I'm a book editor and my partner is a window cleaner. We don't compete in any way, and I love that.

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A side by side image of a woman on the left editing her work with a pen, and a man on the right getting ready to clean windows
A woman starts her editing work with a man getting ready to begin maintenance

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She grew up in Ukraine, studied accounting, and joined the army. But since Russia invaded, she did a hard career pivot — twice.

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Images of Yuliia Kuzmina, who is a Ukraine war veteran, wearing a hard hat for her electrical company.
Yuliia Kuzmina is a veteran who is now training as an electrician.

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