Do you love what you do?

[Brian R]

I'm curious to hear who here really loves the cleaning carpets part of cleaning carpets.

You can love the money, the simplicity, the machinery, the freedom, the oportunity, the customer feel good factor, the Mikey's Board experience, the challenge, the lack of challenge, the information, the marketing, the creativity, the differences of opinion, all the people who help you like the suppliers, the internet programs, the call centers, the yellow pages :?: ....you get the idea

But do you really love the cleaning carpet part?

 

[Bill Soukoreff]

I'm curious to hear who here really loves the cleaning carpets part of cleaning carpets.

You can love the money, the simplicity, the machinery, the freedom, the oportunity, the customer feel good factor, the Mikey's Board experience, the challenge, the lack of challenge, the information, the marketing, the creativity, the differences of opinion, all the people who help you like the suppliers, the internet programs, the call centers, the yellow pages :?: ....you get the idea

But do you really love the cleaning carpet part?

When I clean for my target market, I love cleaning carpets. When I do the "other jobs" then it becomes just a job.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I love it. The people I meet, the beautiful places I work (on Lake Barkley today), the near instant gratification of the "wow factor". Worked with my wife, Theresa, today. It was like an all-day date.

 

[Jim Martin]

I love what I do..and that will make it harder for me to step off the truck this year.......
not every job is a good one but you just have to take the bad with the good and move on.....

 

[tmdry]

Yes

 

[Jim Nelson]

Yes

 

[Jay D]

Aaaaa........Yep!!!!! :roll:

 

[The Asian Sensation]

Love it. WHat other profession would allow me to be able to work only a few hours a day and pursue my hobbies at the same time without becoming homeless??

 

[amazingcleansc]

Love it. WHat other profession would allow me to be able to work only a few hours a day and pursue my hobbies at the same time without becoming homeless??

And there you have it!

 

[dealtimeman]

YES, most of the time. :mrgreen:

 

[Zee]

I do believe once you learn how to do high quality work and have success with satisfying customers, then it becomes the best part of this business.

So yes I love to do the work! And hate all paper work marketing etc etc.

 

[Johnny]

Some people golf. I clean carpet.

 

[Mikey P]

Cleaning carpet is better than tantric sex.

 

[Brian R]

But the ACT of cleaning...slinging a wand...we all love the freedom it gives.
But if you could do something else...with the same benefits of carpet cleaning...would you do that instead if it didn't involve the physical part?


Some answered with just a "Yes". Is it fun to clean a carpet?

Don't get me wrong..I actually miss cleaning every once in a while...the actual act of cleaning.
Of course it only takes one job to bring be back to reallity. :mrgreen:

Don't mean to beat a dead horse but I am only talking about the physical act of cleaning a carpet.

?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yea I always will.

I have been bored with it, tired of the monotony at times, but show me a new truck and new tool and I can't wait to try it out.

I still enjoy cleaning, seeing the improvement I can make.

While I appreciate I don't have to do it everyday, I miss the hero feeling.

You don't get that in the office.

 

[XTREME1]

The physical aspect is overrated by pussies. I remember when i went from a porty to a TM someone told me about dragging the hose and the bigger wand etc etc. I prescrub EVERY JOB at this point with the 175 I got here on mikeys board and wand with the gldeless wand every job(not a big fan of the glided wand)
A ton of furniture is more taxing than pushing the wand. All in all pretty easy all around. I would be more tired working the phone all day

 

[Ed]

I love what I do. I hate the people that do it for me....Actually, I only hate them when they don't show up for work and I have to go remove 4 layers of vinyl and 2 layers of underlayment....rat bastards.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Yea I always will.

I have been bored with it, tired of the monotony at times, but show me a new truck and new tool and I can't wait to try it out.

I still enjoy cleaning, seeing the improvement I can make.

While I appreciate I don't have to do it everyday, I miss the hero feeling.

Rich and i are like kindred spirits ....
I couldn't of said it better


when you run that wand across a soiled rag and it "lights up" right before your eyes....welp, it's like magic...

not magic enough that I want back on the truck full time though....



..l.T.A.