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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Sunshine/Cleaning on April 29, 2009, 09:17:15 am

Title: How long a shiner?
Post by: Sunshine/Cleaning on April 29, 2009, 09:17:15 am

Just wondering what the ratio of newer shiners is on this forum, what with the resession encouraging more to take up the job.

I started in 1991 in the wake of the last resession.

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: andyatkinson on April 29, 2009, 09:29:16 am

7 years, thought id have a rock solid six pack after all this physical work year in year out, nope :'(

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: cozy on April 29, 2009, 10:12:52 am

Someone said on here "Been going for 20 years, started with nothing and still have most of it left" I think I know what he meant ;D

20 years this month, with a couple of years break to go truck driving. Don't miss that and love this game :)

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: m b shaw on April 29, 2009, 01:48:16 pm

well over 20 yrs now.Told my last boss to stick it i ll go somewhere else,did nt realise how poorly paid jobs were outside my proffesion.But i said to my brother i won t go on the dole i ll clean windows first and he said you ll be surprised what you can earn doing that and hear we are. cheers mick

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: poleman on April 29, 2009, 02:09:20 pm

21 years boy to man and still love being a shiner  8) (started march 1988)

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: trevor povey on April 29, 2009, 05:56:54 pm

17 long  years of scraping poop off folks windows ;)

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: martinsadie on April 29, 2009, 06:25:40 pm

since 1976

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 29, 2009, 06:35:36 pm

P/T since 1996; full time (well 3/4 days  ;D) 2001 wfp started in 2005 wfp only (virtually) 2006

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: pjulk on April 29, 2009, 06:40:41 pm

first started in 1987 so 22 years

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: sparklebright on April 29, 2009, 06:53:10 pm

Here's a CV to make you laugh

1988 Homebase P/T volunteer building work (hod carrying, cement mixing etc)
1988 Insurance brokers
1989-1992 Solicitors clerk, Legal Debt collecting
1992-1994 Various dead end shop jobs including flogging stereos, paint, jewelery and Homebase again
1994-1999 Ventilation sales
1999-2000 Ventilation estimating
2000-2001 Ventilation sales again
2001-2002 Sales rep, Nuaire
2002-2003 Area sales rep Hotchkiss
2003-2009 Window cleaner
Wish I had cut out all the previous stuff

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on April 29, 2009, 09:49:00 pm

This is the end of my fourth week. Am really loving it and earnt enough to cover bills in my very first month.

Have put alot of hard work in cleaning in the day, knocking in the evening and paperwork at night. Working weekends and bank holidays too

I wouldnt swop it for anything  ;D

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: johns window kleen on April 30, 2009, 04:11:07 pm

Quote from: JP Bradley on April 29, 2009, 09:49:00 pm

This is the end of my fourth week. Am really loving it and earnt enough to cover bills in my very first month.

Have put alot of hard work in cleaning in the day, knocking in the evening and paperwork at night. Working weekends and bank holidays too

I wouldnt swop it for anything ;D

Give it a year or two, and a couple of cold winters then see if you would swap it.
 ;)

Title: Re: How long a shiner?
Post by: firefly123 on April 30, 2009, 04:57:49 pm

20 years love it work for who you like