Harvard Entrepreneur Finds Niche Cleaning Dorms

March 30, 2005 by Dane | 1 Comment
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At Harvard, a kid has started a maid service for dorm rooms. This New York Times article describes the anxiety that some people have about the service. Sweathshop wages? Immigrant labor?

Nope.

Some people can afford the cleaning service and others cannot. This, it is argued, creates a stratification of dorm students into the haves and the have-nots and therefore might make some people feel inadequate.

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  • Luca9200's blog on April 5th, 2005 at 8:46 am

    Harvard University’s haves and have-nots

    OK, Harvard-bashing is somewhat of a sport at the small technical school down the Charles river I call my alma mater (full disclosure: way back, Harvard University helped me hone English and party skills). However, this editorial on the university’s

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