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Title: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: colin bird on June 30, 2016, 08:40:11 pm
Since last Thursday I've lost two regular customers'due to coming out of the Eu,which surprises me as nothing will happen for a while ,has anyone had the same ?
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: nathankaye on June 30, 2016, 08:50:25 pm
How come?
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: colin bird on June 30, 2016, 08:55:14 pm
How come?
One was Romanian,and the company he was contracting to was waiting for the referendum result so he's now out of work,the other was a lady approx 65  and  is  just overreacting and thinks the world is coming to the end
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Tosh on June 30, 2016, 09:17:23 pm
Last Friday I visited a client who asked me when I was there what I thought of the result. I told her I voted Leave so was chuffed. her husband is a banker in London, for Goldman Sachs, so she was disappointed. Anyway, when it came to paying for the clean she said 'Don't bother next Matt, we'll get another window-cleaner thanks'.

I turned to look at her, but she was smiling - obviously joking, but it did make me think for a second.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: colin bird on June 30, 2016, 09:28:06 pm
Last Friday I visited a client who asked me when I was there what I thought of the result. I told her I voted Leave so was chuffed. her husband is a banker in London, for Goldman Sachs, so she was disappointed. Anyway, when it came to paying for the clean she said 'Don't bother next Matt, we'll get another window-cleaner thanks'.

I turned to look at her, but she was smiling - obviously joking, but it did make me think for a second.
Good luck at as she's still a  customer
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Dave Willis on July 01, 2016, 07:10:23 am
I think Cameron was a Remanian .
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: andyM on July 01, 2016, 08:16:51 am
I'm turning work away!  :o
But I've stopped accepting Euros.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: SeanK on July 01, 2016, 08:58:24 am
Iv starting charging my customers a 10% tariff on top of the usual price, well they were warned. lol.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Nathanael Jones on July 01, 2016, 12:40:56 pm
LOL - I'm thinking of doing the opposite - I live in Ireland but get paid mostly in Sterling, so my income took an 8% hit overnight.

It should stabilise,... but I see how sensible it might be in the future to have income in a variety of currencies just in case one market crashes.

A lot of companies in Europe & America who deal with UK clients will be thinking along similar lines - if the sterling/dollar rates don't balance out soon there could be a lot of price increases to compensate.

I'm turning work away!  :o
But I've stopped accepting Euros.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: tlwcs on July 01, 2016, 03:19:57 pm
My works still stable, but I've turned down 3 posts in the shadow cabinet   ;D ;D
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Shrek on July 01, 2016, 04:41:12 pm
Iv used it as an excuse to put prices up , iv said now we've left the European Union, insurance and equipment prices have shot up for window cleaners . Added an extra £2 per house
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 01, 2016, 05:24:07 pm
We are turning away work  :)
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: jk999 on July 01, 2016, 07:42:42 pm
Iv used it as an excuse to put prices up , iv said now we've left the European Union, insurance and equipment prices have shot up for window cleaners . Added an extra £2 per house
lol might try that one
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 01, 2016, 09:27:56 pm
LOL - I'm thinking of doing the opposite - I live in Ireland but get paid mostly in Sterling, so my income took an 8% hit overnight.

It should stabilise,... but I see how sensible it might be in the future to have income in a variety of currencies just in case one market crashes.

A lot of companies in Europe & America who deal with UK clients will be thinking along similar lines - if the sterling/dollar rates don't balance out soon there could be a lot of price increases to compensate.



Why do you get paid in Sterling?
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Nathanael Jones on July 01, 2016, 09:36:53 pm
Most of my clients are in the UK - its easier for them & made little difference to me for a long time.


Why do you get paid in Sterling?
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: NWH on July 02, 2016, 03:03:43 pm
Last Friday I visited a client who asked me when I was there what I thought of the result. I told her I voted Leave so was chuffed. her husband is a banker in London, for Goldman Sachs, so she was disappointed. Anyway, when it came to paying for the clean she said 'Don't bother next Matt, we'll get another window-cleaner thanks'.

I turned to look at her, but she was smiling - obviously joking, but it did make me think for a second.
Next time say oh your husband was one of the idiots that put us into a world wide recession along with J. P Morgan then was he,Goldman Sachs lent money billions knowing it could never be paid back therefore causing worldwide uncertainty on the stock exchange.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Tosh on July 02, 2016, 11:34:10 pm
From the bloke who cleans conservatory roofs for nought, the man who knows how to manage his time and efforts to it's full effectiveness.  ;D
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: LT carpet cleaning on July 03, 2016, 12:14:12 pm
We are turning away work  :)

Yawn.
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 03, 2016, 02:22:09 pm
We are turning away work  :)

Yawn.
Yeah it does get tiring  ;D
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: LT carpet cleaning on July 03, 2016, 04:19:37 pm
We are turning away work  :)

Yawn.
Yeah it does get tiring  ;D

 ;D
Title: Re: Brexit losing jobs
Post by: Bungle on July 03, 2016, 10:29:10 pm
We are turning away work  :)

I'll take on that new estate by the live and let live just up the road from you then  8)