Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on April 20, 2011, 11:40:22 am
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ive got a few old school friends who ve fallen on hard times.would you give them a few days work?i did back in my twenties but we never really made much more money and ended up down the pub at lunch time! ;D ;D ;D ;D
even though im well behind with work i would never give any mates work again.i really dont think business/money and friends is a good idea.
what are your thoughts and experiences?
regards
dazmond
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No me neither
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bad for business IMO!
they turn up late or you go to pick them up at 830am and their still in bed and then say"come in and have a brew!"so by the time you get "on plot" so to speak its 10am.
they want a good hour for lunch and a trip to the chippy/bakery as they havent bothered bringing any food with them.
you have to go over their work and they are too slow.
they keep chatting too much.you have a right laugh but dont do any extra work than working on your own.
they resent you when they realise(or think they do)that your making a hell of a lot more money than them!!
anyone else like to add anymore to the list? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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bad for business IMO!
they turn up late or you go to pick them up at 830am and their still in bed and then say"come in and have a brew!"so by the time you get "on plot" so to speak its 10am.
they want a good hour for lunch and a trip to the chippy/bakery as they havent bothered bringing any food with them.
you have to go over their work and they are too slow.
they keep chatting too much.you have a right laugh but dont do any extra work than working on your own.
they resent you when they realise(or think they do)that your making a hell of a lot more money than them!!
anyone else like to add anymore to the list? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I have had a mate helping me for nearly 2 years and he is spot on (altho sometimes his work could be better but not had any complaints). Never late and always has lunch when I lunch. Never moans and does an good job.
I agree with Mr BIg. You need better friends.
An all round good chap.
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My best mate was in a stable job, all going good but the company who he worked for took a turn for the worst, in the hey day he had a good wage and almost unlimited overtime but suddenly it went all wrong. He was down to basic hours and a 4 day week,
He asked me if I'd got any part time work available to help him out as he'd just had a little baby and had a nice mortgage to pay and I had no problem what so ever helping him out.
He worked 1 day a week for me for 6 months to boost his income and he was a major asset in taking my business forward by just contributing a day a week.
His company has since picked up and he has been promoted but I think he would jump at the chance to move into full time window cleaning. I've already got 2 good guys + me so with a good uptake in work his dream could become a reality yet. :-D
Dean.
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maybe some of my friends are just not up to window cleaning!ones an alcoholic and the other smokes a lot of weed!i dont hang around with these guys anymore just meet up occasionally and the odd phone call here and there.we go back a long way(over 30 years).ive moved on in lots of ways but still dont like to see them down on their luck!