Confession of Croatian hostess shakes the region: They offer group sex, and also 30 euros to pee in front of men in a toilet
- I went towards to WC and i met an older man on the door who said he will give me 200 kuna (around 30 euro) if i pee in front of him. I was struck with fear and i am not working as a hostess anymore
Working as a hostess is very popular among young girls as in Serbia and Croatia, as well as the whole region. This job does not take full-time, and can be an excellent form of funding source during the study. However, often the source of negative experiences.
Croatian student newspaper Global announced just one study on this topic and published all the unpleasant experiences that girls in Croatia have experienced.
More than half of the surveyed 700 girls during work has experienced verbal abuse, and on the question of how many times this has occurred, the girls usually correspond to three. Only 23 of 528 abused hostess reported the assault to police.
- I went towards to WC and i met an older man on the door who said he will give me 200 kuna (around 30 euro) if i pee in front of him. I was struck with fear and i am not working as a hostess anymore - said student Lucija who filled her student budget by working as a hostess in night clubs.
- He firmly grabbed my hand and hugged me and grabbed my buttocks and I could not get away. The others just laughed. I felt so helpless - revealed another student.
- My friend and I have decided to work in a nightclub. We were promised 200 kuna for four hours of work, from 23:00 to 3:00 hours. Once we arrived in half-empty club, the host sent us to the table of his friends who had invited us to group sex. In 3:00 we told the host to give us money because we want to go home. He said to wait another half an hour, so we did. At 3:45 we were told that we don't look like the pictures, and that he will give us 150 kuna each, because we are incompetent and ugly - told the student Ana.
To be employed as hostesses, women must meet certain criteria, which usually reads "tall, slender, attractive". They mostly take care of bookings at nightclubs or just fill the space, namely acting like guests. Most of them work via the Internet or agencies that guarantee their security, both regarding payment over contract or work security, considering that they always send the person who takes care of the girls' security.
However, due to the easier and quicker profits, many girls are choosing to work on the black market, in which case they usually agree the wage at the end of the evening. They make from 150 to 200 kuna on average.