Hello tony.
You would be my ideal window cleaner applying for a job, standards are everything to me. I say to whoever rings up, looking for work,
Have you done window cleaning before ??
If no, then am not interested
If yes, I always ask on a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your own work.
most say 8,9 or 10
, so if you are an 8,9,10 you know what your doing and good at it so there won't be any issues in the morning??
Some are honest and say 4,5,6 if that's the case then I will arrange to meet up in the afternoon as I no they won't be good enough, and can have a bit more time to explain what I expect for my customers.
So I say "ya can come out for the day and let me see ya work". Pretty much all that apply are of the standards described by them clowns, and bare in mind I start before 4 and no buses til after 5.
So we get to the first job and I say crack on mate and let's see ya work, ....... Am like, ...... Just put ya swag back in the bucket and go find ya self a bus stop.
It has nothing to do with anything other than personal standards, I see some so called windies and think how on earth do you keep your job,
I suppose for big firms as long as someone turns up and shows there face, they don't give a dump.
I have to compete with these companies and there crazy pricing, I suppose Alls ya can do is just laugh at them.
Them old guys from back in the day before my time are the best, I was speaking to an old windie the other day, he is 96, was out with his grand daughters and they were telling me he still goes up a ladder and cleans his own windows.......... I did the right thing and shook his hand, and told him to let the grand kids clean them now,
Wot a legend, even to be up and out enjoying life at that age