Cheesy Westerns, bongs and labor shortages: understanding Va.'s hectic pandemic job market

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3. I enjoyed this article. Seems balanced to me. IMO, we don't hear enough about the many people

who just plain decided they wanted to do something else with their lives. I had always toyed with the idea of hiring a house cleaner but did not because I felt it was something I should be doing myself. I have always hated housework, preferring the outside chores, maintenance, mowing, bush hogging, gardening and such.
A few months ago I saw a local ad for housecleaning that seemed too good not to at least look into it. It turns out a young couple had decided to start their own business and were offering a generous introductory offer. Things have worked out great. They come twice a month, are very reasonable and do a great job. They even have offered to pet sit for me if I was interested. They told me they were just flat out tired of working for other people and wanted to start their own business. There are probably many similar stories out there. Sometimes when things are going bad people are more willing to take risks and try something new.