Inside The Life Of A Billionaire Butler

[Music] not all butlers are allowed to speak their minds like alfred but the ones that are patient and polite have a very lucrative career ahead of them one that can make them more than 150 thousand dollars per year butlers aren't just around to be welcoming and fetch meals they're usually in charge of everything that happens in a wealthy household that can mean a lot of pressure like working 60 plus hours a week but it can also pay off with things like free cars trips around the world and getting to live in a mansion join us as we explore the lives and jobs of billionaires butlers and find out why this profession is becoming a new favorite career in hospitality butlers were originally just mid-ranking staff in a wealthy household but by the 18th century butlers had become pretty much the head of the rich person's home their work really had no boundaries it was all up to what their boss wanted while the butler is traditionally defined as the chief male servant of a household it's since come to include women but over time the job may actually have gotten harder butlers often have to work like assistance completing household budgets doing errands and grocery trips scheduling appointments and even taking over the boss's cell phone so they can disconnect without missing anything important it's believed that the french invented the butler but the americans and their growing wealth invented the modern butler yes most butlers are employed in the usa while butlers in the middle east are becoming more common as for who becomes butlers more often british butlers are a favorite in pop culture but in real life it seems like swiss butlers are the most likely to be successful the international guild of professional butlers there was one there is one estimates that there is a few million professional butlers all over the world there has been a steady increase of butlers in the last 30 years with a surge during the 2010s but what's a day in the life of a modern butler really like well they're expected to be a well-rounded employee sometimes they may even double as a chef valet or bodyguard they must have good management skills since they're often in charge of other household workers and they've got to have a certain type of personality they have to be patient can't talk back unless they want to get fired and they have to be very very discreet butlers see things lots of things but they can't go blabbing to their friends or the tabloids but this discretion and adherence to the rules and etiquette really does pay off some butlers get grandiose gifts for their loyalty like one butler who received a mercedes-benz sl worth one hundred thousand dollars on his three year work anniversary of course butlers have to go somewhere to learn all these skills since most aren't born knowing how to properly set a table thankfully there are multiple academies all over the world that let them do just that before you can become a butler and settle into your employer's mansion somewhere you've got to make sure you have the skills needed for the demanding career it all starts with applying and paying for a course the total cost of an eight-week butler training program in the us is about fifteen thousand dollars at the british butler academy you can start a course for two thousand seven hundred the most famous in the world to learn buddling and yes that's actually a word is the international butler academy located in the historical city of simpleveld just south of the netherlands the academy spans 80 000 square feet and offers 135 rooms as a training ground as the academy individuals learn the skills of first class butling house managing and personal assisting the academy is basically a castle giving students the perfect environment to feel like they're serving the ultra rich it's also equipped with luxury tools like fine china and wine to help the students get accustomed to working with very expensive products as for the academy's instructors they all used to be butlers too the academy not only gives them a place to pass on their knowledge but also serves as a possible career trajectory when they get sick of working in private homes as for the types of topics you can expect to cover in this course there's everything from how to properly open and serve wine and champagne to how to properly pack your employer's bag for a trip there are also specialized training courses at the academy which include interior yacht crew training for butlers who want to work at sea these butlers often work on cruise ships or as part of a for hire boat crew on chartered yachts the academy also helps train people who would like to buddle on the side at parties and dinner events but would rather not work full time in an employer's home students are also increasingly being trained to work in china where english butlers with accents are becoming a huge trend the rise of china's super rich has lured the academy to set up a special school in chengdu china with more locations to come fun fact the rise of popularity of butlers in china is partially due to downton abbey and how the show displays aristocratic wealth so you've passed your butler's training program now it's time to land yourself a job a new butler willing to go east to a place like shanghai or dubai can start at a very respectable salary of sixty thousand dollars a year english butlers are always in demand here so they're usually able to take charge of their employers estate right away but if you want to work in the west things are a bit more competitive in the u.s a rookie butler typically apprentices for a few years and earns a starting salary of forty thousand dollars but a butler in the east or the west should hit six figures within five to six years if they play their cards right in fact the top butlers in the world can earn up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars per year plus benefits but in some places like china a foreign butler is worth much more than a chinese one an anglo butler will receive at least fifty thousand dollars a year while a chinese butler may only receive three hundred dollars a month which is low enough that even the chinese middle class can hire one but being smart about where you go is just the beginning once you settle on a location it's all about finding the right boss that will give you some great job perks some of the perks of the jobs are security and a place to live a chance to travel the world spend time on luxury yachts and eat some very fine food but some employers are better than others they can offer you gifts like that free car we mentioned and also give you weekends off some employers will even pay extra to have a butler with an accent for example working as a british butler in the u.s is hard because of work visas but an employee will cover all the expenses and make it happen if they really want to the same can happen in china and other countries where english-speaking butlers are all the rage being a butler also comes with some job security since the field is in such high demand if you really mess up and get fired or you just want to quit most butlers will find another job within two weeks but there are downsides to the job as well many butlers work 14 hours a day six days a week while others are expected to be available 24 7 for their employer it's really all about what you can put up with bundling definitely isn't for everyone think of every time you've seen a butler out and about you probably can't think of anything that's not from a movie that's because butlers have a strict code of conduct and one aspect of this is to blend into the background as much as possible other rules for butlers include neat hair clipped nails no visible tattoos or jewelry they also must have clean and pressed uniforms with polished boots though some employers might prefer their butlers to be a little more relaxed butlers also must have great communication and language skills they must say my pleasure instead of your welcome they have to delete their social media accounts keep a respectable reputation and never talk about their boss's personal business to others putting your own needs behind your employers is the entire job description as a butler you must never react with anger or annoyance even if your boss is asking you to follow him around shutting off lights or puts you in charge of cleaning up after his dog while it may seem harsh that you can't leave work for personal emergencies or take last minute sick days butler schools make it pretty clear that you shouldn't pursue this as a career if you're not willing to put your personal and social life on the back burner to make sure your boss is happy to meet the demand many of today's modern butlers come from backgrounds like sport management the military and even public relations these butlers have specific organizational talents and a work ethic that helps them beat out the competition so you see it's not just skill it's patience and a positive mindset to make a career as a billionaire's butler work for you you also have to have pride in your work even if you aren't always directly reaping its benefits if this sounds like you then maybe you have what it takes to be a star butler in the world's richest but if not at least you know you have some appreciation for a job that's often done in the shadows did you know that the richest butler in the world is thought to be this man gary williams worth an estimated 2.2 million dollars he now works as the principal of the british butler institute so there's definitely some proven job growth in the field of luxury butlers thanks for watching and we'll see you next time

Channel: TheRichest

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Keywords: becoming a butler, billionaire butlers, british butler academy, butler experience, butler life, butler salary, butler training, butlers for the wealthy, gary williams, international butler academy, luxury lifestyle, the richest, therichest

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Length: 8min 15sec (495 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 05 2021