[colley614]

My 2 year old sings " When I'm cleaning windows" 

[geefree]

I STILL GET EMBARRASSED
 when i see ex sales colleagues of mine and they say , so what are you doing now gary....

i know i should hold my head up as already my eanings are surpassing theres....

but i still feel there is a stigma attached to w/c.....

does anyone else feel the same... or am i being para.

 

[Lizzy]

I used to care.

I've gone from being a Sales & Marketing Manager to a cook.   

I'm way past caring now.  You'll get like that too.

I'm now totally the opposite.  I now tell people I'm just a cook and hated being a director and I dont usually tell people I'm self employed.   People assume things about you if you run your own business (like your a multimillionaire).  I like people thinking I am just a cook as I am then in control of how much they know.    Control = power.

[geefree]

so your not a w/c then lizzy 

[Lizzy]

Nope.   Used to run an Industrial Cleaning Business.    I joined this forum when I ran that business.   Hubby is considering starting on his own after Xmas, as a window cleaner.
My business had council contracts that were part time which were mega money an hour.  I HATED the work.  So jacked it in.
Lifes too short to put up with doing things we hate.

[geefree]

thats why i left sales... nice company car, suit.... and a load of crap that went with it........... people up their own asses, targets, percentages... works naff parties....

i love what i do now i really do.

Gary.

[AJ]

If everyone thinks your 'just a window cleaner' thats good for you, cos they won't be thinking of starting up, so, more work for the rest of us! Theres a lot of people that wouldn't mind earning a pound less than a window cleaner. (if only they knew)

[Lizzy]

i love what i do now i really do.

Gary.

And long may it stay like that Gary.

[geefree]

Thanks LIzzy,

Nice to see you have moved into the circles where you have found happines with your work too.

Gary.

[geefree]

Good Way to look at it AJ.

 

[Sir Squeaky]

thats why i left sales... nice company car, suit.... and a load of crap that went with it........... people up their own asses, targets, percentages... works naff parties....

That's the bit I miss though.
No workmates and works do's.

[Llaaww]

That's the bit I miss though.
No workmates and works do's.

you must be doing it wrong. the  trouble that i have is too many works do's. If i went to them all i would be ped for most of december

[Sir Squeaky]

  I work for myself.
Of course I haven't got work colleagues, or nights out.
How am I doing something wrong?

[geefree]

all your mates works do,s 

[geefree]

you a  ::)bit old now lizzy lol

[NWH]

I wouldn`t worry about old work collegues mate they couldn`t give a  about what your up to now or most of them anyway,things always look good when you look back you never remember the bad times or when you were earning a 1/3 of what your earning now.

[Llaaww]

ok. It is easy, you need to find some nice small companies to work for, and when dec comes around start dropping hints about the office party and hey presto up comes an invite.

[brett walker]

Ask any of our wives when we are taking our job too far they will tell you, you go to work all day and spend the rest of your time on the forum clean it up

Anyone elses wife moan? :

Brett

[geefree]

she thinks i am sad... i say ,, hey i have this new brush, its ace... or this system is brill... she looks at me as if ... your only cleaning windows  :

[Davew]

Could be when your up at 0515 and posting on this forum?