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Paddy Woods

Good Friday??
« on: March 06, 2013, 04:39:44 pm »
Planning my work and 1 particular round is due on Good Friday,do people mind you cleaning then or is it like a bank hol and a bit of a no no  ???

Smudgeoff Cleaning Services

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 04:57:26 pm »
Crack on... ;)
" To Get It All Off Call Smudgeoff"

gavinb

Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 05:08:51 pm »
Sod taking time off for bloody good friday the only time i wont work a friday is if its a pi55 up lol .

bobplum

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 05:20:06 pm »
you carry on working all bank holidays fella,dont have holidays full stop, dont listen to anyone........what flowers do you want sending to your early grave and when your children grow up and start talking about the great days they had and you say something like"i dont remember that" you will no why....oh and the guilt never goes away

WORK TO LIVE?.OR LIVE TO WORK?

good luck

DG Cleaning

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 05:20:42 pm »
Last time I did a bank holiday I got 4 new customers ;D

g.brookes

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 05:21:38 pm »
i agree with bob.  it can be very to have a break when youre self employed.  take every bank holiday you can get!

simonr

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 05:25:51 pm »
why worry about bank holidays???? as s/e surely you can have any day off you want as a holiday & work any you want as well

DG Cleaning

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 05:27:28 pm »
you carry on working all bank holidays fella,dont have holidays full stop, dont listen to anyone........what flowers do you want sending to your early grave and when your children grow up and start talking about the great days they had and you say something like"i dont remember that" you will no why....oh and the guilt never goes away

WORK TO LIVE?.OR LIVE TO WORK?

good luck

I worked around 200 days last year, yes some of them were bank holidays.
How many did you?

Joe Martin

Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 07:07:21 pm »
ITS BANK HOLIDAY MATE.....

bobplum

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 07:08:18 pm »
you carry on working all bank holidays fella,dont have holidays full stop, dont listen to anyone........what flowers do you want sending to your early grave and when your children grow up and start talking about the great days they had and you say something like"i dont remember that" you will no why....oh and the guilt never goes away

WORK TO LIVE?.OR LIVE TO WORK?

good luck

I worked around 200 days last year, yes some of them were bank holidays.
How many did you?


this may sound strange but i dont count them(WORKED DAYS),i take the week ends off,unless it had rained for a few days in the week then may work Saturday,i tend to use George to tell me how many jobs i have done for the year
i never work bank holidays
i do tend to work in rain,up to a point
one thing i have done is go from 4 weekly to monthly and i feel its more balanced out
i dont normally canvass as i have 350ish customers,so the turn over is fine for me......but i would canvass on Saturdays

to sum up i personally dont have a problem with working across the six days,if its needed but wont if i dont have too
and i never work the bank holidays
over the years i have like a lot people have worked all the hours under the sun,even xmas day as an emergency plumber for a company called Homeserve, i think i did 14 jobs that day.....its ok chasing the money,we all do but its a greater and more rewarding result to get the work life balance right because wont get the time back

sermon over ;D ;D

George P

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2013, 07:10:49 pm »
work bank holiday if you want to mate, its up to you and if you think youre customers will accept it and you want to or need to then go for it, unfortunatly for us we may even be working the saturday and sunday over easter (hoping not too, but if client wants it, then we go)

DG Cleaning

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2013, 07:22:05 pm »
Imo bank holidays are a bad time to be off its busy everywhere.
I haven't worked 5 days in a week for over 2 years my life is very much work to live.   ;D

George P

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2013, 07:28:33 pm »
Imo bank holidays are a bad time to be off its busy everywhere.
I haven't worked 5 days in a week for over 2 years my life is very much work to live.   ;D

good points if you can afford to take time then great, but if you need the dosh and want to work then go, or if clients request a visit that day or weekend then go,

Griffus

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2013, 07:33:25 pm »
Good Friday is best BH to work. Loads of people work it and have the Tuesday off anyway.

Paddy Woods

Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2013, 07:42:03 pm »
Good Friday is best BH to work. Loads of people work it and have the Tuesday off anyway.
Good Ian that's really what I wanted to hear,it only be till 2pm anyway....

George P .....a Sunday doing domestics is really a no no you should not hear a ladder on Sundays  :-\

George P

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2013, 07:45:59 pm »
George P .....a Sunday doing domestics is really a no no you should not hear a ladder on Sundays  :-\
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yes your right about that, maybe i should have said if we work sundays its commercial only

DG Cleaning

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2013, 07:46:50 pm »
I've done all the long hours I once did nearly 9 months of 12 hours back when I was a miner.
Then I moved to Australia and earnt about half the amount I did previously but I was happier.
I promised myself id never get back into working like that

dotty

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2013, 08:14:29 pm »
people fourt for bank holidays and think its the only day in the year people should not work  is good friday  you should have some respect
p doherty

George P

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2013, 08:20:20 pm »
people fourt for bank holidays and think its the only day in the year people should not work  is good friday  you should have some respect

that may be true, but we live in a 24/7 world, the shops/petrol stations/ amusement parks / pubs / restaurants are still open, buses and taxis will run, i think no one should work these days if they dont want to, but i bet most if not all of us on here will at some point over the bank holiday will use one of these services,

added  - and window cleaners will clean :D

Richard60

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Re: Good Friday??
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2013, 08:21:41 pm »
when i worked down the pit .(here we go again  ;Di )i worked every weekend .get more money better life for family .what a prat i was. i missed out so much time with the children .remember they are not young long .when they get to 14 yrs old then work every weekend n bank holidays  ;D ;D