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$40,000 to $65,000: job duties that’ll make your head spin faster than a pizza tossed overhead

time-clockBoulevard reports extensively on executive pay at big local employers. But we also look at what folks are making down in the trenches and, in this case, elbow-deep in the dough. We caught this Craigslist help-wanted ad placed yesterday for a clutch of Boston-area Papa John’s restaurants. Because time is money, we’re giving you a condensed job description first, followed by the full monty for those with too much time on their hands.

The job: Papa John’s restaurant general manager.

The duties: Turn a profit. Hire lots of part-time employees every year, because turnover is high at fast-food restaurants. Find new customers, make sure they’re happy, and don’t give them food poisoning. Keep enough dough, tomato sauce, etc., on hand — but don’t waste any, either. Watch the till. And process a mind-numbing amount of paperwork.

What it pays: $40,000 to $65,000, including a potential $15,000 annual bonus. That would work out to $19.23 an hour on the low end and $31.25 on the high end, assuming a 40-hour week all year long. But let’s face it, this job could require twice as many hours, which means those hourly wages would be slashed in half.

And speaking of spinning dough:

Read on for the full text of the recruiting advertisement. Continue reading “$40,000 to $65,000: job duties that’ll make your head spin faster than a pizza tossed overhead” →

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$25 per hour: Here’s a job so unusual, it’ll probably leave friends scratching their heads

time-clockBoulevard reports extensively on executive pay at big local employers. But we also look at what folks are making down in the trenches — or, in this case, up in the heads. Here’s a recent ad from Craigslist’s salon/spa/fitness category of Louisville job listings.

The job: head lice removal technician.

The description: Lice Doctors is looking for people who can work part-time, on-call — and away from an office, because you’ll likely treat families in their home or another agreed-upon location. To qualify, you must have experience removing head lice, either professionally or on family and friends; be able to find small nits in hair, and have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and proof of auto insurance. Ideally, you have already worked in healthcare (such as a nurse, home health aide, certified nursing assistant, or phlebotomist); as a hairdresser, and with children.

What the ad doesn’t say seems nearly as important, according to the company’s website: You must be willing to tell people what you do for a living, in a conversation that goes like this:

“You’re a what?!”

“A lice remover.”

” . . . so you pick lice out of people’s hair?”

“Yep.”

“Does it work? Can you really get rid of the lice? Do you clean their whole house or something?”

“It works 100%. I can really get rid of the lice and I don’t do anything with the home because that isn’t necessary. All the focus and energy goes towards the head and hair.”

“Do you use a pesticide or something?”

“No, I use olive oil.”

“Olive oil?!”

“Yep.”

What it pays: $25 per hour, plus travel expenses. (Lice Doctors charges customers $125 for the first hour, then $110 for each additional hour.) At that hourly rate, working 20 hours a week (plus many extra hours after school starts, we imagine), you’d earn $26,000 a year.

Related: Yes, you really can use olive oil to treat lice. Plus, Amazon sells 143 different lice removal kits.

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Road rage! Two identical Louisville jobs. Which one pays three times more than the other?

Time clockBoulevard reports extensively on executive pay at big local employers. But we also look at what folks are making down in the trenches — in this example, along the streets.

Both major ride-sharing services — the 21st-century taxi companies — are advertising for Louisville drivers in Craigslist’s etcetera job listings.

Uber’s pitch: Meet your financial goals. Signing up takes less than 4 minutes, earnings area deposited directly into your bank account weekly; set your own driving schedule. To qualify, you need a four-door vehicle; valid driver’s license, be at least 21, own a smartphone, and have car registration and insurance. What it pays: $512 a week.

Lyft’s pitch: Drivers choose their own hours, drive their own car, and cash out whenever you want to, with payment directly deposited into your bank account weekly. As with Uber, to qualify you must have a four-door car, but from year 2004 or newer, be at least 21, own an iPhone or Android, and have a clean driving record and personal auto insurance. What it pays: a lot more, up to $1,500 a week.

Photo, top: The 1958–82 Checker A series cabs are the most famous taxi vehicles in the U.S.

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The only uniform required for this Louisville job is your birthday suit

Time clockBoulevard reports extensively on executive pay at big local employers. But we also look at what folks are making down in the trenches, sometimes for very peculiar work. Here’s a recent jaw-dropper from Craigslist’s creative gigs help-wanted listings in Louisville.

The job: Specialty maid/housekeeper for weekends.

The description: I live alone in a six-bedroom, four-bath house. I have a tendency to host very large, very lavish, and sometimes very prestigious parties on Friday nights, leaving me with a large mess to clean on my weekends. You must be detail-oriented and extremely thorough. You must be willing to clean my home completely naked. Absolutely no sexual acts or favors will be asked or expected of you. You will simply be required to clean my home in the nude. Looking to possibly make this a regular gig. Please respond with your interest, terms, and photos of yourself.

What it pays: $500 to $1,000 per weekend.

Boulevard thinks the advertiser should have specified the prospective employee’s gender.

 

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Time clockBoulevard reports extensively on executive pay at big local employers. But we also look at what folks are making down in the trenches, sometimes for very peculiar work. Check out this recent example from Craigslist’s creative gigs help-wanted listings in Louisville.

The job: Foot model

The description: If you’d like to make some extra cash posing your feet for a photography project let me know. Any type welcome; high arches are a plus.

What it pays: $200 to $400.

Boulevard wonders whether that’s per hour; the ad doesn’t say.