[steve a]

The George Formby song, if i had a pound every time i heard someone whistle the tune, I would never have to work again.

Darren

Just take it on the chin mate

I even have the george Formby song as my ringtone and it don't bother me what people think of my profession.

You know as well as I do that you would not be happy doing the jobs that some of your customers do and you can have the last laugh when your walking away from the person that thinks your just a window cleaner and thinking to yourself. you earn less than £10 per hour probably a lot less, you will probably be made redundant within a year, you have to watch your finances as you are on a fixed wage and tied to work from 9-5, you have to ask for permission to take a holiday and probably to go to the bog as well. You have to do as you are told and not answer back. I could go on, so who's the dogsbody.

Not us. We are window cleaners. I work from 6-2 out of choice and in summer finishing at 2 is heaven as there is about 8 hours of daylight left, to go fishing, spend with the family, do what I want and if I want a day off I take it. Never forgetting though, that I am running a business and the business still needs to service customers to be viable, so its not all rose coloured glasses, but it sure is better than most jobs.

[peter holley]

in a nutshell....it's the time off or choice of hours that makes our job great... if we need extra then work more ...if we don't need to  then work less... if we want to work more ..then we can
so we are in controll....the rewards are really good if we put in that little bit extra..
being in controll is far better than being controlled.......!!!!!

[steve a]

in a nutshell....it's the time off or choice of hours that makes our job great... if we need extra then work more ...if we don't need to  then work less... if we want to work more ..then we can
so we are in controll....the rewards are really good if we put in that little bit extra..
being in controll is far better than being controlled.......!!!!!

Just what I meant to say.

I love my job!.

[suds window service]

final year end pay slip 27k contentment in job nil not seeing kids in the mornings or weekends its not right...friends may think iam mad putting all i have on the line but the truth is if i carried on working for the 4th biggest retailer(the food specialist) i would have lost the lot any way ....i am proud of the work ive put in over the last 6 months so lets have no more of this ...ur all rolling in it anyway...i hope

[john morris]

im very proud that i am a window cleaner, have been running my business just over 18 years.

Love it, cant think of a job id rather do,

love the fact of the money coming in, not much but enough to get by   

[suds window service]

suerly some things in life are richer than material things one of the first things that hit home to me on this forum was the only success in life was being able to live your life the way you want to live it matt i think . hit home with me even if he is a blues fan...good luck in the next round...just wish we had turned up!

[peter holley]

final year end pay slip 27k contentment in job nil not seeing kids in the mornings or weekends its not right...friends may think iam mad putting all i have on the line but the truth is if i carried on working for the 4th biggest retailer(the food specialist) i would have lost the lot any way ....i am proud of the work ive put in over the last 6 months so lets have no more of this ...ur all rolling in it anyway...i hope

you will exeeed that amount ...with much less hours... i mean the £27

[vision tech]

I love being a w/c , except when a custie says ,while you are here with your ladders could you change the bulb in our security light as we cant get up there or would you put that downpipe back up as it has come away from the gutter ,and you oblige them and then they pay you for the windows say thanks and close the door.I hate that.

bertie

[Londoner]

The great thing about this business is the degree of control you can exert over your  work. You can choose your hours and which customers you do.

Compared to most small businesses who are completely the opposite its fantastic.

[Gary Oldman]

except when a custie says ,while you are here with your ladders could you change the bulb in our security light as we cant get up there or would you put that downpipe back up as it has come away from the gutter ,and you oblige them and then they pay you for the windows say thanks and close the door.I hate that.

bertie

What more do you want? Money?

[Londoner]

Sexual favours?  No thank you, have you seen most of my customers?

[windowcleaninginessex.co.uk]

What i love about my job is being able to take time off when i want, times like the christmas school plays and i get to see my kids perform.. Also knowing most of the other dads are only there because they have no job.
Great isn,t it

Darren

[geefree]

Thanks for all your replies,

Good mixture, its easy fall into the mode of letting it get to us what other people think,

sometimes i am embarrassed, like if i have not seen someone in a while and they ask me what i do these days,... other times i am pleased with what i do.

Hopefully one day, i can look back and feel really proud that i have a business where i am envied.... like some of you guys on here, whom i admire and respect.

Thanks.

Gary.

[Pole2pole]

People that matter, don't mind.
And people that mind, dont matter.
I don't give a monkeys what people think of my job. And to be honest, i don't think many, if any really think about me and what i do with too much depth. What i do know is that all but one of my closest friends have all had to move out of my area because they can't handle, financially what it takes to buy property in my area. They've had to move out 50......150......300 miles out,away from their mates and family just to get a "foot on the ladder" Knowing that i didn't have to do that makes me bloody proud that i didn't have to up and leave all i know and luv. Had i not got into this game, i probably would have joined them, to be honest. I owe so much to this "frowned upon" way of life 

[Ian Lancaster]

A few years ago I had a big round in a small Kentish sea-side town.  Everywhere I went people would smile and say hallo - it use to take me ages to do any shopping in the local Tesco's because everyone wanted to stop and pass the time of day.

Wonderful feeling

Proud? I suppose so.

Embarrassed? Never.

It just felt so good knowing I was a popular respected member of the community.

Cheers,

Ian

[Grafters Cleaning Services]

i'm proud of where i am today, when i think i first started with 6 houses and it was only meant to be a temporary thing

embarassed? NEVER

[d s windowcleaning]

my 12 year old son was proud today that he was out working with his dad he loves it and when he gets older he wants to take over from me 

[windowwashers]

my 12 year old son was proud today that he was out working with his dad he loves it and when he gets older he wants to take over from me 

, I bet you was proud  I also have a 12 year old boy that wants to do the same. 

Ian

[d s windowcleaning]

my 12 year old son was proud today that he was out working with his dad he loves it and when he gets older he wants to take over from me 

, I bet you was proud I also have a 12 year old boy that wants to do the same.

Ian

yes i was ian he never said he was board once and he loved it when i paid him it brought a huge smile to his face that he could buy a new game for his ds 

[windowwashers]

my 12 year old son was proud today that he was out working with his dad he loves it and when he gets older he wants to take over from me 

, I bet you was proud I also have a 12 year old boy that wants to do the same.

Ian

yes i was ian he never said he was board once and he loved it when i paid him it brought a huge smile to his face that he could buy a new game for his ds 

you made him work allday for £30, give him my number please 

jokes aside I would love my son to work with me,