[colley614]

3 guys from a big local firm turned up near to were I was working. Jumped out the van to do a big job. They had an entrance area each to do. One got a bucket out, the other two got holsters out. The one closet to were I was walked over to the entrance, wiped the door with his scrim and walked back to the van and when I say wiped I mean he run his scrim from about 5 foot to about two foot down the middle of the window. All in all they spent about 10 seconds each and were back in the van smoking and drinking coffee.

Great to see the same company have " No.1 window cleaners." On the sides of their van. I'm not being funny but these guys looked like they were all on probation.

[dave0123]

no1 or

wirrals no 1:P

[colley614]

No its wasn't them. It was the other local No.1. These cover chester more than Wirral. I just think its a bit daft how they manage to pull contracts in and don't do them.

They have safe contractor on their vans also, I bet they flew through the safety inspection. " So when we get here, we scrim a little bit of the window then drink coffee."

[dave0123]

yeah i no what you mean!! if there going to get these contracts at least do them properly if nott let someone else have the chance of doing them...

i was going to say if it was the other company the one i worked for its unusal they dont cut corners tbh thats y i think they have most of wirral sorted.


safecontractor approved hmm not sure who you mean does it beguin with C and end in D

[dave0123]

Colley.. you still got that lad working for you??

how you getting on with him? didnt you get him from connections?

how do you go about getting lads to interview from connections?


just could do with a lad to give me a hand wonderd how it was for you thats why all the questions mate.

dave

[colley614]

No mate, think red van!

I had another local firm the other day drive up to my house in their van, slow right down and nose into the house. They then turned around bombed it down the road and slowed down again and nosed into the house again. They didn't realize that I was actually in the back of my van watching them.

[colley614]

Dave,

lad I have is really good mate. Connections let you interview in their offices. I would recommend waiting until G.C.S.E.'s finish in school and a fresh batch of youngsters are looking for work because the way I look at it, the ones in there now left last September and haven't found work or have found work and been binned!

[dave0123]

No mate, think red van

ahh right! i no who they are now;)

lad I have is really good mate. Connections let you interview in their offices. I would recommend waiting until G.C.S.E.'s finish in school and a fresh batch of youngsters are looking for work because the way I look at it, the ones in there now left last September and haven't found work or have found work and been binned!

thats good thinking never thought of it that way! good idea cheers for that. im glad tha ald is ok for you not too cockey and 2 big for his boots! a jus want a young lad who is willing to work and will get good money for there age but has to be polite 

i spose you have to show all insurance details 2 connections and all that before you go ahead with anyone?

[colley614]

To be honest I didn't have to show them anything. The interviewing was good and I got half an hour with each lad. I found 1/4 didn't show and 1/2 were chavs. Out of 8 lads there was 2 I would offer a job on the spot. A bit of a dvice though if they try to encourage you to take one of them on, don't I learned that the hard way.

[dave0123]

haha yeah trying to get rid of them



what sort of questions did you ask them?

[colley614]

apart for obvious like name, date of birth. Are you scared of heights, would you play an active role in advertising the company.

Best thing to do is write out thirty questions the week before you start interviewing. I googled for questions to ask.

[dave0123]

yer!!

ok well cheers for that   il look into that over the next few months

[colley614]

No probs mate. Hows your round building now mate?

[dave0123]

fine mate pritty full up now tbh. behind with the recent weather but nothing can be done i spose.. but it is a hasle specially wheny ou get windys like this every day so its hard to get out there!


hows yours going are u just commecial now or more commercial than domestic?

[colley614]

My work is a bit all over the place at the moment. I have only worked on my commercial over the last few months. I will have to start building it up as I have all sorts of work coming in from a few other companies and I know if I just keep doing this it will dry up eventually so I need to invest in more of my own work now rather than later.