[Plankton]

It's been a long time since I have last been on but fook me it's been eventful! There's certainly been a flounce here and there!

Started in December planning out the van to take on a round, then getting someone in etc and with over 180 applications I just needed the right person in to train up but it was never going to be stress free was it.... A couple of none starters later I got a complete newbie, a work in progress.

Converting a few hundred custards to wfp wasn't going to be easy either and I think Susan Dean was the only one who had taken something on that size or at least the only one to bother replying!

The vast majority of the lies and doubters (Customers that don't believe in anything other than a shamy) have passed, the prices have risen here and there and it's still not running on time but it is getting there. Getting there enough that I can spare some time to post!

Aworka! Ahhhhhh. At times I have felt like I was losing my marbles as notes would disappear, I'd blame my wife for this as it had to be someone's fault right! so prices weren't changed and gate codes were lost! I have now came to the conclusion that Aworka and Aworka only has lost these notes during synchronisation. Can I prove it? Eh.... No.

The lies from custards will fade away as they realise I ain't sixteen and I'm not going to replace their patio door with the condensation problem! 

For the record I probably don't earn half as much as the hot water partimers on here... 😉

[The Jester of Wibbly]

And breath 

[Plankton]

😁
I deleted a few paragraphs but I got there.... And I'm a decade older now!

[Smudger]

Welcome back 

Great post - I’m sure you will (eventually) mould your employee into something of a capable human being 

Darran

[Stoots]

Just keep going long enough and you will get there

I've just taken on a new employee last week so I know how that feels. At first they just cost you money rather than make it.

[dazmond]

It's been a long time since I have last been on but fook me it's been eventful! There's certainly been a flounce here and there!

Started in December planning out the van to take on a round, then getting someone in etc and with over 180 applications I just needed the right person in to train up but it was never going to be stress free was it.... A couple of none starters later I got a complete newbie, a work in progress.

Converting a few hundred custards to wfp wasn't going to be easy either and I think Susan Dean was the only one who had taken something on that size or at least the only one to bother replying!

The vast majority of the lies and doubters (Customers that don't believe in anything other than a shamy) have passed, the prices have risen here and there and it's still not running on time but it is getting there. Getting there enough that I can spare some time to post!

Aworka! Ahhhhhh. At times I have felt like I was losing my marbles as notes would disappear, I'd blame my wife for this as it had to be someone's fault right! so prices weren't changed and gate codes were lost! I have now came to the conclusion that Aworka and Aworka only has lost these notes during synchronisation. Can I prove it? Eh.... No.

The lies from custards will fade away as they realise I ain't sixteen and I'm not going to replace their patio door with the condensation problem! 

For the record I probably don't earn half as much as the hot water partimers on here... 😉

you should write a book......how NOT to manage a window cleaning round........ .....youll learn one day(hopefully).....

[Smudger]

Just keep going long enough and you will get there

I've just taken on a new employee last week so I know how that feels. At first they just cost you money rather than make it.

Must be something in the air !

newbie for us also - early signs are good our team leader took ill and the new guy asked to stay out on his own ( been with us less than 2 weeks ) and went off and completed a full house valet clean 

Darran

[Phil J]

Hang in there Plankton,
There's something really satisfying although time-consuming and bloody hard, work converting dirty window frames from an old fashioned trad guy to look acceptable. As far as the employee, I think you've made the right call. No bad habit to correct, no know it all attitude to deal with and best of all you can train and hopefully mold him into the window cleaner you want him to be. Good luck pal, keep us posted.