It is always interesting to question the “behind-the-scenes” of any successful enterprise. Inevitably you’ll find the hard working, unsung heroes of private service! Absent on IvankaTrump.com are women with whom Ivanka is, presumably, incredibly intimate, but whose lives can not be improved by a modest-yet-feminine, $138 sheath. These include the nannies, housekeepers, and other members…
Mistakes happen with all things internet. When it happens to us, it gets quickly frustrating that simple errors can’t be corrected quickly and easily. That is perhaps the peril of a large company without direct customer service. Sites like Amazon provide great purchase experiences, but at what cost to customer service? We’ve all gotten wrong-number calls and texts;…
Here’s a quick peak at the formal, deep cleaning of an intricate home. Click through for a little video of brush/vacuum technique… Brodsworth Hall, one of the most spectacular houses in South Yorkshire, is using the quieter time to undertake some much-needed conservation work. Each room will be swathed under ghostly white covers as staff…
Here’s a nice article from The Atlantic on the history of domestic help. Enjoy. For centuries, a woman’s social status was clear-cut: either she had a maid or she was one. Servants—often live-ins—who did the bulk of the cooking, laundry, and childcare were an indispensable part of life for virtually everyone who wasn’t a domestic…
Some amazing history in our industry. Read or listen from the link in the full story. Atlanta resident, civil rights organizer and household domestic worker Dorothy Bolden died in 2005 at the age of 80, but the work she did during her lifetime lives on. “Dorothy Bolden was absolutely fearless when it came to speaking…
It is good to see that employees can find legal protection from vindictive employers. Whether or not true, the public slandering of ex-staff won’t be tolerated. LOS ANGELES (CNS/FOX 11) – A Los Angeles judge overseeing what may be the first Instagram-related libel case ordered rapper The Game to pay more than $200,000 to a…
As our industry gains more recognition, the focus on employee rights will increase. Hopefully. As Friday slid toward Saturday, four Brazilian women in identical black T-shirts hugged, giggled and blinked back tears in the otherwise sedate gallery of the Connecticut Senate. Their grinning lobbyist, Bobby Shea, shushed them, without conviction.Sen. Eric Coleman, D-Bloomfield, the co-chair…
Please keep an eye out for any abuses in our Private Service community. The only time it makes sense to get into anyone else’s personal business is to make sure they are safe and protected. This is shameful and hopefully the “slave” mentality of abusive employers will die off in the next generation. A Qatari…
This should be a great read! Many of the men and women who have worked in the White House residence — serving presidents and their families in their private quarters — are breaking with a long-held tradition of silence: They are dishing about life behind the scenes at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. For her forthcoming book,…
Well this is an interesting development. I wonder what it would look like for the USA domestic employment market to unionize? The Queen is facing the prospect of the first ever industrial action by members of the royal household. More than 100 low-paid staff at Windsor Castle are due be balloted from Tuesday, the…