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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: NWH on March 27, 2017, 03:55:02 pm
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Had a bloke at a job today that stacks pallets and Tidys up the factory say to me don't you ever get bored cleaning Windows,I said I'm my own boss I can do as I please blah blah from week to week. The cheeky git lol I walked off nodding my head thinking this and 1 more job I've done your weeks wages lol.
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Best to just tell em "Yes it's very boring but one day I hope to get a proper job."
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He only had 1 tooth in his head which says it all really,hardly end of the rainbow stuff sweeping up I should have said but what's the point I just smiled with all my teeth and jogged on lol 😬
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At least that chap has a real job and not sat at home on his arse like many on the dole.
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Yeah i know that but he was knocking me for cleaning windows lol,my point is he's mocking me saying it's boring when he's sweeping up for peanuts. What I could have said was yeah I clean windows but at the end of the month let's have a count up then lol,he was just 1 of a million numbnuts you bump into now and again.
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He was probably bored senseless and just making a bit of small talk to pass the time. I think you are a bigger twonk than him for reading anything other than that into it! ::)roll
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Indeed the chap was probably trying to be friendly. lol
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He could have fancied being a window cleaner and was just sounding you out to see what it's like.
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I love how peoples comments on these thread change with the tide ;D ;D
Either way, if we just got a pound for everytime someone says these tyoes of comments to us, we could retire even earlier lol.
I have a customer on a street nicknamed snobs hill. She often talks about the couple of really nice cruise ships shes been on whilst at same time saying she understands that i might not get to do so until im a good old age being a window cleaner. Lol i laugh to myself and think the highest price increase is coming your way love..... ;D
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No he was having a bit of a dig he wasn't making conversation he was saying I being a "TWONK" the new in word aparantly window cleaner must get bored as I'm only cleaning Windows like it's more boring than seeeping up poope for a living for monkey nuts an hour.
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Nathan you could have said something like " That sounds lovely. I wish I could afford to treat my missus to a cruse. Oh by the way love due to me struggling to put food on the table and make ends meet sorry to say your next clean is going up by x amount. lol
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Or you could have said I'd be jealous if you'd said I've just got back from Bora Bora lol,floating hotel with a broom cuboard for a room or Butlins at sea no thanks oh and by the way I'll want another 5ver next time lol 😂
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You could've compared brushes.
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No he was having a bit of a dig he wasn't making conversation he was saying I being a "TWONK" the new in word aparantly window cleaner must get bored as I'm only cleaning Windows like it's more boring than seeeping up poope for a living for monkey nuts an hour.
Sorry but I don't get the point of your thread, window cleaning IS boring, just like any job can get boring. That's the reason why we do it for a living, it's got nothing to do with the money you earn. You can be a bad window cleaner and not earn much, and a good window cleaner and earn a decent living, but in all tense and purpose; when you do ANY for long enough it gets boring. I find window cleaning eceedingly boring and twice over the 14 years I have been in the game I have thought about packing it in due to the boredom of it.
I just haven't because I am good at it and can make a good living from it.
But yes I'd agree....window cleaning is VERY BORING.
Plus you are assuming he is a swepeer on low pay. He might be the director of his facilities management company, I know many directors of their companies do some hands on stuff now and then it shows good leadership. And helps management understand what's needed on the front line.
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No take it from me he's not the head of anything he's probably never got any head either lol,my point was he was saying you must get bored doing what you do unlike me he might believe picking up crap all day long is not boring. He came across like he was looking down on the job like you should get a job like me 8 quid an hour 40hrs a week,yeah rightO go and brush your tooth lol 😂. Any job you do regardless gets boring we all know that it's how it was said if he'd had said it in a general friendly manner it would have been recieved in an inoffensive way you had to be there.
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No take it from me he's not the head of anything he's probably never got any head either lol,my point was he was saying you must get bored doing what you do unlike me he might believe picking up crap all day long is not boring. He came across like he was looking down on the job like you should get a job like me 8 quid an hour 40hrs a week,yeah rightO go and brush your tooth lol 😂. Any job you do regardless gets boring we all know that it's how it was said if he'd had said it in a general friendly manner it would have been recieved in an inoffensive way you had to be there.
OK now your just being toothist.
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Window cleaning is profoundly boring. I've only been at it 3 years. How you guys do it for decades I don't understand.
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Read above 8-10 an hour in general terms some would say not a bad job lol,that's your answer there.
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Next time smack him over the head with your handbag, just be careful not to knock his tooth out.
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No take it from me he's not the head of anything he's probably never got any head either lol,my point was he was saying you must get bored doing what you do unlike me he might believe picking up crap all day long is not boring. He came across like he was looking down on the job like you should get a job like me 8 quid an hour 40hrs a week,yeah rightO go and brush your tooth lol 😂. Any job you do regardless gets boring we all know that it's how it was said if he'd had said it in a general friendly manner it would have been recieved in an inoffensive way you had to be there.
OK I see now what you are saying. Personally I never let comments like that bother me, but that's just me.
Come on, the guys just a numpty and I wouldn't even bother with him.
I'd have challenged him to a 'corn on the cob' eating competition. ;D
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He could have fancied being a window cleaner and was just sounding you out to see what it's like.
No, he just fancied the window cleaner!
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He could have fancied me yeah I didn't think of that I would 💋,the thing was I just thought how deluded are you with your broom in your hand and your 1 tooth the mind boggles.
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I bet he's not on a stacking pallets and tidying the yard forum still going on about it though.
I sense insecurity, NWH.
Let it go. I bet he has.
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Yeah i know that but he was knocking me for cleaning windows lol,my point is he's mocking me saying it's boring when he's sweeping up for peanuts. What I could have said was yeah I clean windows but at the end of the month let's have a count up then lol,he was just 1 of a million numbnuts you bump into now and again.
Sounds to me that you are the one who is mocking him, not the other way about.
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An upper class window cleaner whatever next lol
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No he's not worried about it he probably doesn't have a clue it could have bothered me that's the beauty of being thick,it's like saying something with a smile a grimace or in a sarcastic way,all the same words delivered differently.
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Window cleaning is profoundly boring. I've only been at it 3 years. How you guys do it for decades I don't understand.
its bliss for me these days and ive been at it 24 years.short days,most weekends off and the best paid job ive ever had.virtually no stress,days off when you want and no idiot work colleagues to put up with.whats not to like?
compared to working 60 hour weeks for crap money when i first left school landscape gardening/working on a plant nursery,window cleaning is a good ,honest straightforward business with minimal hassle and i work half the hours i used to for a lot more money. :)
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Its amazing peoples different view points on people's comments. Especially when youve been in this game for as long as the majority of us on here have, weve probably seen it all, heard it all and done it all. So when your with like minded individuals and you share a comment as NWH has done, you'd think most would understand and agree. I do, because lets face it we all know its not always a case of what is said but more how it is said that counts.
But yes, window cleaning can become tedious. But theres sooooo many advantages of our job as Daz has mentioned that makes it great. You can also add to what you offer and spice it up so you get a rest from cleaning glass etc.
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Its amazing peoples different view points on people's comments. Especially when youve been in this game for as long as the majority of us on here have, weve probably seen it all, heard it all and done it all. So when your with like minded individuals and you share a comment as NWH has done, you'd think most would understand and agree. I do, because lets face it we all know its not always a case of what is said but more how it is said that counts.
But yes, window cleaning can become tedious. But theres sooooo many advantages of our nob as Daz has mentioned that makes it great. You can also add to what you offer and spice it up so you get a rest from cleaning glass etc.
I agree, having a nob is certainly an advantage.
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Its amazing peoples different view points on people's comments. Especially when youve been in this game for as long as the majority of us on here have, weve probably seen it all, heard it all and done it all. So when your with like minded individuals and you share a comment as NWH has done, you'd think most would understand and agree. I do, because lets face it we all know its not always a case of what is said but more how it is said that counts.
But yes, window cleaning can become tedious. But theres sooooo many advantages of our nob as Daz has mentioned that makes it great. You can also add to what you offer and spice it up so you get a rest from cleaning glass etc.
I agree, having a nob is certainly an advantage.
😂😂😂😂 oooops, changed it now
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After 19 years doing this job it is boring at times but keep fooling myself it's the best thing since sliced bread and ignore nasty comments and thoughts and make small talk to be politely and pass the time of day sometimes. Only two motivations in this job, the money potential sometimes and other times the flexibility and freedom of days off are my two motivations for this job. House paid off so need to push anymore. Time goes quicker being polite and making small talk to anybody passing by so why not :)
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After having done various jobs I can say that all jobs have their boring parts.
What makes my day when I'm out window cleaning is speaking to people. For some of the old dears on my round the highlight of their day is the window cleaner coming round. Sometimes I leave these jobs to the end of the day and sit with them for half an hour or so over a cuppa. This is what makes the job worthwhile for me...
Let's face it when comes down to it life is not about what possessions you have or what you earn, it's about people ....
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just being active outside in the fresh air earning money,getting a few brews/biccies(usually!)is good for me.ive always liked cleaning(.my flat,car and van are virtually always clean and tidy.) ;D
the best thing some of you guys should do is take a good look around at other peoples jobs,yes theres lots of better jobs but a hell of a lot worse too!
i organise my work with military precision.schedules, routines,chasing payments etc.in fact im usually always over organised!which for me is good.i enjoy my work more then.
when the weathers bad i see it a challenge to see if i can keep to my schedule.of course i have to re arrange sometimes but thats just the nature of the job.
working in mainly affluent areas with some stunning views,lots of green fields/countryside etc just makes me realise how lucky i am really. :)
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Read above 8-10 an hour in general terms some would say not a bad job lol,that's your answer there.
8-10 an hour is considered a good job to a lot of people.
Before going full time on the windows I worked part time at halfords. 7 quid an hour. The assistant manager was on 1400 a month take home. About 9 quid odd an hour I think. Me and all of the other staff there thought that was a lot of money.
Its all about perspective of course but if you have only ever earned 7 quid then 10 quid an hour is going to be a "good job".
Of course when I went full time on the glass I laughed at my old mentality. Just as a high flying banker etc would laugh at your average windy thinking he's got it sorted running around like a ln idiot for 30k a year. Perspective
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I see what your saying but I could not survive on that say 280 a week take home just couldn't live on it down south,forget the fact it's 8-10 quid an hour and that it might be above average in real terms it's a little amount of money to live on each week. If 2 people shared a flat or house and took home 2k a month between them after council tax and rent they'd still struggle down here.
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I see what your saying but I could not survive on that say 280 a week take home just couldn't live on it down south,forget the fact it's 8-10 quid an hour and that it might be above average in real terms it's a little amount of money to live on each week. If 2 people shared a flat or house and took home 2k a month between them after council tax and rent they'd still struggle down here.
Yes it all 'depends" doesn't it.
10 quid an hour is about 1400 or so take home a month.
If two people were earning that and had no kids and rented a 2 bed terraced round here that would be about 450 a month rent plus 100 council tax and then all the usual on top Inc food etc. You can see how you could live relatively comfy on that where I am. Of course not rich but not scraping by either.
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Average rent south of London in the region of 850-1000 for anything worth looking at,add in council tax bills and food and your struggling that doesn't include running a vehicle and having something of a life though. See what I mean when I say I can't believe people are cleaning windows in some cases for 5-10£ for houses,down here it would be like pushing trifle up hill with a fork.
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The money doesn't make any difference. Window cleaning is still boring.
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7 years in and Im still enjoying it!
If i woke up 1 morning and felt the dread I used to feel working for others in the past Im sure I would just move on.
I see my round, my setup, my image as my creation and Im still moulding and shaping it into my ideal.
I suppose those who are bored must of reached their pinnacle already and see no more room for improvement.
I like the freedom, the welsh coast! I spent so much time working in factorys looking through the shutters hoping the suns still out when I am allowed to go home.
Its one of the most basic of human desires, to be free! This way of life gives the most freedom one can hope for. I doubt I could ever be told when to get up, when to eat, when to go home, when to poop, on which days again!
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Any of the above moaners you sweep a yard and stack pallets for a week and then decide if window cleanings boring,you won't be able to grab the pole and squeegee quick enough. I can't think of anything worse now in going to factory and know I'd be there for at least 8 hours earning not even a living.
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Least they'll feel grateful not having to clean conny roofs for nought.
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Lol
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The money doesn't make any difference. Window cleaning is still boring.
nwh is desperately trying to convince himself otherwise.
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I like it, it's a few feet higher than cleaning toilets and smells better.
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I'm not trying to convince myself at all I just don't like getting comments from someone with 1 tooth in his head that has no clue,I'm glad he's happy I wouldn't give him a job he'd frighten my customers.