Office Jargon explained in our monthly guides. From walking your dogs to watering your plants while you're away, to choosing and buying presents for your loved ones, a whole industry is springing up, a new 'servant class' whose mission is to do your dirty work for you - at a price.
Time is fast replacing money as the most sought-after and valuable commodity in our lives.
Britons now work the longest hours in Europe. OK, so we all work a bit harder. Along with the longest hours in Europe, British workers also have the lowest levels of job satisfaction. Entrepeneur Magazine in the States enthused that concierge services were 'the hottest business idea of 1999' - and what takes off 'Over There' tends to take off 'Over Here' too. It certainly looks that way.