Source : SETimes.com
Auteur : Ivana Jovanovic
Jovana Stankovic, 30, is an experienced saleswoman, but lost her job a year ago because the shop she worked at closed. After months of searching for a new position, she was invited for a trial period to work at an upscale eyewear shop in Belgrade.
This probationary period would begin with a few days of eight-hour shifts, on her feet, standard for jobs in retail. If the employer likes her, Stankovic would move to the next phase of probation: a full month of work eight hours a day, six days a week – without pay. If she completed that month of free work, her salary would average 200 to 300 euros per month.
"I need a job desperately and accepted this, but, after two days of probation, they told me they will take a male worker because he is stronger and can stand on his feet for eight hours without complaining … I didn't complain! Also, he got a job without the first month free probation, and I am pretty sure he will have better salary as well," Stankovic told SETimes.