[David lyddon]

Been wc for 26 years now,the money is good,as most of you guys know.
my problem is mental,this job does your head in,the weather,the sheer boredom,being tied to the job.
does anyone else struggle most of the time,or am i jst a moaning git.

[BORBRYCE]

I am the same. 21 years at it now and I hate the job. The wfp excitement has long wore off and I get bored to hell and back, I can barely bring myself to read window cleaning posts anymore. I long to do summit more creative and I can but it don't pay like this does. Seems I am stuck with it.

[chanster00]

learn the skills of Richard branson the art of delegation! should keep ya money coming in and a new angle to work from! kept me in the game

[Llaaww]

I get bored of it.

 After 20 plus yrs it has taken a bit of a toll on the old bones as well. It is hard to keep going sometimes especially if its cold dark and wet and the joints ache, but I would still rather be doing this than sniffing other peoples farts in the same boring office day in day out.

Really its only the idea of having to put up with other people farting grunting scratching and moaning that puts me off having a real job.

[Andy Prittchard]

I thought this was a riot thread.   

[BORBRYCE]

Only riot on here just now is you. How was Spain?

[Andy Prittchard]

Don't know yet.  I hear it's plain.

[Tom White]

Do you not find that coping with the boredom of repetitive physical labour presents an interesting challenge in itself? 

Download talking books, pod casts, music; stick 'em on an mp3 and try that.

[Londoner]

get a few shags organised on the round to break up the day a bit.

[dazmond]

dont work every day!!some of you are working 5 days a week every week!!some even more!!dont get me wrong i work hard but you gotta get a balance between work and leisure time.

im currently having another week off.ive been decorating my girlfriends flat.ive quite enjoyed it and i know ill be in her good books for months now!! .i was gonna work today and tommorrow but the weathers really wet here so im leaving it until monday.

dont get too greedy.money isnt everything especially when you have no time or your too tired to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

if you have to work 5 or even 6 days a week window cleaning every week then i feel for ya.i couldnt do it!as things stand i can easily pay my bills and have a fair chunk left over working part time window cleaning.

i work to live not live to work.dont take on big morgages and live within your means.price new work well and dont put extra pressure on your self just because your a week behind etc.if you find yourself with too much work then sell a bit on or get a part time helper.

just my take on things.


best wishes to you all


dazmond

[bobplum]

dont work every day!!some of you are working 5 days a week every week!!some even more!!dont get me wrong i work hard but you gotta get a balance between work and leisure time.

im currently having another week off.ive been decorating my girlfriends flat.ive quite enjoyed it and i know ill be in her good books for months now!! .i was gonna work today and tommorrow but the weathers really wet here so im leaving it until monday.

dont get too greedy.money isnt everything especially when you have no time or your too tired to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

if you have to work 5 or even 6 days a week window cleaning every week then i feel for ya.i couldnt do it!as things stand i can easily pay my bills and have a fair chunk left over working part time window cleaning.

i work to live not live to work.dont take on big morgages and live within your means.price new work well and dont put extra pressure on your self just because your a week behind etc.if you find yourself with too much work then sell a bit on or get a part time helper.

just my take on things.


best wishes to you all


dazmond

surely it depends on your circumstances,single,married mortgage,kids.low rent housing so on and so on
ive still got three kids at home so 5 days a week is not a option but hopefully by next march two will be gone leaving one then i can ease of the pedal as i will need less income and i feel i will see the benefit of this job

[dazmond]

yes of course circumstances have an impact on days worked but so does pricing and living within your means!if you ve been window cleaning 20+ years then surely you can ease off the pedal a bit and not work every day or at least have the weekends off and a few early finishes in the week!!

[mark311069]

ive only been cleaning 4 years bit at the moment iam finding the day to day hard work. i cant seem to get motivated to keep going half way though the day i feel the pull just to go home and do nothing, dont get me wrong i need the money to pay bills etc, and have to work 6 days just to pay these. so no money left over for fun things, hope this will change at xmas when a loan i have gets paid off. anyway thats my moan done for the day.

[H S and Son]

Reading this thread is depressing, I have motivation, work 5 days a week, but I dont need to hear others woes. My bit of advice is dont read threads like this 

[dazmond]

if i had to slog it out 6 days a week window cleaning just to pay the bills i would have packed it in years ago!!


i love the freedom,money and flexability of window cleaning.its a lifestyle choice for me.low stress as well.



regards


dazmond

[EandM]

20 Years in, 6 years WFP,  working around the Dorset / Devon border, scenery is still great, customers mostly great still enjoy the job.
I find the only way to really enjoy the job though is listening to something as you work otherwise I'd agree with the other comments that the repetition will drive you around the bend.
Invest in an mp3 player / A2DP Bluetooth Headset / Ipod etc and if your attitude is like me your working day is transformed from:
"Oh no! Not another day" to "Great I'll go and listen some music and clean a few windows!"

Music is good but I find comedy is better. Currently listening to the complete works of Tony Hancock in Hancock's Half Hour.
Awesome stuff and hilarious (other comedy is available this just works for me)

[H S and Son]

The afternoon play on Radio 4 was funny yesterday. Enjoyed that whilst working round some houses.

I use this

http://reviews.argos.co.uk/1493-en_gb/5005347/reviews.htm. Great little radio.

[Tom White]

I find that if I stay organised, and by that I mean:

1.  I have plenty of stationery (stamped addressed envelopes with payment instructions, etc).
2.  I finish work, fill up the van and get ready for the next day.
3.  My window cleaning data base is upto date.
4.  My work list for the next day is produced and all phone calls/texts (for access) is made.
5.  I have stuff in the house for lunch.
6.  I have something ready for listening too on my MP3 player.
7.  Any invoices I have to e-mail are done.

That going out to actually clean windows isn't such a chore.

But if I let things go, don't update my database, don't stay on top of my invoicing (I have a bad habit of cleaning and forgetting to invoice), don't have stationery handy, there's nothing on my mp3 player ready; that getting out to work becomes much more difficult.

[Spruce]

Yes
Cleaning windows is not the most challenging occupation to have, but then there are many others that have the same level of boredom - ie filing clerk, till operator etc.  I like some of Tosh's suggestions to help get through the day.

Since Henry Ford started the mass produced process into manufacturing, many jobs have become mundane, routine and boring - watching a machine stamp out components day in and day out must be the pits.

Maybe the time has come to organise a holiday away for a week or 10 days to recharge your batteries - like white water rafting.

[wwoodee22]

You lot gotta be nuts.
I've been going over 20 years and love it.
Hours to suit.
Days off when I want.
Cash flow good.
Meet new people alot.
Get hungry just stop and eat.
Having a bad day, I go home.

Get a job in a shop or office then you'll really moan working for £6.50 per hour, having to book weeks in advance time off and looking at the clock for lunch and home time and if the boss is an a**hole ?