[windowwashers]

Was Interested to know what everyone did before they became a window cleaner.


I myself started at about 12 years old car washing and window cleaning down stairs window 14 as a trainee chef early did like being told i could not do this or that, did cooking till was 19 whilst earning extra in timeshare sales, manager carpet company and suites, managed my dads shops for a year, sales in domain names and websites, did website design and marketing after that (doing this again aswell as window cleaning and going well), even worked doorknocking for a time for british gas (was not a great job but learnt alot) then web sales and design till i new more than the boss, went window cleaning after i got ripped off 50k and part of a company i build for webdesign and marketing. Here and now, I am a window cleaner have a few guys and design websites for other window cleaners and do marketing for others.

So guys and ladies alike what did you do?

[rp cleaning services]

landworker 10 yrs
antique dealer 10yrs
window cleaner 3yrs

in that order

[East coast window cleaning Services]

estate agent for 7 years

[Neil_A]

Forkift Driver
Gardener
And used to work in newspaper sales

[ronnie paton]

How long you got??
Started as a trad window cleaner(with dad bout 13)
labourer
print finisher
trainee roofer
picker packer
trainee body worker
army
Stock controller
store supervisor

And thats just naming a few prob had bout 20 jobs b 4 i joined the army at 19

[ScrimShady]

nursery nurse
kids
nursery nurse
window cleaner
Mrs scrim

[Wrekin C S]

Lots of jobs including, Electrical sales, IT Repair & Computer Building (still intersted in), Traditional Window Cleaner (3 Years), Admin, Courier, Security & Door Supervisor (still part-time door supervisor) and now window cleaning again but WFP this time.

Andy

[LWC]

halfords sale assistant since i left school, went from part time, to full time then to a bigger shop that was a hour away for3 years

then window cleaner trad for 3 years

then my best move ever wfp for a year

 

[jeff1]

HM forces
Electronic Security Engineer  
Window Cleaner past 10yrs

[jampot]

been a glass cleaner since school.
im wfp in next few weeks so im going to be a lifer 
and i wouldnt change it. we have got the best jobs 

[windowwashers]

This to me is very interesting, thanks for the replies so far guys and Mrs Scrim, and for those that add what they did before they were a window cleaner.

[m.b.s.]

trained to be a car mechanic then labourer on building sites then were house man was my last one. trad windowcleaner for 8 years now going wfp in next 2 months or so

[Paul Coleman]

Builder's labourer.
Bakery hand.
Kitchen Porter.
Print worker.
Multidrop driver.
Nursing assistant.
Advertiser's merchandiser.
Window cleaner.

Window cleaning is the longest job I've ever had (16 years) but the print job came a close second (13 years).

[windowwashers]

trained to be a car mechanic then labourer on building sites then were house man was my last one. trad windowcleaner for 8 years now going wfp in next 2 months or so

Me too wfp asap nothern rock sends the cheque.

VG what did you do? Luke and anyone else post what you did  

[matt]

carpenter
building forman ( superviser )
carpenter
window cleaner

[Davo]

Retail sales manager

Painter and decorator

Door Sales British Gas

Manager of window replacement company

Sales manager


oh and in between

Astronaut ( packed it in cos I didnt like the travellin)

Vicar ( didnt like working sundays)


Mark

[jouk45]

time served upholsterer, cheap imports was the end of that, could not compete with them, i thought i was safe being a trademan, wonder what trades are next,

[MNWC]

I Worked for the inland revenue, as a tax inspector

PS i liked the poll "Whats your best day" 

Marcus

[macmac]

Blacksmith in steel industry from leaving school,
Then official pole tester & marketing guru for facelift
Then the best window cleaner in the world! :

tony

[borg]

army.