Article: On the Clock: Foot flatterer.(The Business of Life)(Brief Article)

Byline: Anne Ford

Mike Chavez, salesman, Hanig's Footwear, 660 N. Michigan Ave.

Salary: On commission.

Years on the job: 13

Duties: Shows customers shoes they ask for-as well as some they don't. "People that wear those pointy shoes, they'll wear 'em too short, and that's when you get bunions, hammertoes. If you show them a different shoe, you've got to fight them for a while.''

Qualifications: Formally: sales experience, training in foot measurement. Informally: a grasp of shopper demographics. Hanig's customers-who often ...

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