The demands for household staffing are only growing
For the past 20 years, the demands for household staff have been growing. More and more of the super-rich are stocking up on personal assistants, maids, butlers, estate managers, nannies, and executive assistants. Employment agencies that cater to the elite are more popular than ever.
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Many humble and hard-working people are behind the extravagant lifestyles of the rich and famous. I'm talking, of course, about the maids, butlers, drivers, cleaners, estate managers, and personal assistants. Staff members to ensure that the movie stars themselves never have to do any domestic chores.
Many humble and hard-working people are behind the extravagant lifestyles of the rich and famous. I'm talking, of course, about the maids, butlers, drivers, cleaners, estate managers, and personal assistants. Staff members to ensure that the movie stars themselves never have to do any domestic chores.
Working for the super-rich is lucrative
It can be a very lucrative career, to the tune of $150,000 a year if you know the tricks of the trade. Let's talk about celebrities. There is almost nothing we don't want to know. Magazine after magazine tells us where they're working, sleeping, drinking -- and who works for them as a personal assistant.
But for those of us who might never know what it is like to work as a Star, at least now, there's a magazine that tells us what it's like to work for a celebrity. Some books tell you what it's like to work for celebrities.
The butlers, personal chefs, nannies, personal assistants, and estate managers should be reading up on their profession. People interested in breaking into the domestic staffing industry want to know what it takes to succeed.
But for those of us who might never know what it is like to work as a Star, at least now, there's a magazine that tells us what it's like to work for a celebrity. Some books tell you what it's like to work for celebrities.
The butlers, personal chefs, nannies, personal assistants, and estate managers should be reading up on their profession. People interested in breaking into the domestic staffing industry want to know what it takes to succeed.
Working for the high net worth takes patience
Household staffing is a booming business in Hollywood. The government says the number of private household workers in Southern California has jumped 67% over the last five years, and these people can now get crucial insight inside the pages of manuals, tutorials, and books. That way, you can hear it from a real-life butler, personal assistant, or estate manager.
Butlers can show you how to set a table for dinner properly. Did you know that a salad fork should always be a thumb's distance from the table's edge? Celebrity butlers can never make mistakes.
The same goes for nannies as well. One has to know how to calm down a child and understand the correct temperature of warm milk.
Butlers can show you how to set a table for dinner properly. Did you know that a salad fork should always be a thumb's distance from the table's edge? Celebrity butlers can never make mistakes.
The same goes for nannies as well. One has to know how to calm down a child and understand the correct temperature of warm milk.
Working for the rich and famous takes stamina
When preparing milk for a baby, you need to heat the water before you mix the formula, says a former celebrity personal assistant for someone rich and famous. You can only give a little information about who you are or what you're doing to the public. You know, they must be careful to protect the VIP you work for.
The readers won't learn who the celebrities are in the magazine, and people don't want to discuss it. How many secrets do you have about the people you've worked for? How many Secrets? When you work for someone famous, you can never discuss it because you must sign an NDA.
The question is, do celebrities have enough already without armies of people trying to cater to every need? The fact is that everyone likes to get what they want when they want it. Personal assistants, estate managers, and butlers are trained to give their high-net-worth employers what they want without judgment. In this business, we call it a "service heart."
The readers won't learn who the celebrities are in the magazine, and people don't want to discuss it. How many secrets do you have about the people you've worked for? How many Secrets? When you work for someone famous, you can never discuss it because you must sign an NDA.
The question is, do celebrities have enough already without armies of people trying to cater to every need? The fact is that everyone likes to get what they want when they want it. Personal assistants, estate managers, and butlers are trained to give their high-net-worth employers what they want without judgment. In this business, we call it a "service heart."
