You wake up in the morning, attend to your househelp, tell your cook what to make for your breakfast and lunch, call people for repair tasks around the house, and buy groceries while returning from the office. You do everything, plus listen to your boss and complete a hundred other tasks at work.
What if someone else can take care of your home, and you just fixate on your office? Or better, what if you can earn in lakhs for managing a home? Well! Both are possible. A home manager is a person who takes care of everything in your house, while you can focus on your career, and it's a lucrative job.
IITian CEO Pays Rs 1 Lakh To His Home Manager
Replying to author Sahil Bloom's post about a home manager, Aman Goel, founder and CEO of GreyLabs (an Agentic Voice AI platform transforming how financial organisations engage with their customers), wrote, "I actually hired a Home Manager who is a full-time person who takes care of everything from food planning, wardrobes, repairs, maintenance, Groceries, laundry, etc."
"We pay them Rs 1 lakh a month. Expensive? Probably yes," said Aman Goel on X. Photo: Aman Goel/X
He added that the person manages everything in his house, while he and his wife and co-founder of GreyLabs, Harshita Srivastava, focus on scaling their business. "The decision has so far been really good - saving us from lots of headaches and time," he noted.
Speaking about his home manager and her job description, Goel shared, "The person working with us is an educated one and has served as Operations Head at a hotel chain. We pay them Rs 1 lakh a month. Expensive? Probably yes. But we value our time and can afford to pay, hence paying."
He mentioned that this model works for him because his parents, who are senior citizens, live with him. "My parents stay with us and are both senior citizens, so I don't want to burden them. It's a task to manage the house - cooking, cleaning, groceries, maintenance, repair, etc. We felt that we could delegate this work," he added.
Social Media Reactions To Aman Goel Hiring A Home Manager And Paying Her Rs 1 Lakh A Month
Much like every subject, social media users had an opinion on this, too.
A user wrote, "This is how you burn the founders' money. According to Peter Thiel, the founding partner should receive a low salary." Goel took the criticism in his stride, clarifying that he pays his home manager from his personal income.
This is how you burn the founders' money. According to Peter Thiel founding partner should receive low salary. Here you are blowing up 1 lac on a home manager who supervises other employees all for a 2 or 4 member house.
— Iamironman (@Iamironmanmcu) November 15, 2025
Another user found it "weird" to hire a home manager. Goel replied, "Convenient though."
How Did The Conversation About A Home Manager Begin On X?
Author Sahil Bloom posted about ownership vs renting on November 14 on X. "I'd gladly pay $500+ per month to have 24/7 access to a home manager who could be the single point-of-contact for my home," he wrote.
There's a huge opportunity in solving this problem:
— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) November 14, 2025
The friction of home ownership vs. renting.
When you rent, you have a single point-of-contact for all problems. When you own, you have to somehow stay on top of the long list of recurring and one-off maintenance things.
I'd…
This person, in Bloom's words, would schedule all recurring services, coordinate all one-off services, and consolidate all service costs into one bill.
"It's probably a local/regional business (probably hard to coordinate the service provider relationships at scale), but a huge opportunity nonetheless," he added.
You hire house helpers and cooks, so they can take care of cleaning and cooking, while you focus on your career. How is a home manager's job any different? If you are thinking about devoting yourself to your company and can't afford it, maybe you should also consider hiring a home manager.
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