10 Secrets Of The Rich, Shared By Netizens Who Used To Work For Them

Money tends to make the world go round, or so the saying goes. This often means that most of us think long and hard about the decisions we make, how much it will cost, and whether it will be worth it in the end. But for the rich, things work a bit differently, so this raises the question, how does one act when money is no longer important?

Someone asked “People who work for the super-wealthy, what stuff have you seen?” and netizens shared their stories. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.

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#1

My dad was friends with a Spanish rich dude because they shared some love for old cars. My dad had one, rich dude had many. The thing is, these people had a maid that worked for them since before this rich dude was born. His parents were never around so she was the one to raise him. She fed him, took him to school when he was a child, everything your parents would do for you, this maid did. She had been working in that comically large house for over 30 years. Other staff such as cooks, cleaners, etc would come and go but she was almost part of the family, we thought.

One day rich dude decides he wants to move to the US and sells the house. What does he do with the maid? He just fired her over the phone. He never even said goodbye to the woman that raised him. And so I learned that rich people don't consider the poor to be the same kind of human being as them.

#2

I was a nanny for the landed gentry (the title of Sir and Lady get handed down to the eldest child, along with the manor house and lands)

Kids were packed off to boarding school at 8. It was heartbreaking. The middle child was dreading it, tears every night, literally sobbing himself to sleep in my arms.
The parents' attitude was 'We were like that too, so he has to do it'

The youngest was 2 at the time and would always prefer me to his actual mum. He fell over once and came to me for cuddles and kisses, didn't even glance at his mum who was standing right next to me. She didn't seem bothered.

The thing is the parents were pretty nice people, just not bothered about childraising in any way. At least they didn't insist I use their titles like some of their friends did with their staff.

#3

A wealthy French family liked to visit their "weekend home" at least twice a month. It was a frickin castle in the country. Out of curiosity, I asked the daughter if they inherited it. She responded that there was too much drama involved with the inherited castle which caused fighting amongst her uncles and aunts...so they simply "bought their castle".

#4

When I lived in New York, I worked at a highly regarded hotel, the kind where you would see celebrities every other day.

I had my fair share of what the f**k did I just witness one that stood out to me when a guest rented out a honeymoon suit just for their cat.

I know it sounds made up, but rich people are weird, and so is New York.

#5

Lots of pill popping to handle stress- especially before speaking engagements. People always viewed them as friendly, engaging, and fun. Little did they know that was a public persona thanks to copious amounts of Ativan. In real life they were picky, obstinate, difficult, and a nightmare for all of us employees to deal with. We had to always remember these particular preferences and abide by them.

#6

My boss has a wooden covering to what once encased an ancient Egyptian mummy.

He is elderly and we were preparing items to be shipped to his daughter who lives overseas. We didn't send it because it is a known stolen artifact and will be confiscated at customs.

#7

Private jet to deliver their dog and black car service (me) to pick up the dog then pick up an assistant off another private jet so she could dog-sit while they voted on James Beard awards.

Giving away all the furniture in a house to their domestic servants because it didn't go with the new theme and was too much trouble to sell. This was very kind but I always think it's funny that there's a landscaper out there with a $50k couch.

The super-rich guy asked his other super-rich friends if they ever went to a low-end bar and did a "human circus". Said he'd pay people to do whatever he wanted. Said they were drunk and needed money and thought everyone was having fun. These guys were all obscenely wealthy and all his friends pretty much told him that was a f****d-up thing to do.

#8

Pumped a bunch of money into the Malibu City council in order to change a few seats. This would allow him to have the local ordinance changed so his front doors could be taller than 20 feet.

#9

My friend was a security guard for an elderly widow of a Dallas oil baron who lived on White Rock Lake. She had a full-time private chef and kitchen staff, although she lived there alone. He said the chef would cook huge beef roasts, turkeys, brisket, and all kinds of food every day just to have it available in case the old lady wanted something, which she rarely did. They weren’t allowed to give the leftover food away to the staff or anyone else but had to throw it out every single day. And when the old lady requested ice water or iced tea or lemonade, if even one ice cube had cracks in it, she would make them throw it all out and make it again.

#10

The CEO of a company I used to work for offered to take me wine tasting, she said it'd be free she spends so much money on wine from this vineyard that they get her a limo and free access/tasting whenever she feels like it.....