[tonyoliver]

DO YOU THINK AS AN INDUSTRY WE SUFFER FROM A LOW SOCIAL STATUS ?

any storys

ever been ignored ,abused , or have people been just plain  rude because you are a window cleaner ?

[Sir Squeaky]

Yeah all the time.

We're "only window cleaners" and that'll never change.

[Jason Atwell]

Dont really care what people think, i know i am happy doing what i do, so sod them, wouldnt swap this job for any that iv done in the past or any that any of my mates do!

There are so many advantages and so much potential in this job that joe public dont realise, buts thats good, as it stops every tom dick and harry starting up!

[Spursboy1972]

JUst tell them you are a Vision Technician.... That gets their attention. lol

[Alex Wingrove]

or glass maintenance engineer

but then again only do that if your sad and ashamed to be earning £200+ for almost a no brainier

its only the money that i keep doing this, if it was paid like any other job wouldnt bother

[Jason Atwell]

What other jobs you done alex? And what would you be doing if not W/C

[Franky2020]

To be honest I have been window cleaning for 2 yrs now and I havent really had anyone belittle the work I do and most of the time its to the contary where the customers are delighted to have someone reliable and trustworthy.

[dai]

Fred Housego was only a taxi driver. Untill he won master mind. DAi

[Alex Wingrove]

painter and decorating with my dad on and off over 5 years with my dad, while window cleaning,

it wasn't bad, can earn better than w/c if you get the right work, but there is just something about it i dont like

was a cleaner in a school when i was at college, and then did that after working w/c during the day w/c from 8 - 3.45 then 3.45-6.45 cleaning the school

i havnt done alot of jobs but, i get to meet new people, talk with clients see some lovely views, work outside, get fit, be my own boss, live a relatively nice life, and for not for a tremendous amount of work.

i don't know what self employed work you can do for such little outlay and reap such huge benefits

[jeff1]

I was once given a good piece of advice?

I was sat in a pub one day,having a drink and  talking to Benny from crossroads (TV soap opera) for you young members.  He played the thick guy.

I asked him, as a joke what its like to be thick :

He asked me how much I was earning and I think it was around £12 a week he looked at me and laughed and said 'well I'm on £200 a week, 'so it pays to be think dunit'

So if people look down at you, just smile to yourself and think of  the above piece of advice, IT PAYS TO BE THICK  (even though your not.)

[NWH]

Never look down on somebody unless your helping them up.

[davey c]

Personally i couldnt care less what other people think.
Im happy doing what I do so as far as Im concerned thats all that matters.
At the end of the day its them thats doing a mundane job for someone else, while we have the freedom to come and go as we please (within limits) :

[ronaldo]

I like to be low status and earning roughly £30 an hour when i,m at work, dont think i could earn that if i was cutting grass- litter picking or carrying bricks for somebody on a building site 

[NWH]

These days you would be lucky to be earning that if you were laying them,the influx of foreigners has killed the building trade.

[Mr.G]

Yeah, I notice it all the time, like when you meet new people and the subject of jobs comes up. The patronising comments, people "tactfully" changing the subject, or asking if it's a fill-in thing between real jobs, all sorts!

[KJG]

A few old girlfriend's mothers have been very snotty with me on the first meeting. Always remember one silly old b|tch who just sniffed and walked off when this bird told what I did

Personally, I blame Stan Ogden from Coronation Street for ruining our image

These days, I just lie and say I'm unemployed or an ex-con

[rosskesava]

Am I alone in that I couldn't careless what people think of the job I do?

To me if they put any store by the job I do then don't talk to me.

I'm happy doing what I do and most of my customers are happy that I do the job that I do. I meet some great people and most are really nice to know. I do ok and have the freedom to do the job as I want to.

How many people can say that?

If some see my job as low social status then so what? If their toilet got blocked up the person they'd be most happy to see is someone to unblock it. Status is like a blocked toilet, the sh*t smells no matter who dumps it.

[chris@c.m.s]

I think it gets to you more when someone has wound you up before, I had a job that I'd been cleaning for 6 months who had before the last clean added a hook and eye to the already bolted gate that I had permission to gain access to. After there last clean I had an irate phone call claiming that I had invaded there privicy by gaining access and that when she pulled me off the street there was no such aggreement, Nothing of cause to do with the fact that she now owed me for 3 cleans despite cheque requests, But pulled me off the street ? for a 2 bed semi the snot nosed cow who still hasnt paid will do eventually.     

[chris@c.m.s]

If some see my job as low social status then so what? If their toilet got blocked up the person they'd be most happy to see is someone to unblock it. Status is like a blocked toilet, the sh*t smells no matter who dumps it.

One of the reasons I bowed out of Plumbing. 

[Paul Coleman]

Inevitably at a party or similar the subject gets to what you do for a living quite quickly.  So I tell them.  Then comes the line.  "Oh.  That's alright" (because they're really thinking that it isn't).  I just say "Yes.  I know".