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Mechanic (nvq lvl 3 at college)

Warehouse operative

Delivery driver

Did a couple years at uni doing a computing degree then I sacked it off to become..

A window cleaner

 
Gardening

Shop assistant

Bar work

Farm labour

Trainee joiner

Cook

Pot washer

Lab assistant

Post man

Sales man

Shop manager

More sales

Market stall holder

Aquatic consultant (self employed)

Pond management (self employed)

Warehouse man

Picker packer

Drivers m8

Security guard

Cleaner

Found window cleaning couple of years ago. Pond business was dying. A good customer told me her windi was looking for help few days a week. Went out with him two days an loved it. Worked with him for a year. Sold off pond business an set up wfp system. Boss subed enough work to give a decent wage to start. Fell on me feet I think. One year on growing nice an slowly an employing two days a week.

 
I started in the Grenadier Guards straight from school, then a police officer for 15yrs, before leaving to window cleaning and running a photography business.

I noticed with some folk that there's an instant mistrust of Window cleaners, they soon come round though but often can't get their head around why anyone would leave other so called professional jobs to this, so I explain...[emoji4]

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Donkey Walker (summer)and tarmacer (winter)when I left school.

Garderner/ landscaping.

Barman to manager.

Construction, slinger-signaler. Highways.

Window cleaner.

 
Farmer

Tree logger

Student

Journalist

Voice over artist

Graphic Designer

Computer games critic

Salesman

Radio reporter

Taxi Driver

Army (5 years)

Waiter

Barista

Chef

Kitchen manager

And finally after 20 years I found myself: Window cleaner!! /emoticons/biggrin.png

 
I've cleaned windows for nearly 40 years( started part time when I was 12 or 13) but always wanted to be a lorry driver. So got my hgv 1 27 years ago and started driving part time. Still doing it now. Love the driving but also love the windows and the money that comes with it!! Oh and dad of 4 grandad of one.

 
welder engineer hated every minute of it

brickie labourer gd crack

plasterers labourer possibly hardist job

cable layer gd job traveled around alot gd lala 8yrs

gas engineer british gas ,transco. united utilities, gd job pension 15yrs

started the windows 10yrs going strong best job of all, when I started must say missed the crack when your used to working in squads of guys

best money also

one thing i had to get my head round was on the windows you only get paid for the graft you do,so you canny sit in your warm van and expect to get payed

 
Ran a family business that had a £7m+ a year turnover when I was 20. That was sold and in 1999 went self employed buying and selling aluminium scrap. In 2006 started working with the Chinese supplying them mixed metal from fragmentisers , in 2011 set up a reach and wash business for my son, while continuing to do both previous jobs. In 2012 got shafted by the Chinese, in 2013 my son packed in the windows. Got some one else to run it, 2 years later he packed in. Decided to do it myself and turned a £15k a year business into a £35k a business within 2 years and will double that again in the next 2. Apart from this lead a quiet life, and have never had a job that I've enjoyed so much. Just wish I was 20 years younger.

 
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