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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gordons on October 11, 2005, 09:15:43 am

Title: would you do it
Post by: gordons on October 11, 2005, 09:15:43 am: If someone offered to buy your business but would give you a job with pernament contract cleaning the same windows on a guaranteed weekly wage. Would you sell your business
Title: Re: would you do it
Post by: Philip Hanson on October 11, 2005, 12:29:53 pm: Nope.

Not in a million years.
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Post by: richie_tracey on October 11, 2005, 01:49:13 pm: at the minute my business is not big enough for anyone to consider but when it is i wouldnt dop that in a million years either
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Post by: Mike_G on October 11, 2005, 01:50:59 pm: Depends on how much for the round and the wages, (if they want the round more than I wanted to sell then I would ask silly money) and if I was near retirement it would be dead handy.
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Post by: Newwfpgatherer on October 11, 2005, 04:37:36 pm: No deal! I had to sell some of my round a couple of years ago because of illness, now I've recovered, he's offered to let me do some of it for him at times!!!
Not a chance. I don't want it back now it's gone, and the only reason I would sell is if I was giving up altogether.
my advice, not in 2 million years!

Pj
Title: Re: would you do it
Post by: baldeagle on October 11, 2005, 05:02:56 pm: I presume that you would no longer have the advantages that come with being self employed?

Just wondering..........

Baldeagle in Staffordshire
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Post by: thewindowcleaner1 on October 11, 2005, 05:06:55 pm: You'll never make money working for some-one else or so I'm told,
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Post by: dai on October 11, 2005, 05:12:53 pm: And what if he sacked you in 6 months. No way I would, or could work for anyone else again. DAi
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Post by: Newwfpgatherer on October 11, 2005, 05:13:53 pm: Don't tell your employees that though.
Make sure you tell them being self employed is a mug's game.
Just say "Look at me", they won't ask anymore. :D

Pj
Title: Re: would you do it
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on October 11, 2005, 05:52:30 pm: No ............NO...........and NO again

if you are going to sell, sell it outright

you will regret working for someone else particulary as it was your old business

jay
Title: Re: would you do it
Post by: rosskesava on October 11, 2005, 05:56:55 pm: Nope. Never. Not a hope.

Also I will never work for a 'boss' ever again.
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Post by: mark dew on October 11, 2005, 11:09:57 pm: Never. You can't put a price on the sense of freedom.
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 12, 2005, 05:44:40 pm: So get off the fence guys - is that a yes or no? ;D

My two cents says no too!
Title: Re: would you do it
Post by: Paul Coleman on October 12, 2005, 07:14:41 pm: Quote from: gordons on October 11, 2005, 09:15:43 am
If someone offered to buy your business but would give you a job with pernament contract cleaning the same windows on a guaranteed weekly wage. Would you sell your business

No. The relative freedom of choosing my own hours and pace of work is one of the best bits. OK so chasing the customers at times is a pain but I'd rather it be this way than be controlled by an employer.