Don’t work if it’s really heavy.
I bought some hoodies with my logo on. I sort of work until it goes beyond hoody weather... Difficult to gauge how wet is too wet. Not worth catching a cold for though.
If any customer told me not to do them I would ask them do they tell the decorator, plumber, electrician etc how to do their job? The only time I had a particularly anti rain customer I just said you're paying me to keep your windows clean so let me do it when I know it's safe to do so and if I don't then by all means get someone else to do them. Never had a peep out of her since. Again this all depends on your personal financial circumstances.
My attitude to this may change when i'm full every day but i'm half with you. If I see a raised eyebrow about the rain or have a complaint that they don't want them cleaned when it's raining I might just duck them and fit them in somewhere else. I give them all the talk when I sign them up but I wouldn't push it. I think if someone is desperate and they ''have to'' work in the rain they are not running the business right. I am not talking about the likes of the ginger ninja and PT as above, i'm talking about people newer to the game. If you are desperate for the cash and that's the motivator for working in the rain then you're probably taking every penny out of the business. These people won't be able to pay the tax bill when it comes in, they won't be able to replace important equipment when it breaks etc. I believe you need to take a wage each month from a new business and leave the rest in an account. Give yourself a pay rise every few months as the business grows. If you keep an eye on what your expected regular income is you can work out what to pay yourself pretty easily and all of a sudden you aren't bothered about putting a customer back a few days because you know it will be done and the money will get to you in the end.
If someone needs to work in the rain they need to rethink this, get a flexible part time job until window cleaning pays the bills. Most of us will have been on our ar5e at some point but if people want a long term sustainable business then cleaning in a monsoon is not the way to build it. Still I have no problem cleaning in light rain. If its gonna be on and off all day I just sit in the van when its pouring and watch something on Netflix. That is assuming I haven't got anything to be getting on with at home.
It wasnt raining when i was out today its because it had been forecast. It hammered down in the afternoon but i was on my way home then. She said I ain't paying to have them done because they get dirty straight away with this weather lol. Pain in the **** I've cleared them all off my round now anyway.
They are paid to do a job and so are we, I'm not suggesting working in torrential rain or heavy rain and strong winds. If you can work with a jacket and the rain isn't bouncing off the windows then it is perfectly safe to clean them. The trouble you will find is once they tell you when you can do their windows the criteria of when you're allowed will narrow.
I agree completely mate, we should all be able to dictate when we clean. This is similar to the conversations we have on slow payers though, some people can't afford to drop the ones who mess them around because of a bit of rain, thats something we need to remember.
It's virtually the norm in our area, particularly with the elderly. Younger ones are happy with monthly cleans.
