[Dean Aspects]

With all this bad weather i am upto 3 weeks behind with some of my work even this morning only got a hour done before the heavens opened

Been doing this job for years and have always had targets to help with motivation but at the moment they dont seem to be working feeling lethargic and dont care wether i get the work done or not dont care if i lose work

Think i might sell up and start another round in a new area or even do another job altogether

What do you all use for motivation as i am suffering here 
The usual holiday/new vehicle etc targets are not working

[dazmond]

weather gets us all abit frustrated especially the last few weeks.ever thought of selling a bit of ur round off and trimming it a bit?.sometimes its better for ur piece of mind rather than struggling on with it!xmas tips and xmas usually gets me motivated.it varies fromm day to day.today im sorting flat and present wrapping,collecting later then food shopping.then ready for the weeks onslaught!most custys under stand that we re late getting round in winter though 2 wks late is usually the latest i am!i work in the rain sometimes though.

[dazmond]

also i work on saturdays most weekends in winter even if its only 3-4 hours!

[jouk45]

i know how you feel dean, am lucky to have a night shift security job where i am allowed to sleep, so i can still do my w/c during the day, and still earn good steady wages, i pre warn all my custies when winter comes in, i could be a week behind, and they where all understanding, and the weather this week is all bad 

[david watts]

im getting a kicking at the mo; 1 custys cancelled says i dont go often wanted them doing
  evry 3 mths.
  one never seen me payed by post all the time 1st time she sees i clean them wfp bye bye
  must be a dec thing worst one ive had in this job my 10 th year as well
  it just goes like that some times its on fire next mo evrythings turning to crap.

[trevor povey]

With all this bad weather i am upto 3 weeks behind with some of my work even this morning only got a hour done before the heavens opened

Been doing this job for years and have always had targets to help with motivation but at the moment they dont seem to be working feeling lethargic and dont care wether i get the work done or not dont care if i lose work

Think i might sell up and start another round in a new area or even do another job altogether

What do you all use for motivation as i am suffering here 
The usual holiday/new vehicle etc targets are not working

get a lad in on a part time basis to help you catch back up...ps I wouldn,t worry too much about yr punctuality, were all probably a couple of weeks behind at the moment, its just the nature of the beast

[jonnyald]

i know how you feel dean, am lucky to have a night shift security job where i am allowed to sleep, so i can still do my w/c during the day, and still earn good steady wages, i pre warn all my custies when winter comes in, i could be a week behind, and they where all understanding, and the weather this week is all bad 

 

chubb? i used to work nights for them, but you had to wake up on the hour every hour,to ring in ,prove you were still alive . at least windows doesnt drive u mad , i always remember a security guy who paced up and down a small corridor for his whole night shift,sweating like a horse , sad really

[groundhog]

Hi Dean, I know how you feel mate.. this is at the end of the day a very repetitive and dull job, you are bound to get fed up with it from time to time! I am seriously thinking of selling off part of my round, and just keeping the cream of my work. And then using the money to set up a couple of other small businesses which are totally unrelated to cleaning, so that I am not spending all day everyday cleaning windows and slowly going brain dead!!! 

[Andy@w.c.s]

got my ipod on all day that seems to keep me going
and i am trying to learn greek for when i retire

but its hard these days to keep it togeather

touch wood we are not behind at all yet

[dazmond]

i also find listening to music helps me work some days when theres not a soul around and its wet!ive got a little mp3 player with 400 songs on playing at random.never had a" not today" while singing on the job!!

[Dean Aspects]

Hi Dean, I know how you feel mate.. this is at the end of the day a very repetitive and dull job, you are bound to get fed up with it from time to time! I am seriously thinking of selling off part of my round, and just keeping the cream of my work. And then using the money to set up a couple of other small businesses which are totally unrelated to cleaning, so that I am not spending all day everyday cleaning windows and slowly going brain dead!!! 

I have been thinking of setting up another business not w/c related because of the dull monotony i think selling off part of my round is the best idea someone has actually already  offered to buy some of it so i might just take him up on the offer

And thanks for the comments guys they have been helpful i felt a bit stupid putting this thread on here but you took it serious and have helped

[johnny_h]

i've too had enough of this weather really down at the moment the whole years has been rubbish snow at the beginning not the sunniest of summers and now this rain glad i re trained this year and have branched out into office cleaning

[Sean Dyer]

I think only you can answer whether you should give up altogether as only you jnow if you can afford to financially etc

but i do think this time of year does make people lose motivation a bit, my brother in law has always been a really good cleaner, very consistent and hard working and hes fed up

ive been struglling too, been finishing early alot.. but it passes, just got to keep going and you will plough through it ready for spring, aim to get a certain figure for xmas then take a bit of time out and ready for new year, if you want to stay in windows that is

[Tosh]

I've suffered with motivation problems for years, but in no order of priority, here's a list of things that have honestly improved my motivation, which has been on an all time high for a good few months now:

1.   Stopping drinking.  I drank far far too much and hangovers aren't conducive to a good days work; I'd take days off or finish work for the flimsiest of reasons; so I just don't drink anymore.

2.   Getting organised.  When I finish cleaning windows, I don't finish work; I prepare everything for the next days work so I have very little to do when I get up.

3.   Sleep!  I'm always in bed before midnight.

4.   Meditation.  Believe it or not this helps.  If I'm working by myself and start feeling tired, normally around 2.00 pm, I'll find somewhere quiet and meditate for 10 to 15 minutes.  When finished I feel really refreshed and ready to go again.

5.   Fitness.  I don't go overboard, but I'll run two-or-three times a week; just a few miles.

6.   Make more money.  When I was constantly skint due to lack of motivation, I wasn't motivated to go out and earn (strange though that may seem).  But now I'm making a good wadge, I just want to get out and add to it.

Anyway, that's an honest appraisal of what keeps me motivated, and as I type, I'm really looking forward to getting my fat ass out of the door tomorrow morning and earning some more.

This is really the best job in the world (apart from being a porn star and some other daft stuff).

[Tosh]

bet thats a funny site ..customer comes home looks out her back window see tosh  sitting meditating like little budda...

Well I don't do it on their back patio do I?  That would be daft.  I naff off in my car to somewhere quiet; its fairly rural round here, so that's not difficult.

[groundhog]

This is really the best job in the world.

No its not!! The best job in the world is... doing something that you love to do, and that you are passionate about!! Unfortunately I don't love cleaning windows, and I'm certainly not passionate about it!!!  

[groundhog]

Hi Dean, I know how you feel mate.. this is at the end of the day a very repetitive and dull job, you are bound to get fed up with it from time to time! I am seriously thinking of selling off part of my round, and just keeping the cream of my work. And then using the money to set up a couple of other small businesses which are totally unrelated to cleaning, so that I am not spending all day everyday cleaning windows and slowly going brain dead!!! 

I have been thinking of setting up another business not w/c related because of the dull monotony i think selling off part of my round is the best idea someone has actually already  offered to buy some of it so i might just take him up on the offer

Good luck with that Dean, keep us informed.. I would be very interested to know how your other non wc business ideas workout. I'll let you know about mine when I test the water with them early next year!! 

[bobplum]

i have been installing a bathroom and shower to day
i cant wait to get back cleaning in the morning,nice and steady, no leaks(not that i have many) no bending ,no aches in my knees, arms,no missing pieces,no changing of plans(lets tile the floor,now i have to raise everything by an inch) not cover in dust and bits

the grass always looks greener on the other side  but is it?
just been to my friends house does a shed load of work for a company working in schools,they have just informed him all invoices will now be paid 60/90 days not the usual monthly his got nothing coming in till jan at the earlist,his got to borrow of his mother to pay people

no give me windows
bob

[dazmond]

i do think its the best job in the world....for me!!im unemployable!the freedom and flexibility plus half decent money,fresh air.i wouldnt want to do anything else!!tosh are u my long lost brother?i wholeheartedly agree with ur motivational post except i go swimming instead off running! ;Dglass half full here.......with diet coke!!!

[groundhog]

i do think its the best job in the world....for me!!

If you love cleaning dirt off windows, and thats your passion.. then your right.. it is definately the best job in the world.. for you!!