Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 07, 2009, 08:37:33 pm
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hi mates
me wife said to me last nite she wants to join me cleaning windows will this be a good for the business i dont know of any female wcleaners i think it will be a good idea for customers probably like it any female with ideas online
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Theres a few female window cleaners on here and a few of the lads misses work with them, I go to work to get away from mine ;D but im sure it will work and be good on your business
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Theres a few female window cleaners on here and a few of the lads misses work with them, I go to work to get away from mine ;D but im sure it will work and be good on your business
Send the wife out while you stay at home with your feet up ;D
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cheers mate you should get a new en
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my wife worked with me for a while years ago while we were building the round up , and it seemed to work , no wages to pay to someone else , customers liked it !
however , do you want to spend that much time together ??
( not together anymore / nothing to do with work ! ) .
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nice one mate good idea
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cheers mate you should get a new en
But she gets the chance to miss me and I then get something special when I get home
I do love Mr Tumble its my favorite tv programme ;D
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shes got a grump on now she just seen replys
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Your lucky, my mrs cleaned 1 upstairs window then couldn't do any more said pole was too heavy (harris DIY).
"What a wimp" i said
She never touched a pole since
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who knows wat shes up to wen you are out
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who knows wat shes up to wen you are out
she doesnt know what im to when im out, I mean all them storys about what us window cleaners get upto while we are working arent a miff you know ;) ;)
Is your misses still reading if so it looks like she will be joining you just to keep a eye on you lol ;D
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let her,my missis come with me during the summer and she was great,infact she was the best employe i ever had,and ive had around 5 lads,all rubbish,if it doesnt work it doesnt work but you might be suprised
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Wor Lass has worked with me for the past 7 years! I keep encouraging her to get a proper job, but she knows she gets good terms and conditions with me, so I'm stuck with her.
They need proper toilets, moan a lot, refuse to do stuff they don't like, often think your wrong about most things, and lots of other stuff too.
Be careful you don't make a rod for your own back.
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just remember who's the boss you or the mrs ??? ;D
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I'm a female window cleaner and work with my hubby. I think the first thing to consider is, can you stand being together for 5 or 6 days a week, all day long? If yes, go for it.
I wasn't sure at first, how the female customers (90% who we deal with are female) would percieve me. I found that the customers aproach me just as much as my hubby.
Make sure she doesn't wear high heels, mini skirt and tons of make up though ;D
PS: I agree with Tosh, we need proper toilets and don't do stuff we don't want to do ;D
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I'm a female window cleaner and work with my hubby. I think the first thing to consider is, can you stand being together for 5 or 6 days a week, all day long? If yes, go for it.
I wasn't sure at first, how the female customers (90% who we deal with are female) would percieve me. I found that the customers aproach me just as much as my hubby.
Make sure she doesn't wear high heels, mini skirt and tons of make up though ;D
PS: I agree with Tosh, we need proper toilets and don't do stuff we don't want to do ;D
Have you seen what Tosh wears?
Gerry.
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I'm a female window cleaner and work with my hubby. I think the first thing to consider is, can you stand being together for 5 or 6 days a week, all day long? If yes, go for it.
I wasn't sure at first, how the female customers (90% who we deal with are female) would percieve me. I found that the customers aproach me just as much as my hubby.
Make sure she doesn't wear high heels, mini skirt and tons of make up though ;D
PS: I agree with Tosh, we need proper toilets and don't do stuff we don't want to do ;D
Have you seen what Tosh wears?
Gerry.
Yes and it must be cold in winter. ;D
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Just 2 things to remember. Rule No.1 Women are always right. 2 If in doubt,refer to rule No.1 ;)
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My Mrs comes to work with me most days and it works really well and i dont have to kiss her goodbye in the mornin! ;D
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Now im my own boss my mrs wakes up with a smile and a still recognise her
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Some mornings i wake up grumpy. Other mornings, i'll let her have a lay in ;D
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Now im my own boss my mrs wakes up with a smile and a still recognise her
I remember that ;D
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to be fair my missus was out today cleaning while i was doing other things-she loves it(we're wfp)ladders a no-no for her,give her the due i rely on amanda a lot the custies love her loads(woman and woman thing-can'y work it out but who cares she brings in more work than me )i think it works being together and working-just do what i've done buy her a van and you can both work-not together but alongside(the important word)your working together but at least you get peice and quiet sat in your van and you can do one house while she does the other-conclusion we both work and were not getting on each other's tits-..
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Some mornings i wake up grumpy. Other mornings, i'll let her have a lay in ;D
LMAO ;D ;D
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My wife has been working w/ me for a couple of years now and I wouldn't have it any other way! We enjoy the time together and the customers enjoy dealing w/ a husband and wife team. I treat her like my wife and not an employee so I take care of the heavy lifting and outsides while she does the insides and chats w/ the custys to get more referrals.
Best thing that ever happened to me or the business!
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my wife worked with me and moaned about being cold,it was only October,she moaned that much i sacked her on the spot and gave her the bus fare home ;D
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Hi
Enjoyed reading the forum - I'm the wife!
I'm a gardener by trade so heavy work and being cold are no problems. We've worked together on the gardens p/t for a year but we want to combine the windows and gardens so we can work areas. Also, I think it will help get over some peoples view that all window cleaners are potential house breakers - sexist sods think women can't break into houses.
We are primarily traditional at the moment. I'm working hard to pick up the skill but am still leaving some smears at the moment. I take the abuse he gives me like a man though!
He hasn't threatened to sack me - yet.
As for toilets, I never moan about that, we always make sure we're no more than 10 minutes from a McDonalds
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my wife worked with me and moaned about being cold,it was only October,she moaned that much i sacked her on the spot and gave her the bus fare home ;D
I admire your bravery Stan was yer tea on the table when you got home i certainly hope so
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stan teas in the dog ;D
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My wife has been working with me for about 11 years now. She is very good for the business as almost all customers prefer a couple to clean their windows aside from a few sexist guys who thinks it's mans work. I do those ones. Even on the bigger contracts it works well, nobody ever questions it.
From trading with other local companies there are a lot of married couples in businesses out there from Embroidering to Steel fabrications, so why not window cleaning.
The fastest window cleaner will always be a man (not a sexist comment), however plenty of women are faster than men and maybe the best window cleaner is in fact a woman.
Simon.
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I think its a great idea, and I agree with Gaby :) I go out with dale, my fella and I do his typing and leafletting so I feel I already know some of the customers. I do the fetching and carrying most of the time, but Id love to be more hands on really. Am even looking into window cleaning training courses, as Im between jobs at the mo. As for the pole being too heavy, its not that bad (Im trying to tone up a bit at the mo so I dont mind that!). However, I cant for the life of me lift the heavy water drums! Tell her to go for it, perhaps she could help you a couple days a week like I do, then you're not together 24/7.
I think its great, Ive always worked in offices 9-5 and so much healthier being outside, Im a real sunworshipper so thats a bonus!!! Good luck, Helen :) :)
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Dale eh? Oooooooh!
Helen and Dale........Helen and Dale......Helen and Dale :-*
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my wife worked with me and moaned about being cold,it was only October,she moaned that much i sacked her on the spot and gave her the bus fare home ;D
I admire your bravery Stan was yer tea on the table when you got home i certainly hope so
my tea was on the table as she felt guilty,instead of 2 working sat morn,i had to work all day,still never took her again ;D
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it obviously works well for some couples but no way would i have any one working with me.i learned a long time ago that friends and family and business DO NOT WORK IN THE LONG TERM.thats just for me.by the way ive never ever seen a woman ever cleaning windows in manchester.it must be a southern thing ;D ;D
regards dazmond
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seen a couple in Lancashire
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Dale here ;D. what helen said about leafletting,well, she is a bloody jinx i am sure ;D ;D.
Think i will have to try someone else for leafletting ;D ;D. Has for lift those heavy drums of water, they are only the 5 litre ones ;D ;D
So be warned Helen , you will have to pull your socks up and try harder and get your body more toned ;D ;D
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Tend to agree about families and business but there are exceptions. We've worked together 3 days a week for the last 15 months and we get on better than we did before! If you've had a bad day it's brilliant to bitch to someone who is a) interested and b) understands!
Down side of this of course is that we probably talk about work too much and are getting all middle aged and dull