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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Sir Squeaky on February 13, 2010, 10:08:40 am

Title: Recession loss...
Post by: Sir Squeaky on February 13, 2010, 10:08:40 am
I lost my first job to the "recession" cutbacks yesterday.

It was only a £10 pub front and makes no difference to me at all, but I've done it every month for 13 years or so now and it's a shame to see it go.  :(
Apparently he needs to cut spending.

Anyone else lost any to cutbacks?


Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: elite mike on February 13, 2010, 10:12:52 am
sorry to here that rog

i would not like to run a pub these days, things must be pretty tight :(

and no i have not lost any yet due to  the recession
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: paul rulton on February 13, 2010, 10:17:40 am
if ya been doin it that long, u will prob get it bk when they sort things out.
good time 2 put a pay rise on it when they come bk ;)
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: matt on February 13, 2010, 11:32:08 am
the pub game is taking a right hammering

i know a few landlords and they are all saying the same thing, times are tough
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: Moderator David@stives on February 13, 2010, 11:35:27 am
Never had nothing but hassle from pubs, i tend to stay well clear.

Talking about reccession cutbacks, we are 70% up on this time last year, not bad in a reccession.
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: dai on February 13, 2010, 11:37:19 am
I have lost a few owing to customers losing their jobs, I lost one the other day, and the guy was an I.T. consultant, he said he would be in touch if his circumstances improved.
What can you do?
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: ftp on February 13, 2010, 11:43:31 am
I've lost one or two but in the main I'm snowed under. It's got so bad that customers are greeting me with "Hello stranger" or "Have you been ill?" Going to lose some later no doubt, but the work just keeps coming and coming.
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: Mr T on February 13, 2010, 11:49:43 am
Only on commercial work. Around £5k last year
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: glen parva on February 13, 2010, 12:04:33 pm
lost a few over the past year :(
but picked up 6 new ones from a post office advert  ;D
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: Londoner on February 13, 2010, 01:35:21 pm
I've lost a few and expect to lose more. Most of my customers are retired so I tend to lose more to the grim reaper than to the recession. Companies and shops are closing everywhere round here.
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: dazmond on February 13, 2010, 04:37:19 pm
i stopped drinking 3 years ago tosh and half the pubs round here have gone to the wall!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: birdymiller on February 13, 2010, 05:44:29 pm
Over the past 18 months lost around £600 a month due to people cutting back, works out at around £7000 a year. Good job i have picked up around £900 a month in new work
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: Mike #1 on February 13, 2010, 05:54:43 pm
over past 12 months i have lost £200 a month but i have picked far more and have not really noticed the loss
Title: Re: Recession loss...
Post by: ccmids on February 13, 2010, 06:43:05 pm
i lost one last year £12