Who Makes What - Profiles
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| Model, Elite Chicago Hours per week: 24 to 32 Time at current job: Three years with Elite Annual vacation allotment: About two weeks (in August, modeling’s off-season) First job: Waitressing in Rockford, age 15, $5.15 an hour, plus tips Fantasy job: “I always kind of wanted to be on CNN. Or something artistic. Or working at a magazine.” | Creative director, Blake Standard clothing design Hours per week: 55 Time at current job: One and a half years Annual vacation allotment: Three to four weeks First job: Assistant designer for a women’s clothing company, age 22, $24,000 a year Fantasy job: “Historian—seriously” | Meter reader, ComEd Hours per week: 40 on average, occasionally 48 Time at current job: 16 years Annual vacation allotment: 24 days First job: Salesclerk for a clothing boutique, age 18, $3.35 an hour (the minimum wage) Fantasy job: Home remodeling |
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| Dog groomer, Barking Lot Hours per week: 72 on average Time at current job: One year Annual vacation allotment: One week First job: Dog bather, age 16, $6 an hour Fantasy job: Veterinarian | Self-employed entertainment lawyer Hours per week: “Not enough” Time at current job: Two and a half years Annual vacation allotment: None Other job: “Musician, but it doesn’t pay.” First job: Paperboy, age 11, $12 a month Fantasy job: Buddhist monk or professional surfer | Web application developer/analyst, Technology Services Group Hours per week: 40 Time at current job: One year and seven months Annual vacation allotment: Two weeks, plus comp time for overtime hours First job: Clerk at health foods store, age 14, $6.25 an hour Fantasy job: Geneticist |
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| Magician/CEO, Windy City Wizard Productions Hours per week: 40 to 50 Time at current job: First paid gig was 31 years ago; full-time for about five years Annual vacation allotment: 30 days, usually a working vacation Other jobs: Father and husband (“I have a colorful past: I’ve been everything from a social worker to a network engineer.”) First paid magic show: age 14, $50; first hourly job: theatre usher, age 16, $3.50 an hour Fantasy job: Insurance or real estate | Owner/master stylist, Roque Salon Hours per week: 50 to 60 Time at current job: Six years in August Annual vacation allotment: About three weeks Other job: Owner of The Lashe Spot, a mini-salon specializing in eyelash extensions First job: Apprenticeship at Vidal Sassoon, age 19, $4 an hour Fantasy job: “If I couldn’t do hair, I would be teaching, in fashion design, or I’d own another business.” | Art and marketing specialist, ColorBurst, a screen-printing company Hours per week: 40 Time at current job: Three years Annual vacation allotment: Three weeks Other job: Graphic designer/owner of Envision Eight, a graphic and Web design firm (earning about $20,000 for 15 to 20 hours a week) First job: Perfume sales associate in a mall, age 17, $7 an hour plus commission Fantasy job: “I don’t see myself doing anything besides graphic art.” |
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| Architect, 12/12 Architects & Planners Hours per week: 30 Time at current job: Three years and eight months Annual vacation allotment: Four weeks Other job: Instructor of computer-aided design and interior design at Westwood College’s DuPage campus (making $32,000 for 25 hours a week) First job: Planner for Illinois Tollway, age 22, $10 an hour Fantasy job: Kindergarten teacher | Handyman/owner, Ask Lon!, a handyman-for-hire business Hours per week: 40-plus Time at current job: 16 months (after 20 years in the health care industry) Annual vacation allotment: “My goal is two weeks.” First job: Gas station attendant, age 13 or 14, $2.25 an hour Fantasy job: “I have a permanent smile slapped across my face; I’m doing exactly what I love.” | Middle-school teacher at Ariel Community Academy, a Chicago public school *includes grant for Teach for America |
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| Zen Buddhist priest, Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago Hours per week: Ten Time at current job: Four years Annual vacation allotment: None—he volunteers Other job: Owner of Chicago Railroad Supply, a Bridgeview-based company that sells equipment to railroads First job: Golf caddy, age 15, $5 for 18 holes Fantasy job: College professor | Personal trainer/owner, 1 on 1 Fitness Training Hours per week: 15 to 20 Time at current job: Opened own studio 18 months ago; in the business 20-plus years Annual vacation allotment: Whatever he wants, usually two to four weeks Other job: Real-estate broker First job: Burger King employee, age 15, $2 an hour Fantasy job: Real-estate builder | Self-employed female impersonator Hours per week: Six on average Time at current job: Ten years Annual vacation allotment: Miss Foozie takes working vacations roughly every other month to cities including New York and Washington, D.C. Other job: Miss Foozie’s alter ego works full-time at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. First paid gig: The weekly stage show Miss Foozie and Her Floozies, age 37, $30 per show Fantasy job: To be Miss Foozie full-time |
Reasearch by Megan Lovejoy, Alexis Mattera, Carrie Napolilli, Nora O'Donnell, Corina Quinn, Brendan Shea, Pauline Shih, Brigid Sweeney, and Jennifer Wehunt
Photography by Kevin Banna. Photo assistant: Steve Rischow, Digital tech: Mike Shimer, Styling: Leslie Pace, Hair and makeup: Angela Brasington, Hair and makeup (Holly only): Cindy Adams/Elite Chicago
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The $18-Million Headache
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