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My Day Interviewing For The Service Economy Startup From Hell

“The idea for Handybook occurred to me when I was studying at Harvard. It was so hard to find a reliable cleaning service to tidy my apartment! You know?”

Amanda Tomas The Billfold Oct 2014 10min Permalink

What Happens When One of Your Coworkers Dies

“It’s Tuesday, it’s February, it’s my first day back at work after a week on vacation. I notice the candle in the foyer just as the whoosh of the door blows it out. They never did that for my birthday, I think as I walk past reception.”

Michael Hobbes The Billfold Dec 2013 10min Permalink

Crushing Debt Drove Me to Kosovo — And Then to Iraq

On working in a war zone to pay the bills.

Anonymous The Billfold Sep 2012 15min Permalink