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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MikeyL on July 27, 2010, 10:43:41 pm

Title: Holidays
Post by: MikeyL on July 27, 2010, 10:43:41 pm

This is my first year as a self employed WC and I have enough work for 5 days a week.
I would just like some idea's how to sort out my work when I want a two week holiday?

Any help would be great cheers.

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: wpclean on July 27, 2010, 10:54:40 pm

Whats a holiday ?

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: windowswashed on July 27, 2010, 10:59:47 pm

Pay a trusted window cleaner to do it on your behalf whilst you are away if you can trust him. Also offer to repay the favour when he goes away on hols ;D

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: dazmond on July 27, 2010, 11:47:37 pm

just tell your custies you ll be going away for two weeks so you ll be late next time!


do you need help with booking your hols as well?? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Bloody hell!!what did you expect us to say!!!

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: geefree on July 28, 2010, 01:05:12 am

Go like the clappers before and after your holiday,

Thats the only realistic way for a one man band outfit, like most of us.

it wont affect you very much,  it just means you have to work harder..

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: Klean07 on July 28, 2010, 08:00:20 am

Its the only way to do it. I'm going on 14th Aug so I've got to do 4 weeks work in 2 weeks. When I get back on the 27th its a bank holiday weekend. So leaves me only one day spare.

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: dazmond on July 28, 2010, 08:21:29 am

your custies wont even notice if your a week or two behind at this time of year anyway as a lot go on holiday themselves and dont want their windows cleaning in my experience!


dazmond

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on July 28, 2010, 08:56:06 am

I go away in Sept and going to try and pull a few forward and work the weekend if need be.  The rest will wait and 99% of people are ok wit this

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on July 28, 2010, 04:59:23 pm

I always go away twice a year. Normally abroad for 1 week and centerparcs for 1 week.

Most customers are fine with me being behind as they have got use to it over the last couple of years.

Remember this is the most important time of the year for people wanting their windows cleaned, so look after your customers  ;)

Bob

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: ray l on July 28, 2010, 07:55:50 pm

Most people wont care too much.

But if you work an extra hour or so to get ahead before you go, It will help pay for the holiday.
And a bit extra when you get home , you won,t be out too much.

I wouldn,t tell too many customers exactly when I,m going away.
As that is adverising your own house empty sorry but there has been a few robberies
happening here lately

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: s.w.c on July 28, 2010, 08:54:33 pm

my customers have always replied with you got to have a holiday too, i just let them know when, they never mind waiting,

Title: Re: Holidays
Post by: sunshine windows on July 29, 2010, 10:22:39 pm

I've only ever had 1 week Holiday's since becoming a Window Cleaner even with having someone working for me. Nice and easy to play catch up then