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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My niece is a House Manager and loves it.  She took the job while searching for a job in her specific field after college and that was 4 years ago.

She does pretty much everything listed here and has pretty much identical perks.  Except she's the House Manager for a family of 5 (mom, dad, 3 kids) and a staff of 4 (au pair, gardener/handyman, maid, and chef).  She can make up to $3600/wk depending on if she's needed 5 or 6 days.  They provide the car and she lives in their pool house.  She gets to go on all vacations with them where she's provided her own room and her own rental car by them.  She also gets 3 weeks of personal vacation time and she gets paid time and a half on all school holidays or breaks or when traveling with the family.

She does "a day in my life" videos from time to time and they are SO interesting.  Her job is to basically make the parent's lives as easy as possible so that when they are home, all they have to do is relax and spend time with the kids.

The au pair is responsible for all of the childcare but she's the backup when the au pair is on vacation.  She also coordinates daily with her to sync schedules and discuss any issues with the kids that may need managed by her or brought to the parent's attention.  She's responsible for making sure the gardener completes his tasks satisfactorily and provides him with the fix-it type projects that may need done that week.  She does all of the grocery shopping and coordinates with the personal chef on recipes, parties, special requests, etc.  The chef comes each day and does 99% of the cooking for that evening and the next day's lunches to the point where my niece just has to heat the dinner and pack the lunches for the kids the next day.  She also manages the maid and directs her on specific areas that need more attention.

The big one that I don't see listed here is that my niece is responsible for their dog's care... walks, baths, playdates, doggy daycare, vet appointments, etc.

She plans all their vacations, buys pretty much all the gifts, runs personal errands for the parents, brings coffee and treats to their offices for their employees when requested, makes returns, makes sure all cars get their routine maintenance done and inspections, etc.

She's a very organized person and loves lists, so the job actually ended up being perfect for her.  She also loves shopping and spending other people's money, plus they will tell her when she's running an errand to "pick up something for yourself that's under x dollars" or whatnot.  [/quote]

This is my dream.

I keep trying to outsource things, but I can't outsource the high level thinking that goes into the way I want them done.  It's not hard to outsource purchasing a gift or booking a flight, it's all the thinking that goes into what to buy or where to go.

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