Michael Fick has been job-hopping the past couple of years — from general manager of a restaurant to mortgage loan originator to business development specialist for a company that operates mobile and manufactured home communities.
He says his restaurant experience –in customer service and overseeing a business — helped him land the other two sales gigs, which required similar skills. He now earns more than twice his restaurant salary and works about 40 hours a week instead of 60, leaving more family time. But he also cites a more favorable market.
