Word: abramian
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...Abramian, a small man with gray hair, dresses in a baseball cap and plaid shirt--much like the other students in the Northeastern University library...
...every day, he has returned to the shelter between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. to check in for the night. Though recently his social worker has allowed Abramian to come in a bit late because he has a steady job, the shelter's rules are strict...
During the day, Abramian works as a security guard at Northeastern University--doing the same job he performed at Harvard, but without union recognition and for considerably lower wages. At Harvard, he earned $13 an hour and received Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance. Now, he earns $8 an hour and gets no benefits...
...Abramian's current employer is Security Systems Incorporated (SSI)--the same firm to which Harvard has begun to outsource its security operations. It's an irony Abramian appreciates...
Harvard's decision to hire SSI is "extra proof" that his job performance is up to Harvard's standards, Abramian says...