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Spear's Speaks to Modern-Day Butlers  | Spear's WMS
by thenewgreen

    ‘I haven’t seen Downton Abbey, but I always remember Phileas Fogg and his companion, the butler. It’s still a bit like that,’ he continues. ‘If you find the right family you can be their companion and confidant. I’m not saying that the principal will ask you for personal advice, but you can sometimes be the confidant.’

    There is, after all, little that escapes the butler — whether that’s because he could be the one politely peeling you off your bathroom floor the morning after the long night before, or swiftly laying the table for unexpected breakfast guests. ‘It’s an old-fashioned but also a very modern job,’ says Steven, recalling his work for a young banker with a work hard, play hard mentality.