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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Michael Peterson on July 05, 2013, 04:19:38 pm

Title: new staff
Post by: Michael Peterson on July 05, 2013, 04:19:38 pm
i'm looking at getting a part timer and have someones cv who looks fine, out door working security work, swim instructor ambulance driver etc hes in his mid fiftys would this be a good age do you think? im only 28
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: PoleKing on July 05, 2013, 04:51:08 pm
Without meeting the fella no-one will really know.
The only possibility (and this may not be fair) is he might not like 'taking orders from a youth' but if he's applied for the job, met you, knows what the work is and still went for it-chances are he'll be fine.
Go with your gut. IME it's usually right.
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: robertphil on July 05, 2013, 06:06:14 pm
ask him about any medical conditions , if he says none ,get him to sign a statement saying that . 
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services on July 05, 2013, 06:44:29 pm
I gave a 50 something a chance a few years back. He had been a HGV driver and had done blah blah blah, found out he was one of life's casualties.

I thought he was going to work out well, considering his age,teenage kid etc.

When I first met him he was positive, couldn't wait to start. After a few months it was " I don't feel well today or my wife's poorly , daughters

got this and that" and to top it all he was picking up jobs and not informing me.

When I looked into him more he had done the same to a previous window cleaner. If only I'd known then what I know now.

All part of life's rich and varied pattern I suppose.

Steve
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: richard jagger on July 05, 2013, 06:54:54 pm
It always amazes me. Had one bad experience with a old man now we will not touch. Very ageist. This job is fine for many older folk I am 64 years never done a labour job in my life and am doing just fine. Busy every day.
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: 8weekly on July 05, 2013, 07:08:46 pm
ask him about any medical conditions , if he says none ,get him to sign a statement saying that . 
And another statement to say not a paedo, not gay, not racist, not a shirker and doesn't try to avoid cracks on the pavement.

Title: Re: new staff
Post by: roundbuilder on July 05, 2013, 07:30:54 pm
It always amazes me. Had one bad experience with a old man now we will not touch. Very ageist. This job is fine for many older folk I am 64 years never done a labour job in my life and am doing just fine. Busy every day.

Respect.
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: robertphil on July 05, 2013, 07:43:56 pm
ask him about any medical conditions , if he says none ,get him to sign a statement saying that .  
And another statement to say not a paedo, not gay, not racist, not a shirker and doesn't try to avoid cracks on the pavement.


  i read somewhere that its a good idea to hire slowly but sack quickly and thats good advice .  yes you might be desperate because works piling up on you but slow down you move too fast  -
  ask a few loaded questions "how tall are you ?"   im 6 foot  ,  hang on you look only 5 foot 9  ( lying already )    

 "have you cleaned windows before?"
  yes ,i did 3 years with  the roys group"
  "why did you leave "
 it was last man in first man out when roy lost a contract

 lies ,all lies
 
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: 8weekly on July 05, 2013, 08:36:04 pm
ask him about any medical conditions , if he says none ,get him to sign a statement saying that .  
And another statement to say not a paedo, not gay, not racist, not a shirker and doesn't try to avoid cracks on the pavement.


  i read somewhere that its a good idea to hire slowly but sack quickly and thats good advice .  yes you might be desperate because works piling up on you but slow down you move too fast  -
  ask a few loaded questions "how tall are you ?"   im 6 foot  ,  hang on you look only 5 foot 9  ( lying already )    

 "have you cleaned windows before?"
  yes ,i did 3 years with  the roys group"
  "why did you leave "
 it was last man in first man out when roy lost a contract

 lies ,all lies
 
Just don't take anyone with less than a first from Oxbridge.

But I do think that if you hire slow (as you said) you hopefully won't have to sack fast.
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: Smudger on July 05, 2013, 08:38:44 pm
That Roy's of wroxham ....

Darran
Title: Re: new staff
Post by: Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services on July 05, 2013, 09:10:08 pm
It always amazes me. Had one bad experience with a old man now we will not touch. Very ageist. This job is fine for many older folk I am 64 years never done a labour job in my life and am doing just fine. Busy every day.

Not at all, I was explaining about a 50 something that I came across, he was just a bad egg, that's not to say I would not employ an older person.

Would have just been nice to have known what I now know as far as he was concerned.

Steve