At last! A real Brexit bonus...

Great news for the underpaid. I hope it will encourage some of the unemployment figures to go down where these jobs are available because it would be ‘worth’ getting up in the morning

Good news ??

[sigh] It's so difficult to find a gardener these days despite the fact that we offered the going rate, a nice warm shed to sleep in and the use of my old banger.

The estate is starting to look rather overgrown.

My butler, gardener and chauffeur all applied for residency in good time, no problem here.

Its my gamekeeper Mellors I cant get hold of.

Dryginger I’ve got him, he’s in our Summer Cottage, taking a well earned break.

Oopsadasiy1 GIVE HIM BACK!!!!!!

Damn! My housekeeper just read this during her coffee break (I had to start letting her have a coffee break as it's against her human rights not to let her have a break - who knew?).

Now she's saying she wants a pay rise, Sundays off and three weeks leave a year.
This is devastating news. How will I manage?

Seeing as the 'very' wealthy consist of lots non British (confused about using the word foreign) born (so no voting rights). I shouldnt think they know or even care about Brexit.

But 'up the workers' who ever they are, good luck to them.
BTW we have a gardener handyman at £20ph who is really thoughtful.

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Just on my way to my new home. My new DH Maxim says our housekeeper Mrs Danvers is very good. I cant wait to meet her she sounds like an angel.

Over the last 37 years we have had nannies, one au-pair (extremely unsuccessful), cleaners (good and bad, current one has been with us for 5 years) and a gardener (current).

We have come to the conclusion that like everything in life if you treat people fairly and respectfully along with paying them a decent wage they and us are/were

Oops left off *happy at the end.

“My old banger” is no way to refer to your DH, callistemon, but perhaps your housekeeper would be interested!

I think I’ll write an updated version of ‘The Diary of a Provincial Lady’. Chapter One - The Servants are Revolting.

Oh you just can’t get good staff these days. Some of them are absolutely frightful and they expect to be paid.

grumppa

“My old banger” is no way to refer to your DH, callistemon, but perhaps your housekeeper would be interested!

Very norty, grumppa
Not like you, you're always such a gentleman - at least, that's what your staff told me!

Can I advertise on here for a second footman please.

I agree vq up the workers !!!

As second scullery maid I will demand to have two hour lunch breaks, 25% rise in pay and 6 weeks holiday each year. I will also expect a Christmas bonus.

Don’t joke about labour shortages, it’s us that are going to pay the higher costs in what we buy, many of us are on fixed incomes. Don’t expect standards or services to improve because there is only a very limited number of workers willing to replace the migrant workforce.

Can I advertise on here for a second footman please.
One that does a good pedicure and foot massage?

Brilliant thread today, I chuckled the whole way through. Thank you gransnet people!?

Yay!!! Good on the workers!!!