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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: paul alan on June 28, 2017, 09:36:45 am
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How many strikes do you give this type?
Had one yesterday and layed the "terms" out and they were fine, was suprised.
Had one this a.m and she she wants them leaving till next wednesday. I said l wont be back for 4 weeks etc and offered 8 weekly at +25% and explained why 8 weekly costs more to get the point accross that if shes leaving it another 4 weeks its going to be more work for us at the same price.
No answer as yet but lm inclined to sack her off( had insomnia last 3 nights-not great mood).
Before l do anything rash, what does everyone else do in this situation? How much do you stand for?
Obviously shes going to do this again at some point.
Makes me laugh now that she told me how her last window cleaner just dissapeared, knew something was amiss at the time as that sets my "dodgy customer" sensors off.
She does live next door to a customer of mine so its not out the way. Not needing the work either.
Whats the policy here?
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Go with your gut and dump, personally I cant be bothered with the can you leave it until next time or clean when it suits them types.
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How many strikes do you give this type?
Had one yesterday and layed the "terms" out and they were fine, was suprised.
Had one this a.m and she she wants them leaving till next wednesday. I said l wont be back for 4 weeks etc and offered 8 weekly at +25% and explained why 8 weekly costs more to get the point accross that if shes leaving it another 4 weeks its going to be more work for us at the same price.
No answer as yet but lm inclined to sack her off( had insomnia last 3 nights-not great mood).
Before l do anything rash, what does everyone else do in this situation? How much do you stand for?
Obviously shes going to do this again at some point.
Makes me laugh now that she told me how her last window cleaner just dissapeared, knew something was amiss at the time as that sets my "dodgy customer" sensors off.
She does live next door to a customer of mine so its not out the way. Not needing the work either.
Whats the policy here?
Paul, for me personally there are a number of factors involved. Firstly, i would give the customer 2 strikes before i say, right its every 4 weeks or every 8 weeks or your dumped end of. I give them 2 strikes because some times customers have genuine reason for you not being able to come, so i try to be kind and allow for that lol. Secondly, if it's not going out your way, then sometimes it's not much extra effort to clean theres whilst doing the next doors house.
Too be fair though, i have about 5 customers who are "iffy" about the weather, i keep them on the books because otherwise they are good always pay and let me crack on.
Depends how you are feeling though, sometimes i just can't be bothered, especially if i am getting dodgy vibes, either as you say 8 weekly up the price, or just dump them.
Some times i choose different approach for how i am feeling at the time.
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It depends on your position.
When I first switched over from trad to wfp I went through all the info about working in rain and why I can with all my customers. The next month it was drizzly so not even heavy rain. The last customer on same street as everyone else's which I was cleaning, said "can you skip today its raining"
I explained how I told them how I can but he wasnt having non of it and so I politely told him to find a windiw cleaner who is prepared to loose an income due to it raining"
Since then, if Its a legit good reason I allow as at end of the day they employ me. But if its on a wim then I fire them!
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Had one dash out to put me off the other day due to it raining. Only the 'rain' was me cleaning his windows. Poor chap looked a bit embarassed when I pointed it out to him. "Ah! Carry on." he said, and quickly dived back indoors. Made me :)
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It depends on your position.
When I first switched over from trad to wfp I went through all the info about working in rain and why I can with all my customers. The next month it was drizzly so not even heavy rain. The last customer on same street as everyone else's which I was cleaning, said "can you skip today its raining"
I explained how I told them how I can but he wasnt having non of it and so I politely told him to find a windiw cleaner who is prepared to loose an income due to it raining"
Since then, if Its a legit good reason I allow as at end of the day they employ me. But if its on a wim then I fire them!
Yeah
On a whim!!
Dump immediately
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Had one dash out to put me off the other day due to it raining. Only the 'rain' was me cleaning his windows. Poor chap looked a bit embarassed when I pointed it out to him. "Ah! Carry on." he said, and quickly dived back indoors. Made me :)
What's the matter with theses idiots?
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SeanK in a rare moment of being right said customers like these sap your spirit. Dump 'em or you'll forever feeling uneasy when you turn up. I don't take it quite so personally now I have a couple of guys working fior me, but if you work alone and are a "bit sensitive" DUMP! ;D
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Customers have the right to say don't clean them today due to rain
I would be the same.
I never clean windows in the rain what's the point .
4 weekly or 8 weekly the windows are practically the same in terms of dirtyness
Just move on and go back next week or in 4 weeks time.
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Customers have the right to say don't clean them today due to rain
I would be the same.
I never clean windows in the rain what's the point .
4 weekly or 8 weekly the windows are practically the same in terms of dirtyness
Just move on and go back next week or in 4 weeks time.
Firstly, no its not the same. There is a big difference to windows n frames from 4weeks to being left 8wks. The huge majority of my work is 4wkly and I have the odd 8wkly as well and the difference is noticeable. Its also being business minded when choosing a pricing scheme as well.
Whats the point in cleaning in rain? (Are u wfp or trad) rain doesnt affect the quality of the cleaning service you offer (apart from certain factors before everyone numps on bandwagon on this point). So it allows you as a business to stay on track with your work schedule and maintains your cash flow into the business.
Yes I work in the rain (it can be annoying and frustrating at times). Its not saying your desperate for money before anyone throws that into the mix!! But I would rather have the days off that I want, when I want rathet than swapping them for rainy days
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Customers have the right to say don't clean them today due to rain
I would be the same.
I never clean windows in the rain what's the point .
4 weekly or 8 weekly the windows are practically the same in terms of dirtyness
Just move on and go back next week or in 4 weeks time.
They do have the right and the business has the right to not tolerate "not todays".
The point of cleaning in the rain is to get paid. It's a business not a labour of love. If by some outside chance they don't dry well just go back. Never happens.
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They can say not today
I just go straight on to the next one and they'll have to wait until next time.
If they do it again then they go to bottom of the list and will have to call me ....... if/when they do , I decide whether or not to continue cleaning for them then rather than being hasty or making a rash decision. Sometimes this has worked in my favour and they have not mucked me about again.
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Its got to be better earning say 90% of a days takings because a couple said they want to skip than to lose the whole days earnings.
yes its up to the customer to say not this time, and we can choose to get rid or not
If its only the odd one here and there that says not today then its no big deal, its a different story if they turn you away when you turn up though..its one thing to know in advance not to do it but another to get there, get all your gear out and then be turned away. Thats only happened to me twice i think, i dont clean either of them anymore.
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Too many people are blinded by their own sensitivity. Just leave it, go on to the next house and come back when your next due in the road.
Flamin' Nora, a lot of guys make a rod for their own back. Who seriously gives one real hard turd about a customer saying not today. Man up you poofs.
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Customers have the right to say don't clean them today due to rain
I would be the same.
I never clean windows in the rain what's the point .
4 weekly or 8 weekly the windows are practically the same in terms of dirtyness
Just move on and go back next week or in 4 weeks time.
This might sound a bit harsh but l dont realy care what the customers want with regards when they have them cleaned.
If lm honest all l realy care about is providing a great service, my way!
Obviously it wont suit all but l couldnt give a flying modded about the ones that it doesnt, l realy couldnt.
The service l provide is honest and fair, fair upon the customer and me. They having windows cleaned and me earning a living.
How many window cleaners(proper ones) are happy to sit round all day on stand by in case someone somewhere would like a window clean today?
Its a modded joke!
Mod note: Do not swear in your posts please. Modded this time. If it happens again you will be on the naughty step.
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relentless rain all day here.all my scheduled work cleaned as normal.customers didnt bat an eyelid.a few made me coffee too. ;)
im glad to be home nice and dry now though. :)
if a customer gives me a "not today" because of rain i simply skip them til next time their due.(i cant remember the last time this happened.its a few years ago!).
its the ones that say "not today because its forecast rain later".its only happened to me a few times but they get dumped straight away.
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Customers have the right to say don't clean them today due to rain
I would be the same.
I never clean windows in the rain what's the point .
4 weekly or 8 weekly the windows are practically the same in terms of dirtyness
Just move on and go back next week or in 4 weeks time.
Do you clean windows if the forecast is for rain during the night? Or later that day? What if rain is forecast the next day? It makes no difference to the quality of the job if it rains. Gale force winds and storms..... yes. A general rainy day...... no.
If you want To give yourself plenty days off then go for it, but don't feel you have to justify it with the comment "there's no point in cleaning windows in the rain".
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Apart from the fact your cleaning with dirty water.
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Apart from the fact your cleaning with dirty water.
Rains not always dirty. If it comes from the Sahara, once or twice a year maybe,
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Rain also does not always hit the windows.
I only work in light drizzle - did today - or if a bit showery I just dodge them if they get heavy.
I weeded out the pain in the rear customers years ago and tell them my terms when taking them on nowadays. (Which include that I will attend to any rain - dirtied windows if they call me within 24 hours - I have not had one call me back in five years but the fact they know they can gives them reassurance.)
Never had a problem.
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Rain also does not always hit the windows.
I only work in light drizzle - did today - or if a bit showery I just dodge them if they get heavy.
I weeded out the pain in the rear customers years ago and tell them my terms when taking them on nowadays. (Which include that I will attend to any rain - dirtied windows if they call me within 24 hours - I have not had one call me back in five years but the fact they know they can gives them reassurance.)
Never had a problem.
This is very true unless there is a strong wind the rain actually doesn't hit the glass anyway. If i'm honest if i get a customer saying that, it depends what mood im in and what kind of customer they've been to me to how i react.
I generally say i will this time but please be aware that i cant keep them on if you keep turning me away because of a bit of rain etc. And if they say why basically i put it to them if they were offered 2 jobs exactly the same and they pay the travel money and make the effort etc to get to the place of work, 1 says every day you turn up you will work and get paid and the other one says i will let you know once you've turned up if there is any work which one would they choose.
Its not as long winded as above but you get the idea ;D
fortunately its very rare i get turned away anymore anyway.
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First of all, can a Moderator please tell me why Pauls comment was Modded? This isn't a public place where customers can be present, why can't we have freedom of speech to swear if we want to? :( Maybe, it's just me but if you want to swear on a forum you shouldn't be punished for it. This isn't me admitting that i want to swear on here btw lol.
MOD Note: See explanation further down the page following Chris Turner's post.
Back on topic. Full Days windows cleaned today, medium-heavy rain all day, 1 or 2 customers weren't totally impressed, told them the usual, if the windows dont dry to normal standard(never ever happens), il come back to reclean. Other than that all other customers were totally fine, plus i had 3 walk ups in pouring day rain and got 3 new customers.
Probably my most enjoyable working day so far this week and it was raining. Let's hope it rains tomorrow guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
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First of all, can a Moderator please tell me why Pauls comment was Modded? This isn't a public place where customers can be present, why can't we have freedom of speech to swear if we want to? :( Maybe, it's just me but if you want to swear on a forum you shouldn't be punished for it. This isn't me admitting that i want to swear on here btw lol.
Back on topic. Full Days windows cleaned today, medium-heavy rain all day, 1 or 2 customers weren't totally impressed, told them the usual, if the windows dont dry to normal standard(never ever happens), il come back to reclean. Other than that all other customers were totally fine, plus i had 3 walk ups in pouring day rain and got 3 new customers.
Probably my most enjoyable working day so far this week and it was raining. Let's hope it rains tomorrow guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
I don't like swearing on here. Occasionally I'd like to use stronger language but I self moderate.
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Is there any reason to swear really though?! What just because we are adults that gives the right to swear or freedom of speech allows it. ::)roll ::)roll
Sometimes we worry too much what the customer may or may not think. To the point where we think its a bad idea to work in the rain.
Yet how many times have you picked up new work in the rain
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First of all, can a Moderator please tell me why Pauls comment was Modded? This isn't a public place where customers can be present, why can't we have freedom of speech to swear if we want to? :( Maybe, it's just me but if you want to swear on a forum you shouldn't be punished for it. This isn't me admitting that i want to swear on here btw lol.
Back on topic. Full Days windows cleaned today, medium-heavy rain all day, 1 or 2 customers weren't totally impressed, told them the usual, if the windows dont dry to normal standard(never ever happens), il come back to reclean. Other than that all other customers were totally fine, plus i had 3 walk ups in pouring day rain and got 3 new customers.
Probably my most enjoyable working day so far this week and it was raining. Let's hope it rains tomorrow guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
I don't like swearing on here. Occasionally I'd like to use stronger language but I self moderate.
I've just sworn on the dark side. ;D
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First of all, can a Moderator please tell me why Pauls comment was Modded? This isn't a public place where customers can be present, why can't we have freedom of speech to swear if we want to? :( Maybe, it's just me but if you want to swear on a forum you shouldn't be punished for it. This isn't me admitting that i want to swear on here btw lol.
Back on topic. Full Days windows cleaned today, medium-heavy rain all day, 1 or 2 customers weren't totally impressed, told them the usual, if the windows dont dry to normal standard(never ever happens), il come back to reclean. Other than that all other customers were totally fine, plus i had 3 walk ups in pouring day rain and got 3 new customers.
Probably my most enjoyable working day so far this week and it was raining. Let's hope it rains tomorrow guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oh, customers can see this section.
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First of all, can a Moderator please tell me why Pauls comment was Modded? This isn't a public place where customers can be present, why can't we have freedom of speech to swear if we want to? :( Maybe, it's just me but if you want to swear on a forum you shouldn't be punished for it. This isn't me admitting that i want to swear on here btw lol.
Back on topic. Full Days windows cleaned today, medium-heavy rain all day, 1 or 2 customers weren't totally impressed, told them the usual, if the windows dont dry to normal standard(never ever happens), il come back to reclean. Other than that all other customers were totally fine, plus i had 3 walk ups in pouring day rain and got 3 new customers.
Probably my most enjoyable working day so far this week and it was raining. Let's hope it rains tomorrow guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
Exactly.
Iv just had a 3 day ban for swearing even though it wasn't directed at anyone in particular so why should it cause offence??
Some of us swear alot in our day to day lives so naturally it would stream into our written txt.
People need to lighten up, including some of the mods on here.
I can't believe in this day and age when you can see almost every shocking thing imaginable online, some people still get offended by the word Modded - see the post below for explanation- on a forum.
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Because forum admin has a zero tolerance on swearing. Their playpen, their rules.
You can see the sticky at the top of the any other non cleaning -related topics section. It applies forum wide.
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there is simply no need for swearing on the forum i sometimes have my 7 year old sat with me while i'm looking on here. There is no need for it at all.
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
Yebbut besides the rest of us low level "illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners )" we have you to lead us to higher things, Chris!
;D
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
Jesus loves you.
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
We're not all illiterate!!
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
We're not all illiterate!!
It's a joke bud, don't take it personally.
I'm just quoting the typical stereotype of a window cleaner.
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
We're not all illiterate!!
That's worse, at least we have an excuse for ending up as window cleaners. lol.
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Before l do anything rash, what does everyone else do in this situation? How much do you stand for?
Over the years I've always dumped the customers that mess me about, and I've ended up with mostly excellent customers.
My experience with the ones that I was slow to dump is that they didn't improve over time, apart from the odd exception.
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Seems a bit silly to me, setting up a forum for a bunch of illiterate, alcoholic, inbred, depressed souls on the lowest rung of society ( window cleaners ) then asking them not to swear.
Carpet cleaners and gardeners are lower than window cleaners.
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My experience with the ones that I was slow to dump is that they didn't improve over time, apart from the odd exception.
+1
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Not just the "Not today"ers.
Anyone who emails us and doesn't use the words "please" or "thank you" turns out 90% of the time to be a bad customer long-term.
Anyone who messes us about for any reason whatsoever on the first clean, whether unlocking gates or paying promptly, again, 90% likely to be a problem long-term.
Vin
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Not just the "Not today"ers.
Anyone who emails us and doesn't use the words "please" or "thank you" turns out 90% of the time to be a bad customer long-term.
Anyone who messes us about for any reason whatsoever on the first clean, whether unlocking gates or paying promptly, again, 90% likely to be a problem long-term.
Vin
Thats the beauty with experience. On some earlier posts, people have said not to act or judge in haste. But the truth of the matter, from experience you kinda know how it will end up and I simply for one dont want to go down those paths again. So nipping it at the start allows you to build the rounds you want so your not forever filtering your work.
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I work like Granville, light rain drizzle not hitting the windows.
Don't know how you guys stand in the rain working getting soaked that would make me miserable.
Over the last couple of years I have increased prices and dumped work.
I have a must have wage, that i almost always get on the worst weather weeks, then obviously work as much as possible to get more done.
And obviously earn more.
I think if I had to work in bad weather I wouldn't be doing this job.
I must be a right wuss 😓
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I work like Granville, light rain drizzle not hitting the windows.
Don't know how you guys stand in the rain working getting soaked that would make me miserable.
Over the last couple of years I have increased prices and dumped work.
I have a must have wage, that i almost always get on the worst weather weeks, then obviously work as much as possible to get more done.
And obviously earn more.
I think if I had to work in bad weather I wouldn't be doing this job.
I must be a right wuss 😓
yep worked in the awful weather again today lee.thats 3 days on the trot.id rather be earning money getting wet than sat at home earning zilch.
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also lee its 5 or 6 hours out in it.years ago i used to work 10 hour days on a plant nursery all year round in all weathers(the winters used to be worse in the late 80s too!) so window cleaning for 5 or 6 hours is a doddle.
just think when your miles behind by this weekend.all my work will be up to date and ill have a nice relaxing well earned weekend off.
this month has been my highest ever earning month in 24 years of window cleaning due to the add ons ive cleaned on top of my regular work and other extra window cleaning work ive picked up.happy days.
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Just to be clear. I did not use swear words l only used part of a swear word and filled the gaps with x's. Possibly not much different from saying "friggin hell" or feckin nora" as someone on here uses(slacky) even calling people poofs which could be said that offends certain peoples.
I actualy used the exact same word as feckin but replaced the e with an x. The other word has even been used in this post but was "overlooked".
Its not exactly the same, so we adults would recognise it but 7 year olds would not. You could say they were already "moderated".
I do use swear words from time to time, never in front of a customer, never in front of children.
Besides l wouldnt want my children looking in on an adult forum.
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I have had over 10 years of this and always found it frustrating. I've tried many things over the years and the one thing that I have learnt is that it is a waste of time trying to explain to customers by discussing it with them. Over the last couple of years here is the method I follow.....
Custy cancels just before the clean. if it's due to construction work or where property is locked up due to them being away I don't mind. I just do them 4 weeks later when I'm next in area. If they ask me to come back in a week I politely tell them no because I'm not in their area then. If they cancel for no good reason i.e there's bad weather on the way then I make a note against the customer notes - same applies ....see you in 4 weeks. If it happens again in the next 6 months I politely suggest that if thats the service they require then they should call me when they want ad-hoc cleans done at 50% extra. If this doesn't resolve the problem I'm happy to suggest that I am not the right window cleaner for their needs and bid them farewell.
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d rather be earning money getting wet than sat at home earning zilch.
Yep each to their own.
Seeing your post about working week daz you only do half days.
Do a few full days and have the wet ones off ;D
I'm only a few days behind ;D
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In the end l spoke to the customer and said let me know if you would prefer 8 weekly as the round is full and l could give the space to someone else(the space she leaves when she prefer not this time) .
She replied"4 weeklys fine-just not this time"
Some people..........
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im new to this and only got a small amount of custys at the sec but worked all Wednesday in the pouring rain and no one had a problem with me doing it whilst raining. In a normal situation I would probably have swapped my day but couldn't this week and it didn't kill me.
I think 2 strikes is a fair rule. no point messing about
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Think you will find most customers put up with cleaning in the rain because they do not want to lose the wc they trust and are afraid if they lose you they will find it difficult to find another.....or you might blacklist them....some are just embarrassed to mention it.....and of course you sack the rest.....you advertise pure water cleaning yet yesterday the rain round here was 04 hitting the Windows.
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d rather be earning money getting wet than sat at home earning zilch.
Yep each to their own.
Seeing your post about working week daz you only do half days.
Do a few full days and have the wet ones off ;D
I'm only a few days behind ;D
whats a full day for you lee?9am-4pm?i prefer shorter days so i can fit my gym sessions in(or playing drums)plus i dont get too bored with window cleaning this way.
each to their own.i did nearly 8 hours on the windows today though which is very rare for me so i can finish around 2pm tomorrow (til monday.) :)
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Yep following on from what you said Daz. I've also worked all week in the rain, fully upto date, im now off until Monday, because i worked in whatever the weather was. Never behind with work, never playing catchup, never earning less.
Oh and a customer even brought me out some beers yesterday even though it was tipping down bless her.
8) 8)
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whats a full day for you lee?9am-4pm?
Usually yep.
Latest start 9.30 latest finish about 5 pm
Work in the rain but days where it showers, drizzle's, never fully sack the day off if I can do some I will.
But work all day in rain 😭 not me.
Tried the gym Daz got fed up with it!
(fed up waiting to use equipment)
Just got an Olympic barbell and 67.5 kg plates, various; just put together dip station and got pull up bar, all in my garage.
Start using tomorrow or rainy days 😁
Watch Elliott hussle(think his name). Youtube.
Gonna do dips + deadlifts.
Chin ups/pull ups + front squats
Oh yeah wanted aqua punch bag £200 ish
Watched those bright sparks on youtube.
Got a life buoy £40 plus some chain and bits. Filled it with water from my backpack.
£150 saved 😊
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Think you will find most customers put up with cleaning in the rain because they do not want to lose the wc they trust and are afraid if they lose you they will find it difficult to find another.....or you might blacklist them....some are just embarrassed to mention it.....and of course you sack the rest.....you advertise pure water cleaning yet yesterday the rain round here was 04 hitting the Windows.
Ive worked, like so many wfp's with a water tds over 010 and have had no problems what so ever. So rain water of 004 isnt and wont cause a problem.
Its about educating your customers. For instance if you get talking to your customers the next time you clean. We often talk about the weather, but just throw in there, "have you noticed how your windows stay clean" for instance.........so therefore your tapping into their thinking and correcting any doubts.
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It's rained all week except Monday and its raining again today.
I must admit I've always been put off with rain but when it's a week like this I simply can't afford to have the week off.
That being said I didn't work on Wednesday..it was heavy rain non stop all day and the windows were drenched in it.
The other days it was overcast, drizzly, some shower and little wind so not much hitting the glass so I have worked.
I won't manage a full weeks work but still get 4 days out of the 5 which I'm happy with.
There has to be a line drawn somewhere and for me heavy rain and wind has to be it.
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Think you will find most customers put up with cleaning in the rain because they do not want to lose the wc they trust and are afraid if they lose you they will find it difficult to find another.....or you might blacklist them....some are just embarrassed to mention it.....and of course you sack the rest.....you advertise pure water cleaning yet yesterday the rain round here was 04 hitting the Windows.
Wow! My water was 7. ;D
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Think you will find most customers put up with cleaning in the rain because they do not want to lose the wc they trust and are afraid if they lose you they will find it difficult to find another.....or you might blacklist them....some are just embarrassed to mention it.....and of course you sack the rest.....you advertise pure water cleaning yet yesterday the rain round here was 04 hitting the Windows.
your second guessing mate.have you asked them all?could it be that it doesnt make a difference and the windows are still clean when you ve done them?
we all have to make a living.i actually think some think "now theres someone whos not afraid to work come rain or shine!" ;D ;D ;D
also with a busy schedule of work,customers cant call me unreliable. ;)
loads of work this week had bird muck,bird strikes,muck from the owners jet washing their patio,pollen spots and general dirt.all cleaned off now so ive done my job well.
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I feel for the ones who havent earnt all week and because of that they succumb and end up working in the rain because they cant afford not to.
So they end up doing so anyway, so why not just relent and realise you can anyway, in stead of stressing all week.
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I feel for the ones who havent earnt all week and because of that they succumb and end up working in the rain because they cant afford not to.
So they end up doing so anyway, so why not just relent and realise you can anyway, in stead of stressing all week.
No need to ever work in heavy rain especially if accompanied with high winds just as there's no need to let a messer dictate when
and how you should clean their windows.
I know when the weather is suitable for me to leave a decent clean on the day and I know when it isn't, I wont clean if I believe
they wont be perfect on the day but I wont not clean them because there's going to be bad weather later on in the week.
Yes there will be exceptions to this such as pre arranged commercial which may have to be cleaned on the day but even then
safety will have to be considered.
Not trying to be rude but some of you guys get on like your living hand to mouth.
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I feel for the ones who havent earnt all week and because of that they succumb and end up working in the rain because they cant afford not to.
So they end up doing so anyway, so why not just relent and realise you can anyway, in stead of stressing all week.
exactly.
i know what it feels like to not work when the weathers bad,and be skint,debt up to my eyeballs too.been there too many times.also the threat of eviction(twice)hanging over me.not a nice place to be at all.it seemed like a never ending cycle at the time as it went on for years.thankfully them days are behind me now.
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For me on trad work, I lost soooo many fays due to rain or snow. It used to be weeks at a time not just the odd days and that was stressful. Because in thus line of work, you cant earn it back, its lost income. Those days and even now, I cant afford to loose half a months income. This was one of the reasons why I switched to wfp so I wouldnt loose income due to the elements.
But DryClean, in an earlier post I did make mention of obvious factors for not working in the rain. Yet working in the rain is too fold.....no losd of income and no loss of routine or scheduled work. All my work is 4wkly and I dont like disrupting that. So its not about beung hand to mouth as some may see it. I mostly work mon - wed or thur depending on what section of round im on. Allowing a 3 or 4 day wknd with family. So I like my days off when I choose, not changing them due to a bit of the set stuff falling from the clouds