[davetherave]

i've been cleaning windows now for about a year and a half and i'm bored to tears with it.

Does anyone else feel the same?

Everyday is just this constant battle against the boredom and loneliness. (i work alone)

[sgibsoncleaning]

i work alone and have done for ages now. i must admit i have an mp3 player with loads of audio books on it. this gets me through the boring stuff.

[clean]

i`ve been at it for 20 years now,i work on my own i use to work with my  brother on and off but always prefer it on my own, 

[jdemarco]

i've been cleaning windows now for about a year and a half and i'm bored to tears with it.

Does anyone else feel the same?

Everyday is just this constant battle against the boredom and loneliness. (i work alone)

You thinking of selling up?!!

[Village Gleam]

Nice one JD, cheer the poor bugger up.

[Dean Aspects]

Motivation is the biggest problem in this job imo
Try setting new targets i.e hourly rate minimum price or many other things
Without targets it is easy to get disillusioned with this job but can you earn the same in a 9 to 5 employed job or would you prefer the freedom of working for yourself only you can answer that
maybe you should give us more details as to why the job is boring you then members can give advise and help you through this

Dean

[Davew]

Davetherave I thought you were the windowcleaning coach and pressure washer. I thought you had all the answers.

[matt]

i was at that point for a fair few months this year

a few things that helped me

1. Get a MP3 player, a cheapo does just fine

2. I thought of something i could do on my rainy days and days i felt like a change, these plans are about to be started

3. book a holiday

[tacky]

keep ur chin up .n think of them guys in factories .etc 99% of those would like to b in ur shoes . i v been their . im so glad i got out .listen to the lads on here .theyll soon cheer u up

[supernova77]

2. I thought of something i could do on my rainy days and days i felt like a change, these plans are about to be started

What are your plans for those rainy days then Matt?

Andy

[davetherave]

yeah cheers guys, i am definately better off than when i was in the factory but i do miss the banter i used to have in there.

yeah lol davew unfortunately even the window cleaning coach gets fed up with it all. I think i do actually state on there somewhere that i hate being a window cleaner.

nah jdemarco im not thinking of selling up coz i haven't got anything to fall back on at the minute. maybe in the future i'll sell up tho, i don't want to be cleaning windows for the rest of my life.

[d s windowcleaning]

stick with it mate , i cant wait to get back out there . just had neck surgery to put 3 disc back in place . cleaning windows gets us all down at some stage but stick with it . whats better than being your own boss  

[windowwashers]

i've been cleaning windows now for about a year and a half and i'm bored to tears with it.

Does anyone else feel the same?

Everyday is just this constant battle against the boredom and loneliness. (i work alone)

are you trad or wfp? if your trad get a water fedpole new toy great fun, if your wfp set something in your mind you want to pay, then work for it, i find this helps, also mp3 is good 

[davetherave]

yeah i am trad and having been thinking of going wfp but have just laid out a load of dosh for pressure washing gear.

[NWH]

I didn`t know you was trad i know where your coming from now,your only hope is to go waterfed.If i had stayed trad i would have felt the same,after you`ve gone WFP you`ll laugh at yourself the way you used to clean window`s.

[davetherave]

yeah i'll definately have to look at going wfp in the future, i reckon its the way forward but it will have to wait for a while because of the newly purchased van and pressure washing stuff.

the thing is i think the loneliness is the worst thing with being a window cleaner rather than how knackering it is.

[Pole2pole]

get a roberts radio mate........hours and hours of chat,music,chat and more music...mp3s are great but hearing the same tunes over and over drives ya mad.......portable radio that hangs from my neck.£29.99.......absolutely priceless It's like having a friend workin with ya who never stresses ya out

[macmac]

get a roberts radio mate........hours and hours of chat,music,chat and more music...mp3s are great but hearing the same tunes over and over drives ya mad.......portable radio that hangs from my neck.£29.99.......absolutely priceless It's like having a friend workin with ya who never stresses ya out

Where do you get one from dino? sounds good.

tony

[jouk45]

dave, i noticed your boxing avatar, why don't you box your way out of window cleaning, and become the next champ, am sure we guys will back you up,   

[Pole2pole]

just about any radio,fan,electrical shop mac....you know the ones............christmas lights etc etc....or go to roberts website.........worth there weight in gold.............crackin sound too for such a small speaker.Or you can attacth headphones if ya want..........if ya really need help finding one,let me know.....i'll locate a website for ya