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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ® Continued from page 9 lot of personal reward for helping people. ” Stavros likes to say his company is full of “big softies.” So much so, the company has been known to offer services probono. If a family is unable to cover the cleaning expenses, Bio-Management Northwest will step in and cover the costs. “We just try to limit the cost to families because they don’t need to be dealing with that added stress,” Wilson said. Stavros recalls a time when he arrived to a home for a crime scene cleanup and the family, who had nowhere else to go, was waiting outside in the driveway while he did his work. Stavros said he felt terrible for the family and offered to pay for a hotel so they didn’t have to wait outside. TORCH TALK MARCH 2016 “We’re probably the only company in Washington state that does that,” Stavros said. -10- Additionally, its Stavros’ policy to waive the insurance deductible so there is never a cost to the family. He remembers a case where the family did not have the means to pay for the cleanup. bbb.org TOP 10 DI RTI E ST JOB S “I said ‘well, if you like what we did, can you just give us a shoutout on our website?’ and they couldn’t believe it,” Stavros said. “They were in tears. They’ve gone through enough trauma as it is and that’s our way of helping.” To contact Bio-Management Northwest call 1-877-524-6411 or visit biomanagementnw.com. You may also visit their BBB business review here. by Veronica Craker BBB Managing Editor & Writer It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. And if they’re going to do it, they may as well be well paid for their services! Here’s a list of 10 high paying dirty jobs in no particular order: 1. Plumber 2. Oil Rig Worker 3. Proctologist 4. Gastroenterologist 5. Crab Fisherman 6. Crime Scene Cleaner 7. Embalmer 8. Coal Miner 9. Sewer Inspector 10. Porta Potty Cleaner Source: How Stuff Works and The Richest.