This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Amber Starling, the founder and owner of Good Witch Cleaning. The piece has been edited for length and clarity.
Image Credit: Courtesy of Good Witch Cleaning. Amber Starling.
When I arrived in the “Little Apple,” or Manhattan, Kansas, I had five years of management experience, including as a frontline firefighter in the volunteer department. I had seven years of office experience and a high school diploma. So when I moved here, I didn’t have a large social network to draw from, and I had a hard time finding a job. Nobody wanted to hire me because I either had too little