[Mick Kent]

How many of you guys had teachers telling you that you will end up a window cleaner when your older? 2 seperate teachers said to me that if i didnt buck my ideas up at school id end up a milkman or a window cleaner! well im guessing those teachers didnt consider that wfp would be invented and be able to double there salary with ease for less hours and zero training :-), now if i was at school and a teacher said ill end up a window cleaner im not sure id take it as such an insult than what i did when i was younger.
Wfp has beaten the negative poor education  saying that was around for years "you will end up a window cleaner", its not so looked down upon anymore.

Here's to all the down lookers.....
 

[Cookie]

I wonder if there are any ex-teachers on here who have become window cleaners ....

[Smurf]

Most still do think it's a dead end job with no prospects and/or as stop gap until you get a real job.
For manly that fail that all it is too 
 

[Tom White]

It was 'sweeping streets' when I was a kid.

I joined the army and did indeed do a heck of a lot of sweeping streets to be honest.

They were spot on I guess.

[Tosh]

I have two sisters, both are were academically minded when they were at school. I wasn't, the thought of learning and revision just repulsed me. I would have done well at school if things at home had been different but they weren't and thats that. So I got a decent number of qualifications but never wanted to apply myself in a career sense, meanwhile one sister went to uni and the other went to nursing college, where eventually she became a midwife.

Once when my brother-in-law was going through a fairly high phase of foreign travel in his work (I think he had to go abroad three times in one year, to S. Africa, USA and some other place) my mother said 'I bet you wished you'd done well at school now don't you'. She was a snob and didn't know how to encourage people. Now she'd actually be quite proud of where my business is I think if she were still alive.

[Mick Kent]

I have two sisters, both are were academically minded when they were at school. I wasn't, the thought of learning and revision just repulsed me. I would have done well at school if things at home had been different but they weren't and thats that. So I got a decent number of qualifications but never wanted to apply myself in a career sense, meanwhile one sister went to uni and the other went to nursing college, where eventually she became a midwife.

Once when my brother-in-law was going through a fairly high phase of foreign travel in his work (I think he had to go abroad three times in one year, to S. Africa, USA and some other place) my mother said 'I bet you wished you'd done well at school now don't you'. She was a snob and didn't know how to encourage people. Now she'd actually be quite proud of where my business is I think if she were still alive.

She most defo would be proud mate.

[the king]

i bunped in to my old depty head teacher 4 years ago he was very pulite asking how long ive bin a wc ect then out the blue he said  quote (well any one can be a window cleaner) i was temped to make shoot him down but dident wana lower my self to his standerds i walked away thinking im mprobly urning  twice what that plonker is 

[Smurf]

No wonder there are so many starting up each year. Must be the prisons are full or something 

[Og]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

[Smurf]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

That's probably why I got the job methinks as out of hundreds of applicants I was the most suited candidate for the job so the little chap sat on my should keeps reminding me...not forgetting the missus keeps asking when am I going to get a real job 

[p1w1]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

true, but not every moron can do it successfully...its not a bad life being a window cleaner really.

[Shrek]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

Yes but only the special ones do jobs for OSHA eh? 😂😂😂

[ChumBucket]

Mick, your teachers were probably on more than you think and may well now be sunning up on some far away beach on some big fat pension and.... Maybe, just maybe thinking of you! 

[SeanK]

Mick, your teachers were probably on more than you think and may well now be sunning up on some far away beach on some big fat pension and.... Maybe, just maybe thinking of you! 

Yes but they don't get to use an extendable pole with a brush on top that squirts water. lol.

[ChumBucket]

Mick, your teachers were probably on more than you think and may well now be sunning up on some far away beach on some big fat pension and.... Maybe, just maybe thinking of you! 

Yes but they don't get to use an extendable pole with a brush on top that squirts water. lol.

Of course not, those things are reserved for only the elite!

[robbo333]

I reckon in the old days, when I was young, being a teacher was a good job and window cleaning was not as lucrative as it is today.
Nowadays, I can only imagine that teaching is very stressful and much less rewarding with massive amounts of paperwork, red tape, government intervention, ofsted targets and reports, teaching assistants blah blah etc etc.
And window cleaning is...shall we say more lucrative, with much less stress.
Mick, if cleaning doesn't work you can always do a teaching course and teach English as a foreign language abroad. 

[paulben]

I know a shiner that's an ex teacher.
I like the time off at least 10 weeks and maybe 20 weeks off next year sod being a teacher stuck in class room full of kids that want to knife you

[AuRavelling79]

Outside London teachers get between £22,000 and £32,000 a year. This is "yer bog standard teacher".

Upper levels - department heads/deputy heads/leading practitioners work in bands £35K to £38K with some specialist types spanning the gap between  department heads/deputy heads/ troubleshooters/headteachers getting  £38 - £58K.

Heads get £43K to £107K depending on the type and size of school.

So a good self employed windy probably gets what? £40K turnover but not 12 weeks paid holiday or a good pension. So yes about the same as a mainstream teacher at the upper end.

[AuRavelling79]

I know a shiner that's an ex teacher.
I like the time off at least 10 weeks and maybe 20 weeks off next year sod being a teacher stuck in class room full of kids that want to knife you

And that's just infants school! 

[LT carpet cleaning]

i bunped in to my old depty head teacher 4 years ago he was very pulite asking how long ive bin a wc ect then out the blue he said  quote (well any one can be a window cleaner) i was temped to make shoot him down but dident wana lower my self to his standerds i walked away thinking im mprobly urning  twice what that plonker is 

Erm. 

[LT carpet cleaning]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

100 % true.

[Soupy]

It is a job any moron can do though.
Let's be honest.

Almost true.

Trust me, I've employed people who were incapable. Its rare but they do exist.

[Tosh]

I had one too, he was a moron that was incapable of  acceptable customer interaction,  unable to quality assess his work,  had no idea what company image was all about.

If you can't make it as a window cleaner though let's face it you're pretty much a bottom dweller.

[8weekly]

I had one too, he was a moron that was incapable of  acceptable customer interaction,  unable to quality assess his work,  had no idea what company image was all about.

If you can't make it as a window cleaner though let's face it you're pretty much a bottom dweller.

You say that, but I've made an effort to make sure the people that work for me are good on the interpersonal side. One was a postman and both formerly personal trainers.likely going to be poaching another postie. I pay more and offer more sociable hours.

[Tosh]

Yes, so they were able to be window cleaners but some people whatever you do in the way of encouragement, training, compromise etc just can't make it. Those that aren't able to be responsible for themselves. Some people think the world owes them a living. Can you believe that?

[8weekly]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

[ChumBucket]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

Most of CIU are too!!

[LT carpet cleaning]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

Most of CIU are too!!

 

[8weekly]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

Most of CIU are too!!

The green eyed monster.  I get it though. It must hurt seeing other window cleaners doing well and to know that you even failed at window cleaning. 

[Mick Kent]

Where is the guy who saw me in Welwyn garden city on Friday from here cleaning B&Q? such a small world lol.

[Harrygary]

I was a London cabbie my mates said I was mad for giving up driving the cab now I look back and I'm laughing now , no stress , saved £9000 a year on diesel don't work 12 hours plus a day ,,,, loving it

[LT carpet cleaning]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

Most of CIU are too!!

The green eyed monster.  I get it though. It must hurt seeing other window cleaners doing well and to know that you even failed at window cleaning. 

I don't see any green eyed monsters?

I also doubt anybody truly "loves" window cleaning.

[ChumBucket]

My dad was a window cleaner. And his dad before him. I was given a hard time at school over it. When I started recently my mum was appalled as I have a degree. She's staggered though at the possibilities now and the financial freedom I already have.

Most of CIU are too!!

The green eyed monster.  I get it though. It must hurt seeing other window cleaners doing well and to know that you even failed at window cleaning. 

I don't see any green eyed monsters?

I also doubt anybody truly "loves" window cleaning.

Reading between the lines, I think his Mum also struggles with him!!

[LT carpet cleaning]

 

[G Griffin]

well im guessing those teachers didnt consider that wfp would be invented and be able to double there salary with ease for less hours and zero training :-),

How very short sighted of those teachers.
That should have been part of every teacher's training.

[Smurf]

If people are thick with no ambitions in life then all there is left is to buy a bucket and ladder surely?
That's until a real job opportunity comes along like stick waggling maybe?   

[brynley]

I saw Mick Kent in Welwyn Garden City on Friday cleaning B &Q and had a chat whilst he was waggling his stick on my patch lol

[Smurf]

I took a call from a chap and a couple of days ago which turned out wanted a one-off clean for a 5 storey commercial building in the centre of town. Hmmm...I thought I know just the man that's if he has sticks long enough for that job so I said give my mate lance a call as he loves stick waggling at height.   

[Mick Kent]

I saw Mick Kent in Welwyn Garden City on Friday cleaning B &Q and had a chat whilst he was waggling his stick on my patch lol

Lol hello mate, was waiting for you to pop on this post so would see your profile name.