Property News · June 25, 2013

Who wants to serve a billionaire?


The rich are getting richer – and that means jobs on superyachts for those who can meet their employer’s every whim. But first trainees must learn how to fold a towelTerry Gilmore, senior yacht staff trainer, tosses some striped cushions from the white canvas sofa and drops several blue monogrammed towels on the scrubbed wooden foredeck of the Latitude superyacht. He watches as his trainees hasten to restore order.”What do we always ensure?” he snaps, looking with irritation at the new arrangement. “That the zip is down.” He rotates several cushions to conceal barely visible zips. In any case, it turns out that the towels should be picked up first, so that they do not soak dampness into the sofas, and the lesson proceeds with detailed instructions on the correct method for rolling a towel, so that the monogram is prominently displayed (not easy). “Not like that; totally wrong,” he tells a trainee, pointing out in passing that his belt is too long, and the creases on his polo shirt are insufficiently sharp. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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