Working at 't Poortje

You rent a room, by the shift. That is all. There is no open-ended contract, no employment and no exclusivity: you are not employed by us and you do not work for us.

What happens between you and a visitor is your business. We rent out the space, keep it clean and safe, and put breakfast out in the morning.

Rent is settled per shift. The times are above.

Ask us for the current amounts; how to reach us is on the contact page. We will tell you straight away what is and is not included in the rent, so you can compare it with another location.

• Valid photo identification. Passport or ID card, not a copy, not a photo on your phone
• A citizen service number, the Dutch BSN, formerly the sofinummer. If you do not have one yet, you apply for it at the municipality
• A registration with the Chamber of Commerce, the Dutch KvK. You work as a self-employed person and arrange your own registration and tax affairs
• Whatever you need to work. We will tell you in advance what is already in the room

If you have not sorted your paperwork yet, just say so. We can tell you what is needed and where to apply for it. What we will not do is let you work without valid papers.

That is not a form of words, it is how it works:

• You decide who you work with. You may refuse anyone, without explanation and without consequences for your rent
• You decide what you offer and what you charge for it. We do not interfere and we do not take a percentage
• You decide your own hours, within the shifts you rent
• You settle up directly with the visitor. No money goes through us

There is one floor: a minimum of fifty euros per fifteen to twenty minutes. Visitors know from this site that arrangements start there. What you charge above that is your call.

We do not put names, profiles or recognisable photographs of the women who work here on this website. No faces, nothing anyone could identify you by. That is not a temporary choice and it does not change.

The courtyard is closed off with a turnstile. Visitors put two euros in the machine to get in. That keeps passers-by and groups away from the entrance and keeps the courtyard quiet.

There is management on site. If something is not right, if you feel uncomfortable or if you want someone off the premises, you report it and it gets dealt with.

There are cameras in and around the building, for your safety and that of visitors and staff. Not in the rooms: there is no camera there and that does not change.

The house rules are on the front door and on this site, so a visitor can have read them before he is inside. Work here is done safely, entry is from 21, and alcohol, drugs, violence and weapons do not come in. If you refuse something on the basis of those rules, you are not on your own.

You can come and look around without agreeing to anything. Let us know beforehand through the contact page, so you know someone is there to show you around and answer your questions.