A WOMAN who works in a legal brothel has revealed how she knew it was her dream job.
Catherine De Noire regularly shares what it’s like working in the sex industry despite not being a sex worker herself and the behind-the-scenes that goes into running a brothel.
She has revealed the brothel is one of the largest in Europe and recently spoke to News.com.au on how she got into the industry.
Catherine revealed she was studying psychology with plans to become a therapist.
That’s when she discovered neuropsychology, which examines the connection between thoughts and brain structures and what forms them.
“I discovered this field and it was amazing. I always had this passion for research, my father is a researcher. I thought it was my career,” she said.
Catherine stumbled into the industry after coming across a paper from a manager of a brothel. It was called They Call Me A Pimp But I Protect Women. In the paper, the business, the way women are treated and the legalities.
“It basically said how this business is the same as any other business,” she said.
“It got me thinking. I finished the article and I was like, ‘I want to do this. This is my dream job.’”
While she had no experience in sex work or management, she decided to apply for a role as a brothel manager.
Catherine tracked down the company the paper’s author worked for.
“I wrote them an email. I told them I didn’t have any experience. I was 22, had no experience managing people. I didn’t even have my degree,” she said.
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A few days later, human resources called her for an interview. She was eventually offered a job.
“It’s been eight and a half years now,” she recalled.
When Catherine first started she recalled being shocked by what working in a brothel was really like.
“I remember, I was standing in front of the building. I was wondering, would they be like ‘proper pimps’? Would they be wearing fake fur, these kinds of stereotypes,” she said.
“But when I walked in, everything was so normal. There was receptionists, security, HR department, IT department and a marketing department.
“I was like, this is a normal company. The owner is such a sweet guy. If you could see him, you’d say he was very lovely.
“That was the first shock.”
Catherine added it was hard to be seen as a manager because she was just 22. She said some of the women she was working with were older than her, and at times they needed a mother, a friend and a boss.
“It’s very hard to balance this,” she said.
On Instagram, Catherine recently revealed the craziest things she has seen in a brothel including a mum and daughter working together and rooms being set on fire.