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There's no way to climb a ladder without rungs. John Lund/Photodisc via Getty Images When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that offi