All Entries in the "On The Job" Category
Best Shave – Tip Top Shaving Tips
Considering that shaving is the only facial beautification technique that most men ever use, let alone on a daily basis, means that we should define the best shave tips right? In fact, happily, shaving properly turns the act from a daily chore into a luxurious daily treat!
How To Shine (Bull) a Shoe – The Butler Way
The Valet’s way to shine ( or bull) shoes – brilliantly! Rick sent us this shoe shine report:
“My employer recently returned from a shooting weekend and informed me that many of his fellow guests had commented on how exceptionally smart and shiny his shoes were. I was delighted by the compliment.
First Day at Work – Do’s and Don’ts
So it’s your first day in the new job – here are a few tips to help you to set off on the right foot.
Remember that the impact you make in the first few days will have a lasting effect on the way you are perceived by your employer and other staff.
What is a Valet?
Jeeves, as in ‘Jeeves and Wooster’ by P.G. Wodehouse, was in fact not a Butler per se. Rather he was Bertie Wooster’s Valet, a ‘gentleman’s personal gentleman’. In other words Jeeves focus was solely on the immediate requirements of his employer and not on that of a household.
What is a Butler? ‘The Butler Way’ Explained!
So what is a Butler? What is ‘The Butler Way’ ?
Is it a frame of mind, a definable set of skills or perhaps an ideal to pursue, a Holy Grail of excellence? Moreover is the ‘Butler Way’ something to be striven for by domestic staff alone or is it rather an ethos to which [...]
