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<p>We all know the rich are different. And non-wealthy people with a front-row seat to the most loaded people alive see some pretty crazy things.</p><p>A man who works as a condo concierge to the super-wealthy decided to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eo9age/iama_concierge_at_a_condominium_for_the_rich_and/">share some juicy stories on Reddit</a>, from infidelity to whether the rich really are happier.</p><h2>1. First of all, what&#39;s the largest tip he&#39;s received?</h2><blockquote> <p>$1000</p> </blockquote><p>Not bad.</p><h2>2. How many clients have mistresses?</h2><blockquote> <p>A few seem to. You don&#39;t shit where you eat though so most don&#39;t have their side pieces around the building. A few trainers and housekeepers that I suspect are getting boned.</p> <p>Maybe a lady with a closeted hubby.</p> </blockquote><h2>3. Are the rich happier than the rest of us? Um, obviously. But there&#39;s a drawback...</h2><blockquote> <p>Yes they are. But they seem more likely than we are to have a flaming s***bag for a kid, so that can be painful and cause a lot of sadness. When you have money and power, a flaming shitbag can do a lot of damage.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. He also has a theory for why rich kids are the worst.</h2><blockquote> <p>Well I wasn&#39;t there when they were raised so I can&#39;t say.</p> <p>I think the main thing is that they can&#39;t cut their kid off. For me, if my kid was making risky choices and getting addicted to heavy drugs, I&#39;d prob have to cut her off financially pretty early on to keep from sinking the household financially. She&#39;s stronger with us strong and cut off from $ than she is with us all broke and f*****.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>But when you&#39;re wealthy, you aren&#39;t really risking that. So it becomes a more emotional decision to cut your kid off even if it&#39;s what&#39;s best for them. I think we all have rough kids but middle-class people might allows theirs to hit rock-bottom faster.</p> <p>So the rich probably have a lower chance of their kids turning out to be shitbags but their shitbags turn into flaming shitbags at a much higher rate.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5. Do the rich people ever hit on him?</h2><blockquote> <p>No but there&rsquo;s an old lady that likes to take her loopy pills and call up the front desk to tell us she&rsquo;s naked. Eww</p> </blockquote><p>She sounds like a blast.</p><h2>6. He hasn&#39;t encountered many stalkers, but he does have one interesting anecdote:</h2><blockquote> <p>We did have an ex girlfriend of a pretty eligible doctor bachelor though. She would show up and start asking questions about her ex that were out of line.</p> <p>She wasn&#39;t completely mental though. I think once the doc found out what was going on, he had a talk with her and it ended. I think some people don&#39;t realize that something that&#39;s cute in a romantic comedy is stalker behavior in real life.</p> </blockquote><h2>7. His salary is surprisingly low &mdash; except tips.</h2><blockquote> <p>I get about $17 an hour plus tips. Tips are about 5-6k a year and come mostly in the holiday season. During the year, side jobs get me prob 100 a month.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. But what he lacks in cash, he makes up for in extra-elite networking.</h2><blockquote> <p>Mentorship is the best fringe benefit this job allows. I&#39;ve met some of the greatest minds of their generation here. Some people who really shaped our lives.</p> <p>One of the worst tippers here will sit and chew the fat for a couple hours a week. I learn so much from him that I don&#39;t care how cheap he is. His conversations are worth the price of admission.</p> <p>Also, letters of recommendation are a great idea. I&#39;ll have to remember that one.</p> </blockquote><h2>9. He doesn&#39;t sell clients drugs, but he does stay on nostril duty.</h2><blockquote> <p>No, [selling drugs is] not something I&#39;d know how to do if they asked. Most are older and probably past their coke days but I&#39;ve had to let some people know they had something on their nose before.</p> <p>The guests that I suspect are dealers are weird man. Different from the types that I think of traditionally.</p> </blockquote><h2>10. His clients actually don&#39;t spend their money that flagrantly.</h2><blockquote> <p>I&#39;m surprised by how sane most are with their money but this is a class building with a lot of doctors, lawyers and professors mixed in. Conspicuous consumership is not vogue here because old money frowns on most flaunting but that means sometimes they aren&#39;t aware of how their habits look to the uninitiated.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>For example, some probably spend as much as I earn (or more) on flower arrangements. Some order $200 meals every night from fine dining restaurants on grubhub. Most though, find a way to turn their lifestyle into an investment. They&#39;ll spend a few million on an investment property just standing at the desk talking to someone else on a handshake deal. They&#39;ll buy the top of the line Mercedes and then drive it 500 miles a year, then drive it for 10 years before trading it in. I know a dude that bought a marina because he was spending too much to moor his boat. $1000+ shoes on everyone though.</p> </blockquote><h2>11. When asked about the biggest secret he&#39;s kept for a client, here&#39;s what he had to say:</h2><blockquote> <p>To not tell their parents about the [transgender] sex parties they have in their condo on the weekends while they&#39;re away. I wouldn&#39;t anyways, it&#39;s against our ethos.</p> <p>Or maybe it&#39;s just escorting the dead bodies out of units with the funeral workers when someone perishes.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Sounds fun!</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

A concierge to the uber-rich shares 11 secrets of the wealthy he's learned on the job.

We all know the rich are different. And non-wealthy people with a front-row seat to the most loaded people alive see some pretty crazy things.A man who works as a condo concierge to the super-wealthy decided to share some juicy stories on Reddit, from infidelity to whether the rich really are happier.1. First of all, what&#39;s the largest tip he&#39;s received? $1000 Not bad.2. How many clients have mistresses? A few seem to. You don&#39;t shit where you eat though so most don&#39;t have their side pieces around the building. A few trainers and housekeepers that I suspect are getting boned. Maybe a lady with a closeted hubby. 3. Are the rich happier than the rest of us? Um, obviously. But there&#39;s a drawback... Yes they are. But they seem more likely than we are to have a flaming s***bag for a kid, so that can be painful and cause a lot of sadness. When you have money and power, a flaming shitbag can do a lot of damage. 4. He also has a theory for why rich kids are the worst. Well I wasn&#39;t there when they were raised so I can&#39;t say. I think the main thing is that they can&#39;t cut their kid off. For me, if my kid was making risky choices and getting addicted to heavy drugs, I&#39;d prob have to cut her off financially pretty early on to keep from sinking the household financially. She&#39;s stronger with us strong and cut off from $ than she is with us all broke and f*****.   But when you&#39;re wealthy, you aren&#39;t really risking that. So it becomes a more emotional decision to cut your kid off even if it&#39;s what&#39;s best for them. I think we all have rough kids but middle-class people might allows theirs to hit rock-bottom faster. So the rich probably have a lower chance of their kids turning out to be shitbags but their shitbags turn into flaming shitbags at a much higher rate. 5. Do the rich people ever hit on him? No but there&rsquo;s an old lady that likes to take her loopy pills and call up the front desk to tell us she&rsquo;s naked. Eww She sounds like a blast.6. He hasn&#39;t encountered many stalkers, but he does have one interesting anecdote: We did have an ex girlfriend of a pretty eligible doctor bachelor though. She would show up and start asking questions about her ex that were out of line. She wasn&#39;t completely mental though. I think once the doc found out what was going on, he had a talk with her and it ended. I think some people don&#39;t realize that something that&#39;s cute in a romantic comedy is stalker behavior in real life. 7. His salary is surprisingly low &mdash; except tips. I get about $17 an hour plus tips. Tips are about 5-6k a year and come mostly in the holiday season. During the year, side jobs get me prob 100 a month. 8. But what he lacks in cash, he makes up for in extra-elite networking. Mentorship is the best fringe benefit this job allows. I&#39;ve met some of the greatest minds of their generation here. Some people who really shaped our lives. One of the worst tippers here will sit and chew the fat for a couple hours a week. I learn so much from him that I don&#39;t care how cheap he is. His conversations are worth the price of admission. Also, letters of recommendation are a great idea. I&#39;ll have to remember that one. 9. He doesn&#39;t sell clients drugs, but he does stay on nostril duty. No, [selling drugs is] not something I&#39;d know how to do if they asked. Most are older and probably past their coke days but I&#39;ve had to let some people know they had something on their nose before. The guests that I suspect are dealers are weird man. Different from the types that I think of traditionally. 10. His clients actually don&#39;t spend their money that flagrantly. I&#39;m surprised by how sane most are with their money but this is a class building with a lot of doctors, lawyers and professors mixed in. Conspicuous consumership is not vogue here because old money frowns on most flaunting but that means sometimes they aren&#39;t aware of how their habits look to the uninitiated.   For example, some probably spend as much as I earn (or more) on flower arrangements. Some order $200 meals every night from fine dining restaurants on grubhub. Most though, find a way to turn their lifestyle into an investment. They&#39;ll spend a few million on an investment property just standing at the desk talking to someone else on a handshake deal. They&#39;ll buy the top of the line Mercedes and then drive it 500 miles a year, then drive it for 10 years before trading it in. I know a dude that bought a marina because he was spending too much to moor his boat. $1000+ shoes on everyone though. 11. When asked about the biggest secret he&#39;s kept for a client, here&#39;s what he had to say: To not tell their parents about the [transgender] sex parties they have in their condo on the weekends while they&#39;re away. I wouldn&#39;t anyways, it&#39;s against our ethos. Or maybe it&#39;s just escorting the dead bodies out of units with the funeral workers when someone perishes. Sounds fun!

We all know the rich are different. And non-wealthy people with a front-row seat to the most loaded people alive see some pretty crazy things.  A man who works as a condo concierge to the super-wealthy decided to share some juicy stories...

A concierge to the uber-rich shares 11 secrets of the wealthy he's learned on the job.

1. First of all, what's the largest tip he's received?

2. How many clients have mistresses?

3. Are the rich happier than the rest of us? Um, obviously. But there's a drawback...