Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jo5hm4n on September 11, 2017, 03:28:42 pm
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Without going into all the details i have been suffering from some health problems this year, which i am struggling to get an exact diagnosis for but the last few weeks they have suddenly got much much worse.
Im genuinely at the point at the moment where if they get any worse at all, i will no longer be able to carry on working.
This worrys me because i run my business like clockwork and it's only really just starting to pay me good money and things have been progressing very well.
I dont know what i should do. Ofcourse i dont want to give up my business. I may be better in 6 months or less or i may be worse, but i dont want to get rid of the business until i know exactly health wise whats what.
I'm thinking really if things get any worse i will have to either employ somebody full time to run my round and carry out all physical work, whilst i take care of the admin side of things.
It would be much easier to employ somebody that already has window cleaning experience because the way my health is at the moment it would be more difficult for me to train somebody from scratch to get them upto standard.
I'm open to ideas and would like to hear what some of you on here have been through regarding health problems and keeping the business running and what you had to do or are still having to do?
The main thing is for me, i need some income, even if i have to pay somebody good money to run my window cleaning round and i will keep whatever is left for myself and find other ways to subsidise my income. Even if i am just left with £800 a month after paying all expenses and full time employee, i can survive on that for a while.
Would really like some advice though and thoughts from you guys.
Thanks
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I'd say you'd need 4 full time employees (2 vans) to cover the cost of you doing admin.
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I'd say you'd need 4 full time employees (2 vans) to cover the cost of you doing admin.
Yes to earn a full time income. Please bear in mind though my business is enough for 1 man full time 4/5 days a week. I just need to be able to pay somebody to do all the rounds to keep the business going whilst i am waiting to see which way things will go with my health. Even if i am left with a small profit that is better than nothing.
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Do you think your health will let you "sit in and drive the van" and do light duties such as writing slips and running out hoses or is it worse than that?
Sorry to hear you're going through this.
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Do you think your health will let you "sit in and drive the van" and do light duties such as writing slips and running out hoses or is it worse than that?
Sorry to hear you're going through this.
At the moment if it did get worse though i should still be able to drive the van and do little things to help out throughout the day. I suppose i could monitor my worker then making sure he is doing everything he is supposed to. Its hit and miss though as health has been getting worse unexplained so i just dont know what the next few months will be but cant keep going on like this, which is why im thinking seriously of planning a backup plan of getting somebody in to do all my work just incase i get to a point where i cant do any more physical work for the time being.
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Hey josh lm sorry to hear about your health issues mate!
As you know l also operate in roughly the same area as you, maybe we should have a chat?
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Hey josh lm sorry to hear about your health issues mate!
As you know l also operate in roughly the same area as you, maybe we should have a chat?
Hi Paul,
Cheers mate, yeah ive got your number il try give you a call later this week if its okay?
Was meaning to have a chat with you anyway about some stuff :)
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Would really like some advice though and thoughts from you guys.
Ring up your local job centre and see what initiatives they have for apprentices and see if you might qualify. They do things like.. pay them a certain amount, pay them a certain amount and you have to top up a bit, give you a cash incentive for holding onto them for 3/6 months or whatever.............. Ultimatley you do the interview, and if you need someone with a licence then thats what will be put foreward to you. Moving foreward from that there's lots to think about i.e... contract , hours of employment etc.. but Job Centre will help you through all this. Good Luck.
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Hey josh lm sorry to hear about your health issues mate!
As you know l also operate in roughly the same area as you, maybe we should have a chat?
Hi Paul,
Cheers mate, yeah ive got your number il try give you a call later this week if its okay?
Was meaning to have a chat with you anyway about some stuff :)
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Yes mate sound, maybe l might know something about your health issues too! Ive had a few myself.
Evening are good for a call.
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Hey josh lm sorry to hear about your health issues mate!
As you know l also operate in roughly the same area as you, maybe we should have a chat?
Hi Paul,
Cheers mate, yeah ive got your number il try give you a call later this week if its okay?
Was meaning to have a chat with you anyway about some stuff :)
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Yes mate sound, maybe l might know something about your health issues too! Ive had a few myself.
Evening are good for a call.
there you go!hope you get something sorted mate.
its every sole traders worst nightmare to be too ill/injured to work.i wish you all the best josh.
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there you go!hope you get something sorted mate.
its every sole traders worst nightmare to be too ill/injured to work.i wish you all the best josh.
Not something a business man worries about though Daz, and thats the difference.
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Sorry to hear of your illness,and I wish you a speedy recovery.
As the others have already said,it's a self employed persons worst nightmare.
Good luck in sorting things out
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Hey josh lm sorry to hear about your health issues mate!
As you know l also operate in roughly the same area as you, maybe we should have a chat?
Hi Paul,
Cheers mate, yeah ive got your number il try give you a call later this week if its okay?
Was meaning to have a chat with you anyway about some stuff :)
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Yes mate sound, maybe l might know something about your health issues too! Ive had a few myself.
Evening are good for a call.
there you go!hope you get something sorted mate.
its every sole traders worst nightmare to be too ill/injured to work.i wish you all the best josh.
Cheers mate, yeah it really is especially when your business is primarily setup for you to be able to work it 5 days a week with no problems.
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Sorry to hear of your illness,and I wish you a speedy recovery.
As the others have already said,it's a self employed persons worst nightmare.
Good luck in sorting things out
Thanks colin appreciate the comment, will try my best to get things sorted!
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Get well soon matey , I do feel your pain , I was in the sort of same boat 2 years ago , I had a stroke and had to stop working and driving for a little while , when i asked about the doc giving me the ok to drive again all hell broke loose , it came to light that some plank at the surgery/hospital had told the DVLA that I had to drink 8 cans every day to function and as a result the DVLA seized my liscence :o
12 months of fighting ensued to prove that I did not have this "Drink problem" , hey I like a beer after work , but not 8 !
I ended up getting my dad to drive and do the bottoms while i did the tops , was the longest 12 months of my life .
I did get handed my liscense back free of charge by the DVLA , but i never got an apology for their feck up .
Keep your head up mate , it'll come good I'm sure ;)
Rich
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there you go!hope you get something sorted mate.
its every sole traders worst nightmare to be too ill/injured to work.i wish you all the best josh.
Not something a business man worries about though Daz, and thats the difference.
Not a very helpful response in a thread where a forum member is facing difficult times. And anyway any man - whether he views himself as a "businessman" or not would be very concerned if he were too ill or injured to go to work.
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Hi mate just wondered if you have managed to sort anything out regarding your business
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Get well soon matey , I do feel your pain , I was in the sort of same boat 2 years ago , I had a stroke and had to stop working and driving for a little while , when i asked about the doc giving me the ok to drive again all hell broke loose , it came to light that some plank at the surgery/hospital had told the DVLA that I had to drink 8 cans every day to function and as a result the DVLA seized my liscence :o
12 months of fighting ensued to prove that I did not have this "Drink problem" , hey I like a beer after work , but not 8 !
I ended up getting my dad to drive and do the bottoms while i did the tops , was the longest 12 months of my life .
I did get handed my liscense back free of charge by the DVLA , but i never got an apology for their feck up .
Keep your head up mate , it'll come good I'm sure ;)
Rich
Hi Rich,
Good to hear stories from other people who have been through hardships mainly caused by health. Thanks for the advice :)
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Hi mate just wondered if you have managed to sort anything out regarding your business
Hi Colin,
Im holding job interviews this saturday as need to get something sorted asap. So see how things go.
Also need to have a chat with paul as hes local to me so maybe we can come up with something too.
This will no doubt be an ongoing thing for the next few weeks till i get something sorted
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Hi mate just wondered if you have managed to sort anything out regarding your business
Hi Colin,
Im holding job interviews this saturday as need to get something sorted asap. So see how things go.
Also need to have a chat with paul as hes local to me so maybe we can come up with something too.
This will no doubt be an ongoing thing for the next few weeks till i get something sorted
Ok good luck mate I truly feel for you,as one day all is good then the next day unwell with no income,I would not know which way to turn,I would be a complete mess,and frightened,sounds like your doing better than me,good luck with the interviews
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Im sorry to hear about your ill health and i hope you get better soon as one of the admins suggested if possible you do the driving and you can employ someone to do the physical side of things. That way at least you wont need to pay that much for someone fully running it looking after your money and dealing with customers.and you'll prob be able to keep the majority of your income during your harder time
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I won't go into my health problems but I found my self in your predicament in 2002. I was fit and active, one morning woke up and found myself paralysed, to cut a long story short I had to give up work as of that day and had to be looked after 24/7. Had to be dressed, fed, washed, the lot. Doctors told me my working life was over and would need constant care, I cried and my thoughts turned to ending my life. Found my inner strength and defied all the medical examinations and consultants and pushed myself through hell and back getting busy to regain my independance or going to Switzerland after a year to be put down by injection, had many emotional tears shared with my parents about it all and they supported me pushing myself to get better despite all the pain I pushed myself through. Work was the last thing on my mind so it slipped away as I couldn't cope worrying about day to day living, just focusing on getting better was my only focus. I got better, never fully recovered to this day and with the help of medication, a positive mentality I managed to regain my independence which means more than anything in the whole world. Built my window cleaning back up from next to nothing and don't worry about the small stuff in life anymore, just worry about the most important stuff in my life. You do what you got to do when you have to do it and you will figure it out as you go along :)
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I won't go into my health problems but I found my self in your predicament in 2002. I was fit and active, one morning woke up and found myself paralysed, to cut a long story short I had to give up work as of that day and had to be looked after 24/7. Had to be dressed, fed, washed, the lot. Doctors told me my working life was over and would need constant care, I cried and my thoughts turned to ending my life. Found my inner strength and defied all the medical examinations and consultants and pushed myself through hell and back getting busy to regain my independance or going to Switzerland after a year to be put down by injection, had many emotional tears shared with my parents about it all and they supported me pushing myself to get better despite all the pain I pushed myself through. Work was the last thing on my mind so it slipped away as I couldn't cope worrying about day to day living, just focusing on getting better was my only focus. I got better, never fully recovered to this day and with the help of medication, a positive mentality I managed to regain my independence which means more than anything in the whole world. Built my window cleaning back up from next to nothing and don't worry about the small stuff in life anymore, just worry about the most important stuff in my life. You do what you got to do when you have to do it and you will figure it out as you go along :)
You seem to have had a rough time of it, good on you for getting to where you are today. Inspirational stuff indeed.
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I won't go into my health problems but I found my self in your predicament in 2002. I was fit and active, one morning woke up and found myself paralysed, to cut a long story short I had to give up work as of that day and had to be looked after 24/7. Had to be dressed, fed, washed, the lot. Doctors told me my working life was over and would need constant care, I cried and my thoughts turned to ending my life. Found my inner strength and defied all the medical examinations and consultants and pushed myself through hell and back getting busy to regain my independance or going to Switzerland after a year to be put down by injection, had many emotional tears shared with my parents about it all and they supported me pushing myself to get better despite all the pain I pushed myself through. Work was the last thing on my mind so it slipped away as I couldn't cope worrying about day to day living, just focusing on getting better was my only focus. I got better, never fully recovered to this day and with the help of medication, a positive mentality I managed to regain my independence which means more than anything in the whole world. Built my window cleaning back up from next to nothing and don't worry about the small stuff in life anymore, just worry about the most important stuff in my life. You do what you got to do when you have to do it and you will figure it out as you go along :)
Your story is very inspiring. It's good to know that even when life throws you a bad card and odds are stacked against you, that you can still come out of it in a positive way over time. So glad to hear that your life is back on track and you manage it very well.
All this is new for me so taking time to sink in but yes im sure il figure it out as i go along.
Thanks for the advice :)
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Josh there is a silver lining in every cloud.
Whatever your going through will turn out well for you.
Problems are there to be overcome, and solutions are strengthening. Greater things lie ahead if you beleive.
Im super busy workwise but if you need a chat or any kind of support lm more than happy to help ypu out in any way l can.
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Josh there is a silver lining in every cloud.
Whatever your going through will turn out well for you.
Problems are there to be overcome, and solutions are strengthening. Greater things lie ahead if you beleive.
Im super busy workwise but if you need a chat or any kind of support lm more than happy to help ypu out in any way l can.
Hi mate, yes i think you are right! Thanks for the offer il give you a call when i get chance maybe later today or tomorrow, just had so much stuff to try and sort out last few days, it's been hectic this week. I will give you a call if only for a chat if nothing else. cheers