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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes

Document Information

Type: Magazine article excerpt / investigative document
File Size: 1.81 MB
Summary

This document appears to be a page from a magazine article (likely by A.J. Jacobs for Esquire) included in a House Oversight Committee document dump (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013872). The text details the author's experience outsourcing his personal life to virtual assistants in Bangalore, specifically naming two assistants, Honey and Asha. It features a humorous anecdote where Honey writes an overly polite rejection email to the Colorado Tourism Board on the author's behalf.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Jacobs Author/Narrator
Journalist for Esquire outsourcing his life tasks
Honey K B Virtual Assistant
Based in Bangalore, referred to as 'protector', writes rejection email
Asha Virtual Assistant
From personal service YMII, handled errands like bills and shopping

Organizations (6)

Name Type Context
YMII
drugstore.com
Cingular
Colorado Tourism Board
Esquire
House Oversight Committee
Source of the document stamp

Timeline (1 events)

Unknown
Jacobs outsources errands to Asha
Online / Bangalore

Locations (4)

Location Context
Location of assistants Honey and Asha
Mentioned in relation to Cingular call routing
Location of a festival mentioned in press release
Origin of press releases

Relationships (2)

Jacobs Employer/Employee Honey K B
Jacobs refers to Honey as his 'protector' and outsources tasks to her.
Jacobs Employer/Employee Asha
Jacobs outsources errands to Asha from YMII.

Key Quotes (5)

"If all Bangalorians are like Honey, I pity Americans about to graduate college. They’re up against a hungry, polite, Excel-proficient Indian army."
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"It’s a strange feeling having people work for you while you sleep. Strange, but great."
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Quote #2
"However, these topics are not suitable for “Esquire.”"
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Quote #3
"We do not mean to demean your research work by this."
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Quote #4
"That is the best rejection notice in journalism history."
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