I like this quick article about transitioning from yacht service to household based positions. This is one of the few careers that translates well for private service professionals entering home or estate employment for the first time. A common conversation among crew is ‘life after yachting’. Many see working on a superyacht as a short-term…
As always… Be careful who you hire! Also having great S.O.P’s in place and redundant staff oversight for security purposes wouldn’t hurt. The former personal assistant to Goldman Sachs co-president David Solomon fled to Rome in November 2016, one day after privately admitting he took $1.2 million worth of rare wine from the executive’s collection.…
WARNING – NSFW language ahead… Sometimes we can’t take ourselves too seriously. There is a distinct level of ridiculousness in the lives of some of our employers. This writer is from one of my favorite websites, Jalopnik. It covers the car industry and on the high end gets into the luxury vehicle category, sometimes in…
When your employers need to take luxury security seriously… …It has complete class VR 9 ballistic protection in both transparent and non-transparent areas, which means that it can withstand 7.62 x 51mm rounds from an M60, M14 and FN-FAL. The rear window isn’t armored, but the car does have a steel bulkhead behind the seats…
This is an interesting question and one we should all consider when employing or managing private staff. Last summer, in a luxury apartment complex outside New Delhi, all hell broke loose. It started when a woman accused one of her maids of stealing around $250. The maid then claimed that, as punishment, her employer wouldn’t…
This is a nice article to point out some of the cash flows and concerns at the UHNW level. However, in our professional opinion, they are low on the salaries of household staff by a large margin. Let’s begin with the conventional wisdom. Money can’t buy happiness. It won’t get you into heaven. It is…
Here’s a delightful look at household service during holiday seasons past… The Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze is tipping its hat this holiday season to the domestic staff that kept the large home running during the busy holiday season. “Through the Back Door: Domestic Service at Clayton During the Holidays,” is open Nov. 16 through…
One of the largest operations for household staff is now headed by a Trump Hotel employee. The high level hotel is one of the few environments that translates well into the large private household. First lady Melania Trump announced Friday the hiring of Timothy Harleth for the role of chief usher, a key position in…
This is a nice short article with an alternate perspective on household staff. I like it. The Oscar winning actress, 41, has two teenage children and one young son, but says that although she can afford to pay for domestic staff to help her with her motherly duties, she insists on carrying them out…
This reporter’s take on an Estate Manager job listing is quite good. Naples, Florida, is a hideaway for the super-rich looking to escape the frigid winters of the north for sunnier southern climbs. In Southwest Florida, you’ll find miles of tranquil beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, top-of-the-line golf courses, and giant mansions with sprawling…