WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BEING A WINDOW CLEANER?

« **on:** October 27, 2006, 04:14:30 pm »

THIS HAS PROBABLY BEEN DONE BEFORE, BUT WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING A WINDOW CLEANER?

JUST WONDERING AS I PERSONALLY STARTED W/C P/T AT FIRST WHILST PAINTING AND DECORATING. I WAS PAINTING THE OLD METAL FRAMES THEN SCRAPING ANY SPLASHES OF PAINT OFF THE WINDOWS WHEN PEOPLE ASKED IF WHILE I WAS THERE IF I COULD CLEAN THEIR WINDOWS!

I THEN SOLD BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR A YEAR, THEN DECIDED TO BE MY OWN BOSS AND RESTART WINDOW CLEANING!

HOW ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE?

« **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2006, 04:32:59 pm »

Window cleaning is my first job and will be my only job.

Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd

« **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2006, 04:47:39 pm »

postman for 11 years hated it window cleaner now for 4 years

« **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2006, 06:19:36 pm »

General Manager for an office supplies retailer, oh god how bad where them times!!!!!

« **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2006, 07:13:41 pm »

Builder, Had my own buisness building houses,

« **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2006, 07:36:12 pm »

Financial Adviser for 18 years which was fine for 16 of them but the last few were not fun at all. Fortunatley got made redundant with a good package and started window cleaning business 14 months ago and really enjoy it. Not much paperwork and little hassle.

« **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2006, 07:53:01 pm »

Worked for a bank for years and years before they finally sussed that I was crap and slung me out (joking!)....got laid off.

« **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:24:13 pm »

Agency work in factories for a fiver an hour.
Been wc just 2 years now.
Can remember how chuffed i was when i'd got a bit quicker with the squeegee and started earning a tenner an hour.

Home for tea and sleep well at night.

« **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:30:06 pm »

8 years Police.
That should make you behave

« **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:41:28 pm »

Various sales related stuff, office equipment mainly and a bit of Private health Insurance sales. Was financial director of a small computer business along with three others. Then when we fired the sales director for ~~having his hand in the till~~ financial irregularities

I got lumbered with his job too!

Sold out my shares in 1996, window-cleaned part time and sold ink cartridges and toners for printers part-time too. Window cleaning grew so I sold the consumables business and w/c is all I've done since 2001.

« **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2006, 11:08:41 pm »

20 years ago I was 25, single and shoveling Pig S**t on an intensive Piggery. Steady money, regular hours, bonuses and a cracking Christmas party!!!
One day I fell out with the maneger, not for the first time, all he would say is"If you don't like it you can leave"....this time I did.

At first I was only window cleaningto support my small business of rabbit breeding for meat but when I met Tracy, my wife, we decided we didn't want to be tied to animals 24/7 so I sold up the rabbits and went full time windows.
Looked back many a time!!! but wouldn't turn back!!

David

« **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2006, 12:16:23 am »

I've dabbled in loads of jobs, but the one I stuck at longest was engineering, 12 years stuck indoors. never again!

« **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2006, 12:16:54 am »

Qualified Baker and Confectioner.

Follwed by being a lorry Driver.

Then into van sales before a short career in Selling.

Its a long long time ago. I think I was born with a scrim in my hand , I have been at it that long.

Nel.

« **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2006, 12:44:30 am »

Worked in a powder coating factory for 6 years then window cleaner for 4 years.

« **Reply #14 on:** October 28, 2006, 01:12:07 am »

I worked in IT for 10 years.

I have now been working as a window cleaner for almost a year!

Would never work in an office again... Unless its cleaning their inside windows of course

Andy

« **Reply #15 on:** October 28, 2006, 01:34:02 am »

Seeing as i started this topic, thought id add , this makes interesting reading!

I remember reading somewhere that an accountant gave up his business to become a window cleaner! WHY?

Probably he saw what some wcs were earning? Maybe he liked the look of being able to manage his time better? Maybe Just because we do have a great job and it is pleasing whether for the money, the freedom, or other reasons??!!

Anyway it seems we all come from different backgrounds and more than likely diff education. Maybe when everybody has finished their input i could start a new topic as to educational background ? ?

Nobody here an ex fireman? as i know of a few locally to me?

« **Reply #16 on:** October 28, 2006, 02:00:11 am »

Chairman of British Steel.

The wages weren't good enough though...

« **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:09:10 am »

Builder

« **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:42:52 am »

i had my own bakery then at 40 years old decided to get a life so here i am best move i ever made

« **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2006, 12:42:43 pm »

apprentice electrician
technician
project manager
tele sales
sales manager
sales and marketing manager
commercial manager
business manager
regional director
facilitator
freelance trainer

then wanted to spend more time at home, so gave up the corporate life and
debt collector
office cleaner
window cleaner - ladders
window cleaner - wfp

so like the rest of you I am an entrepreneur

Mr. S

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