k@alfkkifine
My partner and I used to be private chefs for a billionaire and his family. He told us we were the best chefs he’d ever had. At the end of our season he helped us find an apartment in a building he owned in Denver. We set up a trade deal for lower rent- we would teach a community cooking class once a month. The classes became very popular, filled up quickly and often had waitlists. We continued them for 2 years, planning the classes, taking off work, shopping for supplies, teaching and cleanup was at least a full day commitment for both of us.
Then in chatting with a neighbor one day we found out…. they paid the exact same rent as us, with no labor in return.
We were never given a rent discount, we were tricked into thinking we were so that we would provide free services. Which we did, for years. We moved out when we found out. All this to say billionaires are a specific and fucked up breed of people. We were nothing but kind to him and his family, we did not have one complaint.
I made fresh juice in the morning and left them with pies and cookies at night. We had a GOOD RELATIONSHIP and this is how he fucked us over.
