Here’s a quick look at the rising market for trained staff in Scotland. We’ve seen growing demand as the world economies are building the wealthy classes. With names like Jeeves, Carson, Hudson and Alfred, butlers have often been portrayed as almost as cut-glass posh as their employers, and often far smarter. Now butlers can claim to…
Here’s a great article from one of our long time agency clients about private service opportunities, in this case a Nanny career. You may be hard pressed to find anyone who fantasizes about becoming a professional nanny. Career days in classrooms are not often filled with students being wooed by the ins and outs…
Here’s a quick mention of the rise in personal surveillance through consumer level technology. Are you being watched at work? Research from Direct Line Home Insurance showed people are using options such as phone locating software, indoor security cameras, smart door bells or other devices. The majority are monitoring their children: almost four million parents…
Here’s some real estate news worth noting. This could be a unique staffing opportunity with new owners in the not so distant future… Over a century ago, businessman Mortimer Fleishhacker, Sr., purchased a series of parcels about 30 miles south of San Francisco. Like many wealthy locals of the time, he was seeking a…
Have an in-depth look at the 19th center household management and service structure. Great photos and daily schedules included! In recent years, TV dramas including Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey have stoked the nation’s fascination with the daily lives of servants. But what was life really like for people who served in the country houses…
Take a look behind the scenes with staff training to work for the queen! Video included! The Queen is one of the most renowned, respected and loved women in the world, having reigned on the British throne for 66 years. Her life has been well documented and photographed, but a new documentary goes…
Here’s some interesting insight from the lens of Domestic Staff. There’s always a story of staff behind the scenes that rarely get credit for helping and influencing high profile figures. This author explores the topic… Former President Abraham Lincoln comes to life through a lens most people have never viewed him through when biographical novelist…
This post is a nice update on family service positions. The modern day Family Assistant is becoming popular again and including elements of traditional PA’s, Social Secretaries, and helping with children. Maddie Gray’s working day begins at 9am, when there are bills to be paid, invoices to issue and dozens of snags and queries to…
Here’s a nice article with some historical perspective on Household Staff. Enjoy. …In our modern American society, the idea of openly treating someone differently based upon class level seems extremely rude. For household staff a century ago, however, different treatment would be seen as quite normal, and in fact, many households were judged based on…
Downton Abbey fans are you ready for a feature film? Well here it comes… Hold onto your bowler hats. On Friday, Focus Features announced that the long-rumored Downton Abbey movie is officially happening, according to Deadline. Production is due to begin this summer, and the original cast is all set to reprise their roles, so…