#job in netherlands

[fashionshopper]

Taking Over the Canals: Amsterdam as a Personal Shopper

Amsterdam, the Venice of the North, is a city brimming with charm, history, and... shopping!  For fashionistas with an entrepreneurial spirit, becoming a personal shopper in Amsterdam can be a dream come true. But what does it take to navigate the bustling stores. 

Do you enjoy shopping? You can become a personal shopper at The Personal Shopper Agency if you love fashion.

Becoming an Amsterdam A-Lister: Building Your Brand

First things first, establish yourself as the go-to guru for all things style. Here's how:

Niche Down: Amsterdam caters to a diverse clientele. Do you specialize in vintage finds for the Nine Streets connoisseur, or modern looks for the De Bijenkorf shopper? Identify your ideal client and tailor your services accordingly.

Craft Your Online Presence: A website showcasing your style philosophy, experience, and client testimonials is essential. Be active on social media platforms like Instagram, where you can curate mood boards and highlight your Amsterdam shopping expertise.

Building Bridges, Not Breaking Budgets

Amsterdam offers a delightful mix of high-end boutiques and quirky independent stores for personal shoppers. Here's how to master the shopping scene:

Become a Boutique Buddy: Network with local shops and brands. Knowing store owners and sales staff allows you to access exclusive sales and hidden gems for your clients.

Embrace the Jargon: Learn essential Dutch shopping terms like "uitverkoop" (sale) and "korting" (discount). This will impress your clients and help you score the best deals.

The Personal Shopper's Secret Weapon

Tailor-Made Tours: Sure, Kalverstraat is a popular shopping street, but what about the Spiegelstraat with its antique stores? Craft unique shopping itineraries based on your client's interests and budget.

Embrace the Unexpected: Be prepared to venture beyond clothing. Perhaps your client needs help finding the perfect Delftware piece or a one-of-a-kind bicycle. Amsterdam offers a treasure trove beyond just fashion.

[bonojour]

i tried to make a more sentimental post but as someone with the weather (and by extension space weather) as my special interest i am so so so so happy seeing all the posts from people who got to experience this rare solar storm <3 it makes me so happy when people get to witness how beautiful (space) weather can be!!!

[marciliedonato]

"AAAAand the game is OVER! Argentina is the win- oh my God is that...no it can't be.... Netherlands with the steel chair??? 😮😮😵‼️‼️"

[renee-mariposa]

So I'm reading Utopia For Realists

This book feels very frustrating to read because he talks about social phenomena, wonders aloud about them, then puts forth his conclusions - and it feels like he's missing a huge piece of the social phenomenon, and as a result, I'm wondering if his conclusion is flawed. And it's infuriating!

Most recent example I've read so far: he talks about the history of the Reduced Hours Work Week (4 day work week, 15-hour work week, etc), noting the rise in popularity of the idea in the twentieth century, then the sudden halt of progress in making the idea reality, noting that women entered the workforce in the 80s (attributing it solely to "the feminist revolution") and workers in the Netherlands ("the nation with the shortest workweek in the world" he claims) being expected to be on-call more and more in the 2000s. He presents these things without any context or commentary, as if they were just an incidental finding in 'our modern life'. Like, 'gosh, everyone wanted a shorter work week but then women entered the workforce and now everyone is just required to work more hours! Crazy stuff, huh?'

Along with this, it really feels like he's looking at populations in a country as one unified whole, wealth-wise. So, for example, he makes claims several times to the tune of, 'the US is several times as wealthy [today, in 2014] as in XYZ time." So he goes on to ask aloud, 'how are Americans so wealthy and yet so overworked and stressed?'

And like. It feels like there's this huge elephant in the room he's missing: why is he not addressing the presence of and effect of stagnant wages and skyrocketing rent/grocery/daycare/medical costs when talking about these social problems he's addressing? Why is he not addressing Regan's empowering of corporations to be as greedy as possible i mean the effect of Trickle Down Economics on the US economy? Why is he not addressing the fact that 1% of Americans hold, what, 99% of the wealth in the USA? Why isn't he addressing the decline of unions? Why does he make it sound like 'the people' loved these ideas then turned away from them, when it was more likely 'the people' have always loved these ideas and it's corporations who hated them and gained enough power to stamp the ideas out? I know that the term 'enshittification' didn't exist when this book was published but I can feel the absence of the idea like a cardboard cutout in almost every argument he makes. Has the US econonomic situation really gotten so much exponentially worse in the last decade that these problems are only clearly visible now vs 2014???? I read his book and all I can think is, the problem is unchecked corporate greed, the problem is corporations being allowed to grind people up for profit, the problem is the government being allowed to treat the poor as less than human because "people can only be poor if they're bad people, and bad people don't deserve any help".

Like. I can accept that I am probably not the target audience for this book. I already believe that laziness does not exist, and if we give people UBI and more leisure time people will be happier, healthier, and more 'productive' (i.e. do the things they actually want to do). I already believe whole-heartedly that to improve the health of the population, poverty must be alleviated, and to alleviate poverty, you just gotta give people enough money to live on with no strings attached. I am convinced that we need to crack down on corporate greed, but I'm absolutely overwhelmed with how much legal power corporations have in the USA. I feel utterly defeated by how my corporate employer treats the entirety of their workforce (cutting the budget at my hospital while the CEO of the head corporation makes 395 times the median wage of non-C-suite employees), how much bitching and moaning and furious lobbying they'd do if they had to comply with a four-day workweek or even a four- or six-hour workday for all employees. And if that got passed into law they'd find a way to make an exemption for nurses, so nurses would have to keep working 12- and 14-hour days. Mega corporations - unchecked corporate greed - monopolies - are a fucking tumor on the human race, but shrinking them would fundamentally alter our economy as we know it.

I guess this book is frustrating to read because it feels like he's trying to convince regular people that these ideas are good. Which is admirable! If I would've read this book in 2014 it would've blown my mind. Convincing people that helping the poor helps everyone is very admirable! And I suppose if enough regular people become convinced of these ideas, then there will be more power on our legislature to actually implement them. It's just frustrating to me that he's utterly ignoring the presence and effect of corporate greed. And he's not necessarily addressing the people who have the power to get the ball rolling on these changes.

[lifeofbk]

Not Just Bikes is always good for a solid dose of “fuck cars” and possibly “why do I live in the US?”. Their latest piece is particularly succinct and painful.

[discoreptile]

Wee ha

[xcorbassax]

Also tbh tourism is a huge problem too in Occitania. I'm lucky enough that my parçan is unknown and hard enough to access so that it doesn't take too big proportions. But all of Low Lengadoc and Provence and big parts of Perigord, Quercy, Gascony.... are totally fucked either by mass tourism or by rich fuckers from France and Northern Europe buying all the houses and kicking the locals out of their land. It's also been playing a big role in killing the language and culture and local communities.

[caffeine-high]

the best (?) part abt being masculine presenting is that you can just walk around with the most scuffed nailpolish and ppl will still tell you they love your nails and compliment you on how brave you are

[la-vie-en-lys]

Various Dutch impressions, 2022. :)

(3 top pictures are from Dordrecht, another 3 from the Hague, and the last 4 from Rotterdam)

[poguniversity]

I'm so tired lmao

[marciliedonato]

Netherlands NT tonight:

[chieana]

I accidentally hit my hand against my old tv real hard and had a complete autistic breakdown because I was already overstimulated

so how's your night going?

[tangomagnolija]

another rejection letter lets goo :)

[perfectlyshadydinosaur]

How to Get a Job in the Netherlands as a Foreigner | Netherlands Work Pe...

Are you a foreigner looking to work in the Netherlands in 2024? This video will guide you on how to secure a job in the Netherlands as a foreigner, including tips on obtaining a Netherlands work permit. Watch now to kickstart your career in the Netherlands! Stay up to date with the latest information and requirements for job seekers in the Netherlands. Unlock opportunities and make your dream of working in the Netherlands a reality.

[relnicht]

first serious job interview next week so i have to prepare all the 'what is one situation in which you used [initiative, leadership, persuasion, etc] to achieve your goals' and read up about the company and all that😬 it's nice going through a recruiter who tells you what to say because.. idk those posts like "when someone at a job interview asks y they don't mean why but they want you to x" and now someone is telling me everything i need to say and do and all that (i have had job interviews before so i do know about the "tell us about a time you went 'above and beyond' for a customer"-type questions but other stuff) (i know that yeah I could have googled 'what to say and what to expect in a job interview' before but sometimes it's nice when someone holds your hand and say what you have to do like. idk why my parents never did that. oh well i guess it's because i literally live in a different country and always have since I turned 18 lol)

[stereotypical-jew]

aghhh why are flights so expensive! i miss europe when i could fly from amsterdam to athens for less than 100 euros :( now it's gonna cost me over $500 to fly from boston to msp (a SHORTER distance btw WITHIN the same country!)