What it's like to be a Concierge?

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I work as a concierge on the weekends at this luxurious residential building. People ask me what that means all the time. Well, in my point of view, it is basically doing things that lazy people with money don't want to do. We call cabs, receive deliveries, open doors, send clothes to the cleaners and answer many, many dumb questions. It's giving people with too much money too much attention. But at least their laziness is worth something, it's putting money in my savings account. I took the job because I am working myself out of debt. I made some stupid financial decisions in my 20s. The main requirement of the job is to be friendly. I thought I was a friendly person, but this part-time proved me wrong. In fact, I have grown to dislike people more. Ok, certain people. They are mostly the privilege upper crust who have no idea what it's like to be in need for anything. I don't have a problem with their having money, just their attitude towards people like me. I don't mind working hard for my money. The problem is that they have no idea what I am all about. They see me at the desk and quickly make ASSumptions about me. For instance, they don't think I work for a living or even have an education! I get questions like, "how come we don't see you monday thru friday?" Um, let's see, I am practicing my master's degree at my professional job! When they ask me what I do? I tell them that I teach and they are blown away. They are more shocked when I tell them where. I teach at a private school for the seemingly elite. And then I think, "Yeh, that's right, I could be teaching your kid." Sometimes, they treat me like "the help." You know, there are days when this job can be very humbling especially since I am a very prideful person. People can be so-beyond annoying, and I find myself giving attitudes right back. I look at them with so much disdain. It'll be a year since I started this job in August and I don't know how I've held on for so long cause so many times I wanted to tell them where to go and how to get there real fast. If I didn't do it verbally, I definitely did it with my face:( But I have to hold on just till June 2008 when I'll have reached my financial goals and quit. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised that I haven't been fired yet. I think it is because I am "easy on the eyes". I'm not even being big-headed about it. It could also be because I do it with class. So you can read about my progress here or tell me what your life is like as a Concierge or something similar. Thanks for reading.