[Davew]

Do you find it stress free?
I don't but the difference is the ability to dump most of the people that cause it.

[niceandclean]

No stress at all, i have never had a job like it!!

[Neil Williams]

There's always some form of stress in anything....the trick is how to manage it....but I'm damned if I can find that chapter in the book

[MNWC]

I get stressed when im behind (so thats most of the time) 

[colley614]

I find myself really stressed all the time. Mainly because I have put together my company bought all the stuff to get going, employed someone and can't for the life of me get a full workload together. I mean its not that I've got no work its just that I constantly got just enough to tick over and could easily handle double. Saying that since going into business I've never dreaded Monday coming or got up for work and dreaded it. I absolutely love window cleaning and I love working for myself, just wish I was a year or 2 down the road.

[cvdewsbury]

I find myself really stressed all the time. Mainly because I have put together my company bought all the stuff to get going, employed someone and can't for the life of me get a full workload together. I mean its not that I've got no work its just that I constantly got just enough to tick over and could easily handle double. Saying that since going into business I've never dreaded Monday coming or got up for work and dreaded it. I absolutely love window cleaning and I love working for myself, just wish I was a year or 2 down the road.

    why not but some more work stress over....or is that when it begins

[colley614]

I can't find anyone who will sell me work. If you remember my posts a few months ago I've been working one day a week with an older guy hoping he will sell me some. Plus I've been offered work to buy but when getting to the point of going to see the work its fell through.

[jeff1]

Last week a friend of mine went to a seminar called *Stress and Disease by Dr. Nickolas Hall, an expert in psychobiology. He gave an example of a coping skill for job stress that I would like to share with you.

When you have had one of those TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT days, try this. On your way home after work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the section where they have thermometers. You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer made by *Q-Tip. Be very sure that you get this brand.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the drapes, and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed during your therapy. Change to very comfortable clothing, such as a sweat suit and lie down on your bed. Open the package containing the thermometer and remove the thermometer and carefully place it on the bedside table so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Take the written material that accompanies the thermometer and as you read it you will notice in small print the statement that *every rectal thermometer made by Q-Tip is PERSONALLY tested.

Now close your eyes and say out loud five times, ‘I am so glad that I do not work in quality control at the Q-Tip Company

[colley614]

Lol  .

[Paul Coleman]

Last week a friend of mine went to a seminar called *Stress and Disease by Dr. Nickolas Hall, an expert in psychobiology. He gave an example of a coping skill for job stress that I would like to share with you.

When you have had one of those TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT days, try this. On your way home after work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the section where they have thermometers. You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer made by *Q-Tip. Be very sure that you get this brand.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the drapes, and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed during your therapy. Change to very comfortable clothing, such as a sweat suit and lie down on your bed. Open the package containing the thermometer and remove the thermometer and carefully place it on the bedside table so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Take the written material that accompanies the thermometer and as you read it you will notice in small print the statement that *every rectal thermometer made by Q-Tip is PERSONALLY tested.

Now close your eyes and say out loud five times, ‘I am so glad that I do not work in quality control at the Q-Tip Company

Hahaha.  I was wondering where that post was heading Jeff.
Made me smile.

[jeff1]

I thought about this today, after my own stressfull day and it made me smile to   no more stress 

[Helen]

Colley, why not go out marketing in your spare time instead of "hoping" that someone will sell you some work. Much better getting your own work in, than relying on other peoples unwanted list If you are paying your employee for his time too, take him with you, if he gets any in give him a bonus, so that in the future you have him as an option too for further marketing The thing with having your own business, is that you have to wear lots of hats.
Marketer
WC'er,
Accounts/bookeeper,
employer
salesman
maintainance person
coffee maker
office junior
the list is endless!

[ScrimShady]

nice one jeff!that made me laugh!!!
Mrs scrim

[Davew]

Arghhh!!! it's raining again!!!! 

[Russell Macdonald]

Arghhh!!! it's raining again!!!! 

Get a Wfp set up & work. 

[Trevor Knight]

Stress with window cleaning is predominatley higher in the earleir years because of various reasons:

The need to get work
The worry of the weather.
The worry of collecting your money
The worry of complaints
The worry of losing customers
The worry of other w/c companies leafleting/canvassing
Tax
Equipment costs

the list goes on.

As you become more established and more settled you will be able to deal with each issue in a more calmer way rather than generally worrying and stressing about things.

[Sir Squeaky]

I get stressed when im behind (so thats most of the time) 

Why?
The customers don't care.
Not unless they're 4 weekly, and you've been 6 or 7 weeks.

That's absolutely nothing to worry about at all.
I'd rather that than be on time.

I'm on time at the moment, and I can only do what's due.
If I was behind I could do more work if I want.

[NWH]

I am never caught right up with all my work and i work quickly,squeaky you can`t have that much work that`s all i can say.

[Sir Squeaky]

I am never caught right up with all my work and i work quickly,squeaky you can`t have that much work that`s all i can say.

No, I've only got about 14 or 15 days a month.

I need another week's worth to have enough to do all month.

[NWH]

So if you worked on a 6-8wkly schedule you would need loooooooads more work.