Adele Poston Agency: Company Profile
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Adele Poston Agency -- sometimes called the Adele Poston Domestic Agency -- was a legendary household staffing firm in New York City. They are now permanently closed.
Who was Adele Poston?
The front entrance to the agency
Adele Poston was a bona fide legend. Not only was she a sort of war hero compared to Florence Nightingale, she was related to George Washington.
After retiring from the military, she opened a domestic staffing agency in New York, which remained opened for about 100 years.
Wikipedia says she worked well into her eighties, so she would have retired from the agency in the late 1960s.
After retiring from the military, she opened a domestic staffing agency in New York, which remained opened for about 100 years.
Wikipedia says she worked well into her eighties, so she would have retired from the agency in the late 1960s.
What roles did the agency fill?
Some of the roles include but were not limited to:
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What happened to the Adele Poston Domestic Agency?
Archived website
We have a theory about why the agency ultimately closed. These factors include but are not limited to:
- Mismanagement of the agency
- A poor online presence
- Heavy competition from other firms
- Bad press related to the placement of a nanny
As you can see from the archived website above, their website in the early 2000s wasn't very attractive. Additionally, the agency was featured in CNN, The New York Times, and Robb Report, but not for the reasons they would have liked.
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In the CNN article, it says a nanny was suing her former employer for $10 million dollars because of abuse.
History of AdelePoston.com
- The archived website does not say when the agency was founded.
- The archived website screenshot from 2010 says the agency has a 100-year history.
- The screenshot above shows website traffic from 1999 to 2010, so that outlines the use of their domain name.
What were the reviews for this agency?
Because the agency closed in 2010, it was before the proliferation of Yelp, Facebook, Google Places and the BBB, so there are no public reviews to examine.
Where was this agency located?
This agency was located in New York City.
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