01-28-2005, 05:24 AM
My girlfriend is from HK and is nervous about following me here (I start work in March). She has a degree in Hospitality from Australia but has worked at company reception desks or as a personal assistant in trading companies rather than the hotel industry. Her concerns are:
Experience: She thinks she can't find a job due to lack of experience. She'd prefer to work at a hotel front desk and eventually in the back office or in events or; with a trading company that needs Chinese speakers
Money: She makes around USD$1500 a month now and doesn't want to earn a lot less
Attitude: She's heard that hotel patrons often treat the female staff - especially Asians - in a less than gentlemanly manner. She's worried that if she's working in a hotel guests will be grabbing her ass and stuff and she won't be able to complain. Is it really that bad for professionals in the service industry? I've never heard any EK crew and so on make similar complaints.
Pls advise because I've made up my mind about going and really want her to give it a try. If she won't go, she's going to make my life hell trying to keep me from going to Brisbane and I don't like living in HK anymore.
Experience: She thinks she can't find a job due to lack of experience. She'd prefer to work at a hotel front desk and eventually in the back office or in events or; with a trading company that needs Chinese speakers
Money: She makes around USD$1500 a month now and doesn't want to earn a lot less
Attitude: She's heard that hotel patrons often treat the female staff - especially Asians - in a less than gentlemanly manner. She's worried that if she's working in a hotel guests will be grabbing her ass and stuff and she won't be able to complain. Is it really that bad for professionals in the service industry? I've never heard any EK crew and so on make similar complaints.
Pls advise because I've made up my mind about going and really want her to give it a try. If she won't go, she's going to make my life hell trying to keep me from going to Brisbane and I don't like living in HK anymore.