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Lazy sod!burnout is a real risk when you are a lone worker . dont wanna be a doom merchant but longer you slog on alone more you risk it
i was close to burnout at year 2 and my family kept saying " sir you look worn out- downsize,then chug on for the next 20 yrs you likely will be ok"
you look worn out.chug on,,, that was lovely to hear ,,,not / and they never called me sir
i then bit the bullet an took on a helper
family now started saying "youre a lazy sod" jus cos i had a parttime helper!
took me a while to get a handle on employing , basically i learned to take no sh/t and now at year 7 iv 3 proper ass kickin fulltimers work for me and altho im still on the ladders i choose what i want to do ,
iv never felt better and love the job
And then be careful that they don't...start taking libertys,Green it is common senseIf you earn a certain amount then take on a worker you need to get more work to pay him or you lose money
Davey, if sense were common everybody would have some.Green it is common senseIf you earn a certain amount then take on a worker you need to get more work to pay him or you lose money
When I used to work solo and start to feel the need for a break I would simply drop a not in to my customers saying 'No window cleaning next month as we are away for our annual holiday, business will resume as normal in March, we appreciate your business and understanding.'I have no plans to take anyone on as is far too much hassle
I will be ok as the only person i am taking on is my son and he will get stuck inHe is already planning the 6 week summer holidays around working with me
My son is 14 and already good with a squeegee6ft2 and 14.5 stone so is plenty big enough
it is a worry at first but not once youve a full workload .Davey, if sense were common everybody would have some.
Going the route of employees creates a number of issues. More paperwork, assuming you are the honest type and not just wanting to pay some kid cash in hand. By the way all those employees working 'off the books' probably aren't covered by your insurances in case of disaster.
You have to take on enough new customers to pay their wages for a start. For example typical terraces around here we charge £8 for so assuming you are paying them a decent wage of £8ph that's 8 customers per day just to cover his wages, not including the costs involved, fuel to get him to those jobs, tools and so on and whilst he's on those jobs to cover his wages he isn't earning you a penny. Based on a 20 day 4 week month that's 160 customers just to pay his salary.
The weather turns bad and we get a serious freeze in for a month - six weeks - you helper has a wife and kids to feed.. are you going to pay him for down time whilst no windows are being cleaned? Think he will stick around if you don't?
I was the same on year 2 mate, felt ashamed to say i had burn out but it was true, now one of my workers is in jail for fighting, the other has arthritis in his knee at age 33 through a football injury, he gave me 3 years decent service though, back to the drawing board i.e working my ass off running up and down ladders, on the plus side i will feel fit again instead of slugging it out on the bottomsburnout is a real risk when you are a lone worker . dont wanna be a doom merchant but longer you slog on alone more you risk it
i was close to burnout at year 2 and my family kept saying " sir you look worn out- downsize,then chug on for the next 20 yrs you likely will be ok"
you look worn out.chug on,,, that was lovely to hear ,,,not / and they never called me sir
i then bit the bullet an took on a helper
family now started saying "youre a lazy sod" jus cos i had a parttime helper!
took me a while to get a handle on employing , basically i learned to take no sh/t and now at year 7 iv 3 proper ass kickin fulltimers work for me and altho im still on the ladders i choose what i want to do ,
iv never felt better and love the job
thats a bummer, so whats your plan now ,cant you just replace them ? how did u find them?I was the same on year 2 mate, felt ashamed to say i had burn out but it was true, now one of my workers is in jail for fighting, the other has arthritis in his knee at age 33 through a football injury, he gave me 3 years decent service though, back to the drawing board i.e working my ass off running up and down ladders, on the plus side i will feel fit again instead of slugging it out on the bottoms