Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a car

Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by jerry1979 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:17PM (#30081236)

Plus, I imagine if you can find a maid at that price, you can certainly find a driver.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by paxys on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:25PM (#30081301)

You'll still need to give them a car to drive.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by freddie_mercury on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:35PM (#30081365)

Exactly. Everyone I know here with a driver owns the car themselves and hires the driver separately. I don't know driver salaries since I don't have one but I'm guessing they are similar to nanny salaries since they are usually full-time 8am-8pm, 6-days a week kind of jobs. The only people without their own car tend to be foreign executives who are only going to be here on a 2-3 year contract.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by ineedasername on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:00AM (#30084915)

Driver salaries would likely have been much higher because the position wouldn't also cover room & board. Also the gender differences in pay would influence things as well. Last is that household cleaning etc. would have been considered lower skilled labor.

This document indicates that somewhere around $20-$30 per week may have been the wage, around page 128. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bl...

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by beerandt on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:21PM (#30081273)

Depends on training, licensing, and liability costs. Which vary wildly between countries.

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