She responded, “Honey, this is what I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve been working my dream job my entire career.”
Hollywood has long been full of upstart creatives who work side hustles — waiting tables, driving Ubers — to sustain themselves before they make a livable wage in the business. But now, amid a brutal and prolonged contraction in the entertainment business, a twist on that rite of passage is occurring: Workers who have already achieved success and expertise in the business have been looking for work on the outside as a stopgap, side hustle or a longer-term solution.