Why you should keep your day job
Think it’s hard working for “the man”? Try having a celebrity boss.
If you think it’d be fun to be part of a celebrity entourage, be careful what you wish for. People think working for a celebrity is glamorous. But there’s nothing glamorous about having a 20-hour day.
Celebrities can be very, very nice or extremely difficult to work for. Working for an A-lister can be thrilling and fast-paced. But for some, it’s like they sold their soul to the devil.
To work for a celebrity, there’s one word you’ll need to remove from your vocabulary. You don’t say “no.”
These roles are staples in the celebrity entourage. Do you have what it takes?
· Successful personal assistants master the “triage,” or understanding the most important thing to be done at any time during the day. The best PAs are educated, well-traveled and multitasking wizards. Experience executive personal assistants average $150,000 per year or up to $250,000 for a few A-list celebrities.
· Celebrities and artists are fragile. So their personal trainers are more like encouraging friends than boot camp leaders. They often help their clients with their diet, too.
· Movies portray personal drivers as muscled hunks packing heat. But they’re more likely to be packing canines, Happy Meals or furniture. Newly hired chauffeurs often experience job shock as they’re asked to help with heavy lifting and even baby-sitting.
· Celebrities like ex-military members for bodyguards. They have discipline, etiquette and protocol understanding.
· Chefs are creative people and prefer to control the menu. Not when they work for a celebrity. They could be making mac and cheese. Or they’re cooking multiple different meals a day for several family members. When their employer comes in at three in the morning with their family and friends, sometimes they want food.
Want more details on how much members of celebrity entourages make? Check out the full story.
