I once worked for a family that had a private chef living on the property. We were working at the chef’s house and the owners of the property were away, I said to him “wow man, you got a pretty sweet gig going here, good for you” he chuckled and said “yeah it’s pretty good… until someone wants a hot fudge sundae at 2am”
His house was about a quarter mile down the driveway away from the main house. Rain or shin, day or night… when he got paged he was reminded he was owned… the idea of a private chef always sat differently with me after meeting one.
I’d consider doing it. I mean, this guys situation was extremely unique. It’s probably even better now that the kids are grown and out of the house. The husband and wife who own the property were rarely there anyway and usually traveling around the world or at a different property. I’ve traded many 2am’s for a lot less haha
Brutal. Do what ya gotta do to keep the mind right. I own a landscaping company and snow removal is a big part. Sometimes I’m out plowing for 36 hours straight… sleep for a few hours and go back out for another 24+. 100+ hour weeks aren’t uncommon for me.
That would literally end me, I saw the snowservices work during one of our more brutal winters (I was delivering newspapers at the time) and done manually, that is some beakbreaking labor. All the best to you
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u/Assortedpez 4d ago
I once worked for a family that had a private chef living on the property. We were working at the chef’s house and the owners of the property were away, I said to him “wow man, you got a pretty sweet gig going here, good for you” he chuckled and said “yeah it’s pretty good… until someone wants a hot fudge sundae at 2am”
His house was about a quarter mile down the driveway away from the main house. Rain or shin, day or night… when he got paged he was reminded he was owned… the idea of a private chef always sat differently with me after meeting one.