St. Maarten Private Eye

Hey Daphné,

Whoever said that Slavery was over!

Our students are not being hired because Restaurant owners are too busy looking for people coming from CANNES, NICE, BORDEAUX etc… that goes along with their Wine list. I guess they like the American client to always be in tune with the FRENCHNESS.

Go to grand Case and you will see yearly how many students are on training courses in those same restaurants. When STAGE is over, the kids go back to those same restaurants and still don’t get hired. Now Locals get hired but proportionally to the amount of students getting out of school it’s not enough, yet Restaurants are in every corner. I’m mainly talking about the French Side.

The whole myth about our people not wanting to get out of bed etc, have to stop. People are interested in living their passions or dreams but the real problem is: what do they have to show for it? How can you expect to pay someone at the minimum wage when your pasta cost 20 Euros a plate? Especially in that domain, where the hours are long, I don’t want anyone to insult me by offering the SMIC. Do you know how much it cost to go away for school? School may be free but getting an apartment, paying the bus/train, buying the books and food, is where the Shit hit the Fan! And trust me the SMIC can’t do all of that!

I’m sorry but for me it’s Modern Slavery. Organized exploitation. De l’exploitation Organisée.

The concept of the American dream is so unattainable to us in the majority of cases.

Highly Opinionated Cathy