Istana paying 1.4k to 1.6 for butler?

[ChaosMyth]

If you’ve ever wanted to work at the Istana, now might be your chance.

 

 

The official residence and office of the President of Singapore has put up a job advertisement on the Careers @ Gov portal.

 

The opening? A butler position.

 

Responsibilities

Under the title “Assistant Senior Butler/ Butler”, the advert says that the responsibilities include providing hospitality services, along with food and beverages to guests at the Istana.

 

Butlers will also have to perform housekeeping duties such as readying the Istana for events, setting up ceremonial props or tables, and helping in various places such as the kitchen, linen room or floral arrangement room.

 

There is even an opportunity for applicants with relevant past working experience to be appointed at a higher level, leading a team of butlers and performing other administrative and logistical duties.

 

In order to apply, applicants must be Singapore citizens, and if successful, will be offered a one or two year contract in the first instance.

 

Butlers will also have to perform housekeeping duties such as readying the Istana for events, setting up ceremonial props or tables, and helping in various places such as the kitchen, linen room or floral arrangement room.

 

There is even an opportunity for applicants with relevant past working experience to be appointed at a higher level, leading a team of butlers and performing other administrative and logistical duties.

 

In order to apply, applicants must be Singapore citizens, and if successful, will be offered a one or two year contract in the first instance.

 

https://mothership.sg/2019/07/istana-butler-job/

[Mockngbrd]

So cheapo.

[Freeder]

WOT .. but celery less than 1.6k...

really WTF..

[Hamburger]

Typo I guess.

 

It's cleaner they hiring.

[1fast1]

Any race specified?

 

[Vid]

Simi butler. Say it as it is. Looking for a maid or servant

[inlinesix]

Any race specified?

 

[1fast1]

ð¤£

Look Malay. But IC says Indian.

I think they should have a Presidential Butler Election.

 

Which just means that they will set ridiculous criteria (like must have managed a major global hotel chain, been rated 5 stars by Michelin guide, and cleaned the White House Presidential Jamban with a golden toothbrush) and many poor hopefuls will apply and they will reject everyone and appoint the one they wanted to anyway, heedless of their own criteria.

 

So no worries for them since this is how elections apparently work now.

 

But at least this way, there will be another World first for Singapore - first democratically elected Presidential Butler.

 

And right before N day too. What an honour.

 

Edited July 20, 2019 by Turboflat4

[Playtime]

Never before.. have citizens been asked..

 

To do so much, for so little..

To serve someone, who do so little, while paid so much..

 

This is proof how the system is so broken and so in need of a reboot..

[Staff69]

https://www.salary.sg/2018/civil-servant-bonus-2018-year-end/

 

https://www.workfare.gov.sg/Pages/WISEmployee.aspx

 

 

depending on bonus, should be 2100 plus.....food should be included.

 

if work 1 year, get enough contacts.... resign , set up own NGO   ....

 

 

 

tiko/porn addict anonymous   

 

 

 

 

when they say salary 1mil......they never tell you the number of chairmanship they are sitting on 

 

 

Edited July 20, 2019 by Staff69

[13177]

The salary as low as $1.4k? Cannot believe there is still such salary now?

[Angcheek]

Oversea butler is very highly paid .... but in Istana part of the pay goes to food , they ate fish only bec its cheaper than chicken .

[mersaylee]

Any race specified?

 

Any race or ethnic also can apply...but I doubt they’ll hire a teochew...

[yishunite]

Wait wouldnt the equivalent skillset be something like hotel concierge? How much does that pay

[Picnic06-Biante15]

Never before.. have citizens been asked..

 

To do so much, for so little..

To serve someone, who do so little, while paid so much..

 

This is proof how the system is so broken and so in need of a reboot..

 

Must read carefully the 'fine print' ..... 

 

It said there that to do some housekeeping works, prepare for functions, etc ..... and housekeeping means, mop the floor, wash the toilets, sweep the car porch, .... etc. 

 

No much different from hiring a Indon maid ...

[1fast1]

Must read carefully the 'fine print' .....

 

It said there that to do some housekeeping works, prepare for functions, etc ..... and housekeeping means, mop the floor, wash the toilets, sweep the car porch, .... etc.

 

No much different from hiring a Indon maid ...

Indon is a nice word. Basically Malay but it sounds like Indian.

 

Almost like... never mind.

 

 

[Freeder]

AMDK = Butler

SGP - Bangala aka Ah Sum

[BanCoe]

Oversea butler is very highly paid .... but in Istana part of the pay goes to food , they ate fish only bec its cheaper than chicken .

We go apply together lah .... table wiper skillset mah !