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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richy L on November 21, 2007, 02:49:04 pm
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does anybody else feel like this sometimes?
Sometimes i wish i did something else like building or electrics. I find work so boring,(and i already use a radio). I need to vary my work somehow i think. What do you guys do?
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snap! it way to boring but i just keep telling myself the positives, which are many
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I feel like this most of the time and think about getting a job but would not get half as much money and have to work for twice as long
I also like the freedom of being able to either work hard take it easy or have a day off
To keep the motivation up i have a series of targets like how much for the week/month or year also booking a holiday so you can countdown to when you go away i find helps purchase of a luxury item when you reach a target
At the moment i am saving for a months holiday to Canada and a new van for the new tax year you need targets or you will just wonder aimlessly through and eventually just give in
This time of year does not help though with the cold wet and dark days
Roll on summer 8)
Dean
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I got an alternative. Jack it all in and find a nine til five for £120 a week. Give it 6 months and i promise ya,you'll never complain ever again about how BORING window cleaning is. Boring is lookin at ya watch and thinking..........only 7 hours til home time :( Get out there,kick ass and realise how lucky u are to have such a wonderful job ;) Next time ya complain,i'll get the electrodes out :)
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I got an alternative. Jack it all in and find a nine til five for £120 a week. Give it 6 months and i promise ya,you'll never complain ever again about how BORING window cleaning is. Boring is lookin at ya watch and thinking..........only 7 hours til home time :( Get out there,kick ass and realise how lucky u are to have such a wonderful job ;) Next time ya complain,i'll get the electrodes out :)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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sorry Helen.......caught me on one of my insane moments,lol
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heheh,
Yeah i know all the benifits like money, im the boss n all, but i just go through phases.
its probably down to the time of year like you said dean.
i just fancied a moan.
It would be good to make a little money on the side doing something else though, just to keep it varied. It would be good if i could sell some of my art work, but theres no money in it!
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hi all
havent been on for a while... so hi .. but yeah i find the same i getting quite depressed just cleaning the same freekin windows mnth in and month out sometimes , been feeling a bit crap myself to be honest especially with oit being so cold and all.
shawn
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i work p/t security at the weekends, keeps the money rolling in, especialy weather like we are having now,
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sorry Helen.......caught me on one of my insane moments,lol
just the electrodes bit...cheered me up no end ;D
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I clean a few more windows every month to subsidise my income lol........Look on the bright side.....we're a long time dead ;D
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too much info helen,lol...what you get up to in ya spare time is not our business ;D
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i sell prosac in my spare time??
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email me :'( :'( :'( :'( :-\ :'( :-\ :-\ :-\ ;D
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too much info helen,lol...what you get up to in ya spare time is not our business ;D
:o ;D
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ricky mate your an arse......sorry!!!.........not ............get a 9 / 5 now thats crap & boring
YOU JUST DONT KNOW WHAT BORING IS MATE >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
KIDS TODAY HES ONLY 23 ARRRHHH ???? go and work int pit where its dark that will suit you MR BORING
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How ever people get fed up of window cleaning I dont know, got back from work in the dark then had to change resin over in the dark, then water turned white :-[, then got soaked, now everything is ok and water filling in tank.
:-[ ::) ;D 8)
Lifes fantastic, half hour break then back to work
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too much info helen,lol...what you get up to in ya spare time is not our business ;D
:o ;D
And there's me thinkin i was gonna get rapped on the knuckles for that comment,lol.........Oh God 30 minutes til kick off. Can u imagin if we balls this one up lads n lasses? After all the cr@p at Her Majestys customs yesterday, i might just have a round for sale in the morning, cos i'll be p*ssin off for ever ;D
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go and work int pit where its dark that will suit you MR BORING
Hey, I used to work int pit ................ what you tryin t say like. ::)
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When i get fed up i send the wife out instead, mostly most days.
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i was at your point a while back
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=42198.0
end of the line that was for me
what did i do :)
i decided to book my next holiday ( i still havent as the wife said we can book when we have X amount in the bank and we havent got that, new baby and all that have eaten a little of the money )
i have also decided to do something i enjoy as well as WC'ing
it works, this week has been poor with the rain, but the last few have been good
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infact richy, you said We all have bad patches in the thread of mine ;)
i guess your having 1 now
chin up and it'll be Christmas soon ( no offence if you dont celebrate etc etc )
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ROUND FOR SALE ::) THATS IT. I'm leaving the country in the morning, but before i do, I'm gonna shoot over to Mclaren's house and do his windows..........NO i mean.......DO HIS WINDOWS ::) PROPER :o :o ;D
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ricky mate your an arse......sorry!!!.........not ............get a 9 / 5 now thats crap & boring
YOU JUST DONT KNOW WHAT BORING IS MATE >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
KIDS TODAY HES ONLY 23 ARRRHHH ???? go and work int pit where its dark that will suit you MR BORING
are you saying you never get fed up?
I guess i need a bit more metal stimulation and job satisfaction than you?! ;)
infact richy, you said We all have bad patches in the thread of mine ;)
i guess your having 1 now
chin up and it'll be Christmas soon ( no offence if you dont celebrate etc etc )
Yeah your right.
I dont celebrate it, but i am going on holiday soon. I should keep that in mind.
In fact, i could say every house i clean is a few holiday pints or it will go towards my scuba diving!
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does anybody else feel like this sometimes?
Sometimes i wish i did something else like building or electrics. I find work so boring,(and i already use a radio). I need to vary my work somehow i think. What do you guys do?
The grass is always greener on the other side , (until you get there and realise what a big mistake you've just made) ;D
Set yourself some goals to give yourself a challenge, or plan a vacation or take up a hobby, break your normal routine and have a day off for no other reason than the fact that you can do this being your own boss :)
Remind yourself you've got less perks working routine hours, being talked down to by a boss, watching time pass so slowly in a job you dislike because you are bored at the moment because you can't motivate yourself :(
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like v8edd said
Tha shudda bin wi' me darnt' pit when a wer a lad. 12 hour days, come art black bright, eyes full o' coil dust, streyt tot' ale-oyle, quick bevvy & uam for a wesh & bed. Then same agean next day!
Good old days ;D
tony
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Hey Richy - Leeksons...did'nt know you dived...come over the darkside http://www.rebreatherworld.com/ we have chocolate ;D ;D ;D
Dave.
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If its too Hot in the Kitchen, You know what to do.
All jobs have their drawbacks, even if your a Porn Star.
You have to have the right mentality for w/cleaning or you will struggle and your job satisfaction will be very low.
I have nearly left w/cleaning a few times since 1980, which is when I started.
Keep setting yourselves targets. Try to get some work in the country, diffrent villages etc its suprising how it can lift your spirits working in the countryside.
I love wfp, I crack on during the day and time just flys past. If your earning a good whack it certanily helps to keep you positive. But at the end of the day If you HATE cleaning windows change your job because its not worth doing something just for the money.
I like it because its a job I do well without the responsibilty that some trades would put on you. IE if your a plumber and a house Blew up after you installed a new Boiler then you are in the POO.
Concentrate on the positives.
Nel :P
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Funny thing is - i get job satisfaction after cleaning a dirty house with filthy frames and seeing it gleam. I find the job ok but struggle more with customers.
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I went to work today and i didnt mind it, i felt motivated all day! hopfully i keep in this way of thinking!
ive been concentrating on my jet washing lately, which i really do enjoy, and i seem to be getting somewhere. Ive got a few good leads for some contract work .... which is nice :)
Hey Richy - Leeksons...did'nt know you dived...come over the darkside http://www.rebreatherworld.com/ we have chocolate ;D ;D ;D
Dave.
hey dave,
I only do a bit of scuba when im on holiday. im not a hardcore scuba diver, but being as im going to the red sea it should be amaising there!
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I've heard it's awesome....enjoy ;D
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Hey Richy - Leeksons...did'nt know you dived...come over the darkside http://www.rebreatherworld.com/ we have chocolate ;D ;D ;D
Dave.
i used to dive
i have my PADI dive instructor card ;)
i donthave the time these days and its too cold in the UK, i did all my diving in oz
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Funny thing is - i get job satisfaction after cleaning a dirty house with filthy frames and seeing it gleam. I find the job ok but struggle more with customers.
why do you have a prob getting customers? how are you advertising etc, do you have signed van (or car with magnetic signs ? I have to also say do you have a website or I would not be me ;)
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DaveW whats you approach to gaining those elusive customers...
Matt...yeah got the Paid Another Doller In card (IDCS), but refuse to teach such a weak product....Now dive rebreathers...avoid scuba like the plague...Thailand will use scuba...but it's so nice there...who cares? Would love to dive in oz...
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DaveW whats you approach to gaining those elusive customers...
Matt...yeah got the Paid Another Doller In card (IDCS), but refuse to teach such a weak product....Now dive rebreathers...avoid scuba like the plague...Thailand will use scuba...but it's so nice there...who cares? Would love to dive in oz...
oz was great diving, i had was going to work in vanuatu, had the job sorted an all that, but i got home isck for the UK and came home
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ive just looked at the rebreathers stuff, interesting, can you stay under longer ?? ? ?
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Although i need more customers what i meant was - the jobs ok it's the customers that wind me up and get me down.
My approach to gaining work is i get reccommended (slow process), doorknocking (depressing but quicker) through my signwritten van (still slow). I haven't leafletted as such i simply pop a business card through any grubby houses if no-one is in. I've come to the obvious conclusion that building a business/round is not an overnight process unless you buy a round which is something i don't agree with. My van is definately becoming recognised in my town at the moment. Certainly other cleaners are spotting it very quickly, i get strange people waving and then i spot their ladders etc inside their cars. I've met and chatted to several of them and they all seem much the same. Interestingly several have only been going a couple of years.
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
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hi richy i think we all get fedup i do motohomes up and sell them in spear time get some good cash out of it and the chance to just up and away it works 4 me
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
You make it sound like we are second to a good job, when i fact this is a fantastic trade to be in, if you have the right mind set, any business owner needs to have this, I am a trained plumber and chef, do I do these ? the answer is no the reason why I earn more window cleaning, may not be the most glamerous of jobs but IMO is fantastic, yes some people later in life (and I aint knocking you) realise they work a 9 till 5 5 days a week get stress all the time then go into window cleaning. they are late starters are have seen others doing better than them without the hassle of someone telling you what to do.
Ian.
p.s a decent trade ???????? Please dont insult us window cleaners
pps sry that annoyed me the post you wrote
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
You make it sound like we are second to a good job, when i fact this is a fantastic trade to be in, if you have the right mind set, any business owner needs to have this, I am a trained plumber and chef, do I do these ? the answer is no the reason why I earn more window cleaning, may not be the most glamerous of jobs but IMO is fantastic, yes some people later in life (and I aint knocking you) realise they work a 9 till 5 5 days a week get stress all the time then go into window cleaning. they are late starters are have seen others doing better than them without the hassle of someone telling you what to do.
Ian.
p.s a decent trade ???????? Please dont insult us window cleaners
pps sry that annoyed me the post you wrote
i hate to break it to you, but window cleaning is not a trade
its a job, its a living, but its not a trade
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
You make it sound like we are second to a good job, when i fact this is a fantastic trade to be in, if you have the right mind set, any business owner needs to have this, I am a trained plumber and chef, do I do these ? the answer is no the reason why I earn more window cleaning, may not be the most glamerous of jobs but IMO is fantastic, yes some people later in life (and I aint knocking you) realise they work a 9 till 5 5 days a week get stress all the time then go into window cleaning. they are late starters are have seen others doing better than them without the hassle of someone telling you what to do.
Ian.
p.s a decent trade ???????? Please dont insult us window cleaners
pps sry that annoyed me the post you wrote
i hate to break it to you, but window cleaning is not a trade
its a job, its a living, but its not a trade
if you say so.......... There are alot of window cleaners in the UK, the thing that is different is there are professional window cleaners then there are the others, I am not here to argue with you but I think your totaly wrong. Window cleaning correctly is a skill, if i was wrong why do I pick up so much work ?
and before you go into one, please tell me know why plumbing is a trade, cooking is a trade yet window cleaning is not.....
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
You make it sound like we are second to a good job, when i fact this is a fantastic trade to be in, if you have the right mind set, any business owner needs to have this, I am a trained plumber and chef, do I do these ? the answer is no the reason why I earn more window cleaning, may not be the most glamerous of jobs but IMO is fantastic, yes some people later in life (and I aint knocking you) realise they work a 9 till 5 5 days a week get stress all the time then go into window cleaning. they are late starters are have seen others doing better than them without the hassle of someone telling you what to do.
Ian.
p.s a decent trade ???????? Please dont insult us window cleaners
pps sry that annoyed me the post you wrote
i hate to break it to you, but window cleaning is not a trade
its a job, its a living, but its not a trade
if you say so.......... There are alot of window cleaners in the UK, the thing that is different is there are professional window cleaners then there are the others, I am not here to argue with you but I think your totaly wrong. Window cleaning correctly is a skill, if i was wrong why do I pick up so much work ?
no offical training
any1 can get a bucket and cloth and clean a window ( thus a window cleaner )
it takes less than a week to learn how to sqeegee to a acceptable standard
being a professional window cleaner does not make it a trade
im not having a dig at window cleaning / cleaners, but its not a trade
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See you in Egypt Richy 8)
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and before you go into one, please tell me know why plumbing is a trade, cooking is a trade yet window cleaning is not.....
a official training body ( and dont point me towards ionics )
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and before you go into one, please tell me know why plumbing is a trade, cooking is a trade yet window cleaning is not.....
a official training body ( and dont point me towards ionics )
I wasnt going to at all.
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Window cleaning correctly is a skill, if i was wrong why do I pick up so much work ?
just because its got skill to it and you pick up work, doesnt make it a trade
im sure i could find some1 from east europe who charges 5 quid a house and picks up loads of work
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Window cleaning correctly is a skill, if i was wrong why do I pick up so much work ?
just because its got skill to it and you pick up work, doesnt make it a trade
im sure i could find some1 from east europe who charges 5 quid a house and picks up loads of work
ok answer me this, you need to find some in a trade that cleans windows what would you call them ?????????????????????????
we could always have the posh name: Vision enhancement technician
as this is what we do.
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No answer to that ??? :-\
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come on ian stop trying to make this out to be something it's not. IT'S NOT A TRADE
anyone can do it within reason. i can understand you being protective.
a plumber now that's a trade. if i was a trained plumer i know what id rather do.
but that's your choice and not my business.
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ok answer me this, you need to find some in a trade that cleans windows what would you call them ?????????????????????????
i will edit the post a little, to read as it should, no mention of trade
ok answer me this, you need to find someone that cleans windows what would you call them ?????????????????????????
Hmmmmmmmmm a window cleaner
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No answer to that ??? :-\
i had gone to feed the baby for a while, sorry about that ::)
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i mentioned 1 week to be able to sqeegee to a fairly decent standard, i only mentioned 1 week as thats what i feel it took me
Saying that, loads dont even do that anymore, they just use WFP
and i hate to say it, i let my 4 yr old clean downstairs with my lightweight setup, i showed her on the french doors and she said i can do that :) she did the whole of the conservatry and did a good job,
is she a tradesperson ?? ??
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I would have thought a trade was a job where you had to serve an apprenticeship.
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come on ian stop trying to make this out to be something it's not. IT'S NOT A TRADE
anyone can do it within reason. i can understand you being protective.
a plumber now that's a trade. if i was a trained plumer i know what id rather do.
but that's your choice and not my business.
Thats true, I had a choice and that was window cleaning, so may think I am mad, but I don't I like this trade.
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i mentioned 1 week to be able to sqeegee to a fairly decent standard, i only mentioned 1 week as thats what i feel it took me
Saying that, loads dont even do that anymore, they just use WFP
and i hate to say it, i let my 4 yr old clean downstairs with my lightweight setup, i showed her on the french doors and she said i can do that :) she did the whole of the conservatry and did a good job,
is she a tradesperson ?? ??
She could well be, and good on her bless ;)
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See you in Egypt Richy 8)
Your going too eh? Where to?
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Hey Ricky if your not happy cleaning windows then try something else, your only 23 after all!! If I was you I would learn a decent trade while you are still young, something that you can always fall back on if you need it, something like plumbing, electrics, carpentry, bricklaying ect. You can always go back to window cleaning if it dosn't work out, or is there something that you really enjoy doing? a hobby maybe that you could turn into your living, because thats the only real way to be truly happy with your work, and that is to do something that you love to do!!
Very few of us could really say that cleaning windows is what we really love to do, many like me love the freedom and lifestyle that we get from window cleaning, but not actually the job itself.
I know im only 23, but i'm married and have a mortgage, so starting a new job from basic pay isnt really an option. But i do like being the boss ... i guess im spoilt really, i went straight from school into window cleaning, so apart from weekend jobs when i was in school, i never really had to work for anyone else.
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I have a Trade which I left nearly 30 years ago.
I trained for three years on leaving school at colledge on day release and I have my City and Guilds and a Master Bakers Certificate on top of that.
It was a great job. I loved it. I had Four offers when I was leaving the trade to run Bakerys.
That job had its draw backs, Long hours, Early mornings, And very poorly paid. But you got a lot of job satisfaction.
Would I ever go back? Not on your Nelly.
I know which side my bread is buttered on. I will use my loaf and stay w/cleaning.
To earn the money you can at w/c without the stress or the responsibilty that other jobs entail is in my opinion without equal.
I just had a new Boiler fitted last month and talking to the plumbers who installed it I enquired what the going rate is for plumbers in this area. I was chuckling inside knowing I earn a lot more per hour. There job is not glamoures, quite the oppossite when you see them crawling under the floor boards getting all dirty. Not for me thanks.
Trade or No Trade w/cleaning Rules in my book. Freedom, Choice of lifestyle. After nearly 30 years of w/c it has been very good to me and my family.
My lads have tried it but it was not for them. The youngest did it for a year and a half. But hes far happier working in a Bank. My other son does a bit of w/cleaning now and again when hes resting between acting jobs.
Nel.
Nel
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Whats more boring?....cleaning windows or sitting in front of a PC clicking a stupid mouse all day long...
we're driving around, different places talking to different people and earnings loads of dosh. Great job as long as it is WFP of course
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Here Neil i know i bloke that`s a masterbaker,he`s a right W***** LOL. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I only do a bit of scuba when im on holiday. im not a hardcore scuba diver, but being as im going to the red sea it should be amaising there!
When you off there Ricky, I dive the Red Sea, came back from Taba about 8 weeks ago, planning next trip for end of Feb/March time.
Matt
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I only do a bit of scuba when im on holiday. im not a hardcore scuba diver, but being as im going to the red sea it should be amaising there!
When you off there Ricky, I dive the Red Sea, came back from Taba about 8 weeks ago, planning next trip for end of Feb/March time.
Matt
im going in 20 days!!
Its a cruise around the red sea so i get to see the sights too. Any where in scepcific you would recommend to dive? we're going to sharm, aqaba(jordan), Port Sokhna (For Cairo) and SafAga (For Luxor And Hurghada). Should be good. Ive never been t'Egypt before.
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richy what else have you done ???
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richy what else have you done ???
For work?
I worked in a sports shop on saturdays getting paid 15 for 8 hours work! :o
But i stopped doing that and started a little window cleaning round on saturdays(just bungalows). i worked out i could earn four times as much in a quarter of the amount of time!