'real can u offer me this Luck u'r opinion must help me very well

  • @tootsin3tootsin
    @tootsin3tootsin 4 месяца назад

    Very strange only your job values you but other jobs in barbados has a toxic environment 😮

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 месяца назад

      every situation is different as well as every perspective.

  • @toyamarmar8210
    @toyamarmar8210 3 года назад

    U so sweet 💓 💗 💕 💖 💛❤ 💛 💓 💗 💕 💖

  • @pramodpatel7163
    @pramodpatel7163 3 года назад

    Madam

  • @amesiahall9208
    @amesiahall9208 4 года назад

    I need a cheap apt 200.0r 300 hundred month in country east coast or where ever

    • @jamierocke
      @jamierocke  4 года назад +1

      Try cariblist.com

    • @jenniferc6285
      @jenniferc6285 3 года назад

      Will never happen. Rent and mortgage in Barbados is extremely high. Limited land space that damn hotels are taking more of. But that's another story.

    • @pathfinder4684
      @pathfinder4684 3 года назад

      @@jenniferc6285 how much is the salary for foreigner who wants to work in Barbados?If first timers?

    • @kennethhenry4550
      @kennethhenry4550 3 года назад

      Please can you contact me I want to ask you a private question

  • @roseberry9874
    @roseberry9874 2 года назад

    I found this video on the right time I swear! I need to talk to you about this I’m about to decided On moving there! please can you give me your email or idk something I could inbox you.

  • @blamasheriff9334
    @blamasheriff9334 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks

  • @hakizimanafulgence8660
    @hakizimanafulgence8660 2 года назад

    You should talk to me more