We need to hire more females

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They work harder than any man out there. She’s been with my business part time for a couple years off and on, and she caught on quicker than all of them.
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She looks strong enough once she figures the wand out. My best employees have been woman. They listen to you and are not afraid to ask for directions. Most of the guys I've hired just have to do it their way.
 

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She looks strong enough once she figures the wand out. My best employees have been woman. They listen to you and are not afraid to ask for directions. Most of the guys I've hired just have to do it their way.
Guys are idiots. Something makes them want to find a better way or not listen at all. If they can't comprehend why, they just ignore. And the other half of them are pansies. I tried hiring a retired guy, and he wasn't in the mood to work that hard, then One of the idiots fell asleep on me while he was watching me work, trying to show him how to do it, and the another told me my soaps were too strong for his breathing. Then the 4th one just ghosted me. Damn pathetic.
 
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Jesus H Christ are you running 18 to the door like Damon? Quit torturing that poor girl and get her an inch and a half wand with a 10 ft lead hose
I'm in the process of getting one for her. She had to jump on the wand because my back went out this week. Normally, she vacuums, preps ,sets up the hoses, does spotter treatment while I wand, then rolls up the hoses and drains the tank while I collect payment and doesn't ask stupid questions. It's crazy how much time she saves me
 

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And for the record..."damon" to the door is stupid. I just have a single 2" hooked up to the tm.
 
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I'm in the process of getting one for her. She had to jump on the wand because my back went out this week. Normally, she vacuums, preps ,sets up the hoses, does spotter treatment while I wand, then rolls up the hoses and drains the tank while I collect payment and doesn't ask stupid questions. It's crazy how much time she saves me
I need someone to do that for me. I’ve two years for all my stuff to paid for. Maybe then. I’m stubborn though. Probably won’t.
 

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teach her to use her hips and legs to move the wand more than her arms--
though I've been using my arms too much lately. it's a bad habit to have.
 
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She's always wanted to be a superstar
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you'll kill her.
women aren't made to do such physical labor for years
she'll have lots of issues with joints, shoulders, etc in a few years on the wand


..L.T.A.
 
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My daughter could keep up with any of my 4 sons.

Great eye for details the boys missed. I agree with the comments about the need to make adjustments to lessen physical damage (for us all).

Easiest way to reduce strain is to hire someone to do it :lol:

My wife was and is always reliable. Always wanted her to work with me but she’s a full time mom and has her hands full.

Cleaning was easy for her.

She’s a great painter and always loved having her doing my cutting in.

We’re swamped at work so we’ve been doing most of our remodel alone. So I taught her to tape and float and texture. Wrapping up sanding tomorrow to get everything painted friday.

Wish some of my guys could apply themselves a little more! Trying to hire a kid from Lowe’s. He saw me loading sheetrock alone and immediately stopped by to help and you could tell he’s pretty sharp.
 

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They work harder than any man out there. She’s been with my business part time for a couple years off and on, and she caught on quicker than all of them.
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Teach her not to lift the wand at the back end of the stroke. You lose a bit of suction that last foot doing that. It takes a bit of practice but the wand should remain at the same angle the entire time for more consistent extraction.
 
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I can’t stand having somebody talking all day

That’s why I always have headphones, that does irritate her to no end lol

I always tell sorry babe I’m here to work. For her at times it was a break away from the kids!
 

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Teach her not to lift the wand at the back end of the stroke. You lose a bit of suction that last foot doing that. It takes a bit of practice but the wand should remain at the same angle the entire time for more consistent extraction.
And that "too far back" stroke is going to kill her shoulder.

At least she's upright and stepping into the stroke, so you're most of the way there.
 

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She even listened to me on how to set up vac hoses
 
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She even listened to me on how to set up vac hoses
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She's awesome but she needs a better trainer. I hate seeing carpets cleaners dragging hoses like that. Pull off a 50 ft section, disconnect it and carry it into the house in one neat coil. Flash cuffs, cool cuffs, standard cuffs are designed to come apart for that reason.
 

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