Carpet Cleaner Burnout

[Carpet Cleaning Fool]

How do you prevent carpet cleaner burnout?

I'm getting a little sick and tired of cleaning rugs day-in and day-out.

I need a break or something. Took 3 days off and still not ready to go back to work.

Has anyone else suffered from carpet cleaner burnout?

How do you combat it?

 

[Mikey P]

Get a Vortex.

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Hire someone to take your spot and focus on growing your business. Harder to do when your cleaning everyday.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I burned out years ago and this is all that is left. :wink:

 

[harryhides]

Retire - worked for me.

Maybe I can sell a DVD on how do this to Steve Toburen ?

 

[Brian R]

Wait for winter

 

[XTREME1]

CCF You just have to keep going til you feel right. Today is one of those days. I had the toughest day I ever had sunday and was excited to do it but man when guys started burning out on the wand I was picking the slack and physically am out of it after a full day monday, I have one job left tonight but man I do not feel like it.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Suck it up Greg, it's overtime, they are ahead 21-17 and the ball is on the 2-yard line!

One more time and it over! :wink:

 

[bob vawter]

me too

 

[Desk Jockey]

Bob you feeling any better?

 

[bob vawter]

i did three jobs today...

crash....


crashed!

 

[harryhides]

i did three jobs today...

crash....


crashed!

Just dragged your ass around ?

That's why you are the Drag King.

Hope you're feeling better soon old man.

 

[-JB-]

I gotta agree w/Mikey, nothing puts a lil vinegar in you piss like new eqpt.

[right:33fec8u1]...and yes, I know how stoopid that sounds.[/right:33fec8u1]

 

[JCoviello]

How do you prevent carpet cleaner burnout?

I'm getting a little sick and tired of cleaning rugs day-in and day-out.

I need a break or something. Took 3 days off and still not ready to go back to work.

Has anyone else suffered from carpet cleaner burnout?

How do you combat it?

Raise your prices.

I hear you though...I'm burning through 5-7 jobs a day and it's starting to get a little boring. Then I count the money and feel better. :mrgreen:

 

[ronbeatty]

I'm with Mikey, took both Vortex's out and did 8600 sq ft Friday (5PM to 9PM). Saturday did 17,000 sq ft (8:30AM to 3:00PM). And yes Marty we pre- vacuumed all of the carpet. :wink:

 

[bob vawter]

i didn't pre-vacuum one damn carpet today...

and two little ol' black ladies and one big fat man....
all gave me hugs....

however the big fat guy may has been a little light in the loafers......!

 

[lancehollister]

Become a certified carpet pro.

I offer Cleaning ,Repairing ,Dyeing ,Water Restoration , Pet Odor , Tile and grout , Crime scene and bio cleanup.

 

[ronbeatty]

:?:

 

[steve r]

i got a hot peurto rican chica working for me. she works hard and is a pleasure to be around.i look forward to picking her up in the morning and all my customers have taken to her.

i never have a bad day when shes with me.

 

[bob vawter]

pics?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Damn! I think Steve has it figured out! 8)

 

[Brian R]

i got a hot peurto rican chica working for me. she works hard and is a pleasure to be around.i look forward to picking her up in the morning and all my customers have taken to her.

i never have a bad day when shes with me.

Stoppin for a nooner are we?

 

[JCoviello]

i got a hot peurto rican chica working for me. she works hard and is a pleasure to be around.i look forward to picking her up in the morning and all my customers have taken to her.

i never have a bad day when shes with me.

You DO know that Puerto Rican woman have the highest percentage of aids in the world...right? :wink:

 

[Loren Egland]

I started carpet cleaning in 1970. I have been a one man operation since then. My wife takes care of the books and phone.

If you go to the Cleanfax web page for the June 2006 issue, I wrote the cover story article that may help you decide if you want to keep cleaning or not. It is called "Keep The Fire Alive".

http://www.cleanfax.com/article.asp?IndexID=6636160

 

[XTREME1]

no disrespect to to you loren but that would be a two person operation

 

[-JB-]

true dat. :wink:

man I hate it when I agree w/Crowley!

 

[TimP]

I'm actually starting to feel like I'm getting burned out myself. And the bad part is that I already took 8 work days off and this week now that I'm back to work it's already about to kill me. And the sad thing is that people keep calling and booking. I see hardly no end to the work in site....at least that's how it seems. I'll probably be sitting on my rear in 2 weeks with no work in site.

I had a job I went to do at 4:30 today and the lady kept adding stuff and I was like this is gonna take me 3-4 hours are you sure you want me to do it now....I rescheduled her for friday morning thank goodness cause I'm way tired. I'll just have to push my school planned time to saturday since I got a key for this school. And you know I was happy to move it since my day was already screwed for schools since my wife already booked an afternoon job.

 

[nwhmbiz]

Raise prices significantly, then get to where you are comfortable and set your prices.
Me I like 10 - 15 jobs per week, with a job average of $300, got home today at 1 pm and took the wife to a matinee.

 

[XTREME1]

truth be told JB

 

[Bill G. Martin]

Go clean that Lady's rug that was in your video yesterday.....maybe she could help light your fire??

Bill in central Florida