Being a POle doesn\'t exclude a possibility of a white collar job, tho. However, you need to be well-educated with a good command of English in both speaking and writing, in other words proficiency level.
I know a couple who went to London recently (2-3 months ago) and although it was already a time considered difficult to find employment due to the deluge of poles and other east-europeans, they made it! They didn\'t experience any problems getting a job. First the girls worked as a waitress in some chain restaurant, and the job was well-paid (she claimed to have eraned a 100 pounds on SUnday only), but she quit this job as it involved too much physical strength and she couldn\'t cope. However, she got employed in a bank as a trainee. Because she worked extrememly hard, employers got to admire her determination and employed her boyfriend as well, counting on aquiring an equally good worker. And now both of them have a white collar job, satisfaction, and money.
So, brave, determined, goal-oriented people, keep working, don\'t lose motivationa, and you\'re gonna succed as they did;)
Kociamama.