The Help

[Lanolin]

Does anyone here have or had live-in help. I.e, servants.
Maid, nanny, cook, secretary, butler, gardener...

I'm just curious or does that now belong in a by-gone era or only for the extremely wealthy or those with vast houses to maintain.
If you do or did, how did you treat them, were they like family?

 

[Miri]

We don’t have live in help, but we get
carers coming 3 times a day to help with
my elderly aunt.

One lady comes 6 days a week twice a day. She’s like family and we all know as much about each other as any family could.

She is a lovely lady doing a vital job and I certainly don’t regard her as a servant or the paid help. She is so much more than that. I don’t know what we would do without her.

She even texts me when she’s not working and I text her with funny things that have happened. When my aunt was in hosp she visited. We have a good chat and laugh when she comes.

As I Christian we have another responsibility to lead people to Christ. I’ve chatted to her about church to.

 

[love_comes_softly]

I have never had the type of help you're talking about, but I'd hope that people in these positions are treated like family and with respect.


I have been a nanny and I felt like I was part of the family. It was a blessing.

 

[Lanolin]

Im thinking rich people dont frequent these forums, too busy dealing with their underling employees, living the high life, or making/spedning money to chat with the likes of us...