"What about the people who do not command any kind of premium in the marketplace? One strategy could be to find a high-flyer and stick close. Even if joining their posse is out of reach, there are still horses to be fed and watered. The time-poor new rich are generating demand for household staff, and this sort of work can be very well paid. A private secretary and general factotum can earn up to $150,000 a year nowadays. Salaries for standard butlers range from $60,000 to $125,000 and a head butler can make as much as $250,000, according to the website of the Butler Bureau."
The Economist
4 comments:
Ahh, servitude. The new... servitude.
Big fan of servants, here. They get inside the masters house, and the master often develops the habit of failing to see them.
A couple of wickedly appropriate quotes... Thanks JRB.
We have a Butler Bureau? Who knew? They must have one hell of a legal team, what with their members constantly committing crimes.
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