For some, like Cindy Ward, Darla Jackson and Lisa Frazelle, three of five sisters who started Maid Four You, medical insurance wasn't an issue. Their husbands had it. However, they did have to think about income. For people like Connie and Joe Santarelli, who opened a Mail Boxes Etc. franchise in 1996, medical insurance was a weighty issue. Mrs. Santarelli said.
Income is another eye-opener.
Gradually, they cut back. Today, Mrs. Frazelle works about half the hours she did when she was with the Rock Island Police Department. Mrs. Frazelle said. Freedom to choose their work environment and schedule is a major factor in choosing a job in temporary services, another growing part of the service industry, according to Annette Snyder from Employment Source and Cindy Ginter of Kelly Services. Temporary services are seeing tremendous growth, not because those people can't find a job, but because they're looking for flexibility, the opportunity to meet new people and to earn more income, according to Ms. Ginter.