Manager of a Legal Brothel Shares Realities of Job (Exclusive) [Video]

Catherine De Noire works the night shift. Her workday starts at 7 p.m., so she sleeps for most of the day before clocking in. If it’s a quiet evening on the job, De Noire can devote some time to studying; she’s a PhD candidate with a focus on organizational psychology.

The pay is okay, not too far off from any other managerial position. She’s one of about 60 regular, full-time employees. The others work in standard departments common to most companies: there’s an HR department, an accounting division, a marketing unit, customer service and maintenance. They all operate within the same building, however, with De Noire’s off-hours schedule, she often goes months without seeing her colleagues.

She works closely with independent contractors, but while she oversees their business, she’s not really their boss, not in a conventional sense. They determine their own schedules and their own salaries, and they have …