[jay moley]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

[tonyoliver]

Anyone  that’s left to become a lifeguard on bondi beach ain’t gonna come on the window cleaning forum and tell you how life was sooooo much better getting up at 4am in January working in the cold putting up with poop we put up with   ,Bad drivers,not today please , slow non payers , traffic wardens ulez  speed cameras  fines for going over 20 mph  here in London and so on .
the grass is always greener  but then I am on bindi beach surrounded by busty babes no worries and then I woke up at 4 am again
Never mind good while it lasted

[dazmond]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

Absolutely not!I still love the job even after 30 years!

In fact i love it more now than I ever did due to constant refining, short hours and getting rid of every single ladder job or anything I don't fancy doing anymore like certain roof jobs,etc....

When you ve spent 17 years on the ladders( just about breaking even most of the time) and even more years collecting to how my round is cleaned today its like a different job!

With the advances in technology the job is easy these days....I also usually have one Samsung earbud in listening to podcasts,music,audio books or the radio.....its so free and easy!

[Slacky]

You could open a 5 star hotel near Manchester. Just sayin’ like….

[dazmond]

I'm so grateful every day,for my round,the money i earn and the relatively stress free job I've managed to create over many years....

You can never be unhappy with a grateful heart....👌

[DJW]

Yeah it’s a crap, mundane repetitive job that does your head in.

But then most jobs are. I was a printer for thirty years and that was on a par, good money, boring but stressful. Scrubbing windows is a dull  as factory work but less stressful, no shifts and amazing holidays.

[AuRavelling79]

I'm enjoying it more as I prune my round. I have great chats with customers. It's good exercise too.

Chatting to a 92 year old widow for five minutes today. She was evacuated from Filton ( big target for German bombers ) to a big house in Devon with her little brother. Picked up by a chauffeur in a  Rolls-Royce when they arrived off the train near Westward Ho!

Another widow in her 80's was in South-America with her engineer husband. Telling me about the expat life.

Yet another graduated as a chemist when there were very few women at Universities.

Another chap owns a big farmhouse and is a knight of the realm. Has the whole loft boarded out with a scale model of Derby railway station in the days of steam.

[Slacky]

Some days I find tedious, some days I find quite enjoyable. Depends mostly on the particular jobs Im doing that day and the weather. Warm, sunny weather really helps; even on crap work.

Pressure washing and solar panel cleaning is ace these days. No boredom or tedium there.

[NBwcs]

It is braindead but simply couldn't even contemplate being told what to do by an employer, im now unemployable 

[Slacky]

Same here.

[windowswashed]

You only get out of it what you put into it.

[dazmond]

It is braindead but simply couldn't even contemplate being told what to do by an employer, im now unemployable 

Exactly....and the flexibility is fantastic.you can't beat it!

[deeege]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

Get yourself a job in a warehouse and stick at it for 2 weeks of 12 hour days…….

You’ll absolutely love window cleaning and being your own boss by the end of those 2 weeks.

[a900]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

I’m asking the same questions myself. I have set myself targets for this year. But also keep toying with adult apprenticeships in engineering. Wish I had done it out of school. Hey ho. My business is going well and taking care of my family. I do also count my blessings

[SB Cleaning]

Some days I find tedious, some days I find quite enjoyable. Depends mostly on the particular jobs Im doing that day and the weather. Warm, sunny weather really helps; even on crap work.

Pressure washing and solar panel cleaning is ace these days. No boredom or tedium there.

Pretty much sums it up for me too.

[Spruce]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

You'll feel better when summer comes.

From my own experience, it's an age thing. When you get older it's harder to keep going.
Energy can come from a new challenge, but for how long?

[zesty]

Anyone left the trade and gone on to do something else and be happy?

I'm so fed up with the actual work. Just brain dead aint it.

I'm not close to getting off the tools. Could potentially get someone to cover the work and get another job.

Big doubt is whether I could ever work for an employer after being my own boss.

Anyone left and happy? Anyone left and not, or come back to window cleaning?

You'll feel better when summer comes.

From my own experience, it's an age thing. When you get older it's harder to keep going.
Energy can come from a new challenge, but for how long?

It’s been a long winter as well, I don’t mind it, but must admit this year I’ve got a bit fed up of the cold and damp.

[dd]

I find what helps a lot is having some kind of escape plan.

For me it is investing money through Sipp and Isa. It is a long term thing, but I am near the end now after 34 years of window cleaning, and it sometimes has given me a focus, and option to retire at 60.

If I thought I had to keep working until I was no longer physically able, I would be depressed.

[KS Cleaning]

Yesterday I helped my daughter move house, it’s the hardest shift I’ve had in a long time. I actually woke up through the night with cramp in my hamstring😭. I couldn’t imagine doing removals for a living, it’s too much like hard work. It’s when you do something like this that you realise just how easy window cleaning really is.

[dazmond]

I find what helps a lot is having some kind of escape plan.

For me it is investing money through Sipp and Isa. It is a long term thing, but I am near the end now after 34 years of window cleaning, and it sometimes has given me a focus, and option to retire at 60.

If I thought I had to keep working until I was no longer physically able, I would be depressed.

I'm the opposite.i want to keep working until I physically can't do the job anymore.id be depressed not being able to get out and do some work.

1.It gives me a sense of purpose

2.it gives me a structure and a certain self discipline

3.fresh air and exercise should not be underestimated

4.i like chatting to some folk as I'm out and about cleaning

5.i am of course keeping myself financially comfortable and adding to my savings.