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Private Service is the overall job title of the various professions performed in the private home. Cooking, cleaning, serving, minding and otherwise doing for someone else are duties that have been performed for most of our history.

What is changing is the perception of this type of employment in recent years. Gradually we have moved from the servant / master relationship to a more professional service relationship that still maintains respectful boundaries, but is based more firmly on the concept of mutual respect.

In the course of contributing to the monthly newsletter of the International Guild of Professional Butlers, I have had the opportunity to comment on a variety of topics relevant to private service. Here you have a collection of my past advice- Cadbury

Private Staff Traits
What to Expect
Compensation
Fair Workload
Professional Staff - Look the Part
Private Staff Hiring Stories
Eccentric Employers
Damage Control
Etiquette & Boundaries
Private Staff Credentials
Agencies
Family Life in Private Service
Cautions
Private Staff Support
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