[woodman]

When you get a week of cleaning mostly upholstery( and a  some carpets) and then find out that next week is nearly all the same

Ooh my aching back.

[carpetmas5]

I had a call today help dogs do do's all over ground floor, Yes lady I can help out , O good how much, Min £40.00 plus. I thought it would no more then £10.00!

[woodman]

£10.00 ?  she must be barking mad.

I hope you poo pooed it :

Sorry , I'll get me coat

[MICHAEL_GAYTON]

:-/ glad i am not the only one with a bad back ,four hours on a damask suite.all for the love of money

[John_Flynn]

Hope you did the 2 carpets too, as my local Splash and Dash guy does!!!  
 
All for £49.00!!

But 4 hours, he could have done the whole house and next door as well, he would allow his guys 1.5 hours to do a suite and 2 carpets.

[MICHAEL_GAYTON]

:Dstill got the num back i would down load pics of suite
i only got £200  + vat / three cups of tea/ two bic's
and cake and £1.40 pence down the side of suite .no i did not keep it.i sleep well that night

[Londoner]

My mate had a job recently. Hall landing stairs and big lounge. Several stains.
Nice lady opens door, he cleans then holds his hand out for money.
She says "Oh Im not paying, I don't know anything about it"
He says "well who is paying?"
She says "the landlord I guess, I didn't book you"

You can guess the rest.

[Derek]

Hi John

The actual time allowed for an operator to clean a house full of carpets AND a three piece suite is One hour and Fifty minutes.

This information was given to me a year or so ago by one of the MD's of a Splash and Dash style organisation.

No ...I didn't sign up!

Derek

[John_Flynn]

Why on earth not Derek, didn't you fancy the idea of a 20 minute tea break on every job???

[Derek]

Tea breaks John....what are they?    

Once I get started I go onto auto pilot.... seriously though, according to the Gospels of 'Our Kenneth' the tea/coffee time is the, all important, 'Kitchen sink marketing' time...

He happens to be right yet again (Dammit) ..the most productive item on the jobsheet... the tea/coffee that is

Derek

[Londoner]

NOT GETTING PAID
that is my major gripe. Call me old fashioned but I get a bit offended by this.

" Im just the au pair and I haven't got any money"

" the insurance company is payng - send them the bill"

" I thought my husband would be home by now"

" I didn't book you, it must have been the landlord"

[woodman]

Booked regular lady in 3 weeks ago for two day job at large property, carpets, furniture and curtains.
Get there today she's changed her mind only wants half the original work carried out asks can this be done in a day instead as she wants to go Christmas shopping.

Now this does get my back up as she's had plenty of time to inform me instead of waiting till I turn up but it's a tricky one as she is having a few hundred pounds worth of work done.

So I try not to show my anger,smile tell her it's no problem and move on

[Derek]

So you now have a day off to do your Christmas shopping. ...well done... puts the rest of us to shame

Derek

[Bob Allen]

first job of the day working upstairs & smell burning run down stairs machine is smoking taken in for repairs back Saturday if Lucky.
Gets out back up machine turn on and pop electric trips another machine knackered vacuum gone.
Come home from work ....seems abit cold in here heating should be on........bloody boiler has packed in
Who was it said bad luck comes in threes

[John_Flynn]

If it wasn't for Bad Luck, I wouldn't have any Luck!!!

[woodman]

Derek,

Did you say day off? Christmas shopping ?

Bah Humbug

I will be doing another job else where and if not catching up on all the office work I've let slip.

[Dave Parry]

I hate electrical wiring problems. Recently plugged my ninja into two diferrent sockets just to be sure, and Bang! one of them had been wired off a lighting 5a circuit. Only wifey in so I went to the fuse board to reset it and its wired fuses not MCB's, and no fuse wire. Wifey rings hubby who turns up with fuse wire gives wire to me and goes. I was only cleaning landing and staircase, £ 35. and nearly two hours. Cant wait for my t/m. no more electrical probs.