Well, perhaps you can t argue, but you can quit. And that s just what Kapacinskas did, even though he says he was committed to United and enjoyed working there. I wanted more hours with my kids and more job security it was a time when United was canning people left and right, said Kapacinskas, who has an MBA from Northwestern University and has been married since 1984 to Dana Kapacinskas, president and owner of Racine Bakery Inc. in Chicago. I traded my career for a job growing a new business and completely flexible hours with my family, he said. But the transition was hard because I was used to the stimulation of my colleagues, working in an office and the excitement of being on the cutting edge of new things.
Bakeries are very old businesses.
Joe Kapacinskas is at home every morning, gets the kids ready for school, makes their breakfasts and lunches and then drives them to school. Dana leaves work at 2 p.m. to pick up the children from school while Joe is at work. The family has dinner together, and one of the parents is always available to take the kids to extracurricular activities. It was Joe s choice to quit his job at United, and I went along with him because that s what he wanted to do, said Dana, who has a bachelor s degree in business administration from St. Xavier University. We both have to be very strong because our long hours take a lot out of us.