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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on April 26, 2013, 07:59:39 pm

Title: Earnings please
Post by: Dave Willis on April 26, 2013, 07:59:39 pm
Those of you who have joined the window cleaning ranks in the last couple of years ....... would you mind posting your earnings please? Just curious.

I'm not interested in your window cleaning turnover at all just other jobs.

Ta
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: deeege on April 26, 2013, 08:05:19 pm
Those of you who have joined the window cleaning ranks in the last couple of years ....... would you mind posting your earnings please? Just curious.

I'm not interested in your window cleaning turnover at all just other jobs.

Ta

I have read this 5 times now and still can't understand what it means. ???
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Dean Taberner on April 26, 2013, 08:05:19 pm
I personally don't make anything worth talking about,

I can't wait to renew my tax credits this year. Its almost like having a voluntary job.

On the positive side though I love it and it gets me out of the house.

Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Dean Taberner on April 26, 2013, 08:07:01 pm
Those of you who have joined the window cleaning ranks in the last couple of years ....... would you mind posting your earnings please? Just curious.

I'm not interested in your window cleaning turnover at all just other jobs.

Ta

I have read this 5 times now and still can't understand what it means. ???

I think that you must have had to have been drinking to understand it Deeege.  ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: elite mike on April 26, 2013, 08:09:23 pm
ime going busking tomorrow , dave does that  count ;D   
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 26, 2013, 08:09:31 pm
Cleaned 25 houses today and earned 50 quid but only got 40 quid as
5 wasnt in.
Great day im buzzing.
Earned 200 quid this week.buzzing  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: deeege on April 26, 2013, 08:12:01 pm
Those of you who have joined the window cleaning ranks in the last couple of years ....... would you mind posting your earnings please? Just curious.

I'm not interested in your window cleaning turnover at all just other jobs.

Ta

I have read this 5 times now and still can't understand what it means. ???

I think that you must have had to have been drinking to understand it Deeege.  ;D

I'll try reading it tomorrow evening then, I'll have had a drink then. :)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Diamond standard ltd on April 26, 2013, 08:17:19 pm
Those of you who have joined the window cleaning ranks in the last couple of years ....... would you mind posting your earnings please? Just curious.

I'm not interested in your window cleaning turnover at all just other jobs.

Ta
How about you????
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: gavinb on April 26, 2013, 08:20:10 pm
I personally don't make anything worth talking about,

I can't wait to renew my tax credits this year. Its almost like having a voluntary job.

On the positive side though I love it and it gets me out of the house.



+1
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Tomboler on April 26, 2013, 08:23:29 pm
most window cleaners turn a pretty penny on the drag scene, that and prostitution, that's why they've always got cash in the pocket, leaves their days free so they can nonce about, clean a few windows and look legit. You know I'm right  ;)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: supernova77 on April 26, 2013, 08:27:51 pm
The original post is asking how much of a salary people were on before starting as a window cleaner... I think?

Andy
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: lukeg on April 26, 2013, 08:41:28 pm
Ok so I was a running a concrete plant roughly 50+ hours a week  for £24-26k a year
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: PoleKing on April 26, 2013, 08:53:44 pm
Joinery-£45k ish but 70+ hours a week.
Teaching-£25k. Loved the job but couldn't live on that.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Frankybadboy on April 26, 2013, 08:54:47 pm
transport manager 28k +bonus and overtime ;)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Stephen.C on April 26, 2013, 08:55:34 pm
 ;D What do you earn Dave just curious.
No1 Printer 38K
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on April 26, 2013, 09:14:07 pm
You guy's break my ribs. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Ian101 on April 26, 2013, 09:21:42 pm
Toyota sales manager 45k free car free fuel but had to leave when every day i wanted to punch the customers lights out - ooooo the other garage are 27p cheaper and they will give me a set of mats.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: gavinb on April 26, 2013, 09:28:29 pm
Pipe welder / fabricator .52k + ot .
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Dave Willis on April 26, 2013, 09:30:57 pm
Well, got there in the end  ;D
Yes, just interested to know your previous earnings.

I was earning about 28k twenty three years ago as a printer. 8)
When I finally packed in printing I was on around 35k with overtime and shifts (2007).

So you see my previous earnings are a bit out of date, I'm more interested to know what very recent trades were/are paying.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: one eyed window cleaning on April 26, 2013, 09:37:11 pm
Its not about the money, window cleaning is my vocation ;-)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 26, 2013, 09:41:18 pm
Printer till 2005 25k +overtime
Warehouse manager till 2010 25k plus shift allowances could have rose to 45k plus benefits shares etc.
Window cleaning since 2010 10k a year.worst thing i ever did  ??? :'(
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: ben M on April 26, 2013, 10:22:43 pm
Printer till 2005 25k +overtime
Warehouse manager till 2010 25k plus shift allowances could have rose to 45k plus benefits shares etc.
Window cleaning since 2010 10k a year.worst thing i ever did  ??? :'(
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 26, 2013, 10:27:15 pm
Printer till 2005 25k +overtime
Warehouse manager till 2010 25k plus shift allowances could have rose to 45k plus benefits shares etc.
Window cleaning since 2010 10k a year.worst thing i ever did  ??? :'(
;D ;D ;D
Ive had a shocker.lol
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Dean Taberner on April 26, 2013, 11:15:47 pm
Printer till 2005 25k +overtime
Warehouse manager till 2010 25k plus shift allowances could have rose to 45k plus benefits shares etc.
Window cleaning since 2010 10k a year.worst thing i ever did  ??? :'(
;D ;D ;D
Ive had a shocker.lol

Window cleaning can be very destressing at times............
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 26, 2013, 11:24:37 pm
Dave Willis are you doing more than 10k a year? ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on April 27, 2013, 02:29:22 am
Earning plz dont u know we r
Just earning min wage lad
Now by on yr way
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 27, 2013, 03:51:42 pm
Yes just got a pay rise picked 2 new ones up today one a detached with 14 windows 2 doors and a conservatory.i said 3 quid and they said yes.
Really happy about that one.
Then i got another one only had 10 windows 2 doors for 2 quid.
21 houses cleaned today 43 quid. ;D
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: gavinb on April 27, 2013, 05:41:59 pm
Yes just got a pay rise picked 2 new ones up today one a detached with 14 windows 2 doors and a conservatory.i said 3 quid and they said yes.
Really happy about that one.
Then i got another one only had 10 windows 2 doors for 2 quid.
21 houses cleaned today 43 quid. ;D


Have you been undercutting me again thats 4 I've lost this week to undercutters .
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 27, 2013, 05:51:07 pm
Yes just got a pay rise picked 2 new ones up today one a detached with 14 windows 2 doors and a conservatory.i said 3 quid and they said yes.
Really happy about that one.
Then i got another one only had 10 windows 2 doors for 2 quid.
21 houses cleaned today 43 quid. ;D

Sorry mate.
I jusr had a call for a conny roof and gutter clean.got it at 10 pounds.

Have you been undercutting me again thats 4 I've lost this week to undercutters .
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: gavinb on April 27, 2013, 06:18:38 pm
I puck up a new job today too .

3 bed detached right next door to an existing custy so told them id do it for £3 as im already in the street so got the 2 houses done in an hr for £8 cor grumble at that to be fair .
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: formb on April 27, 2013, 06:30:09 pm
I jacked in a job as an international man of mystery to be a window cleaner.

The pay wasn't great but I got a company car (db9) and a ppk, plus more gadgets than you could shake an exploding biro at.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: gavinb on April 27, 2013, 06:31:40 pm
Oh so it was you who was johnny english then .
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: formb on April 27, 2013, 06:36:03 pm
Quote from: gavinb
Oh so it was you who was johnny english Scottish then .

Schertinly
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: richard jagger on April 27, 2013, 08:19:55 pm
I gave up a job as a mercenary/ body guard at 40,000 as I was getting on and needed am stable job. Become a window cleaner.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on April 27, 2013, 11:19:13 pm
Im not surprised, i'm sure I would have felt I was getting on at 40,000. Its hard enough at 50  ;)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 28, 2013, 08:05:05 am
It's getting much tougher out there - I'll be lucky to earn 10K this year. I might see if I can get a part time job at B&Q or Asda.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: windiewasher on April 28, 2013, 08:13:27 am
It's getting much tougher out there - I'll be lucky to earn 10K this year. I might see if I can get a part time job at B&Q or Asda.
Im picking up massive 3 pound jobs.
Any conny roof cleans for a fiver.i could push 11k  ;D

Dave willis never said if he was earning more.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 28, 2013, 08:53:43 am
My previous job was a pornstar!  Didn't pay well but always made me excited  ;)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: Stephen.C on April 28, 2013, 09:13:57 am
Plenty of ex Printers about who did you work for Dave 23 years ago?
I worked for bpc magazines and then st Ives done my apprenticeship in sheetfed.
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: richard jagger on April 28, 2013, 12:05:59 pm
Mr Sparkle was it stiff competition that made you become a w/c or was it a drop in your service demand?
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: DaveG on April 28, 2013, 12:23:46 pm
I was striker for QPR but used to get embarrassed when I told people what I did, so I became a window cleaner
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: rg1 on April 28, 2013, 09:40:07 pm
I did OK as a hooker..............................








but then they changed me to prop forward.

 :)
Title: Re: Earnings please
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on April 28, 2013, 10:55:27 pm
Mr Sparkle was it stiff competition that made you become a w/c or was it a drop in your service demand?

It was ok in the days before viagra, now any monkey can do it! A bit like the introduction of wfp  ;D