adamh
Supportive Member
Several people have called or e-mailed with the same question. Why would you leave your business and go to work for someone else? Most take the opportunity to make a jab saying my company must suck or I am not making any money. Most of it is all in fun but I will set the record straight.
I am selling the company for enough money to be debt free. I am paying off my Mom and Dads house. I have a good (not great but good)401k started. My kids collage funds are getting a big boost and a nice down payment on a house.
I love cleaning carpet. It has been the best thing for me and my family. (I may do some part time stuff in Az. just don't think I can completly stop)
My father has rods that go the full length of his back. He is in pain all the time. I never could play catch or anything like that with Dad because he was in pain all the time. I now have 2 disks that have degenerated to the bone and the Doc. said I will be like my father if I keep doing what I am doing. I started therapy 2 months ago and feel better than I have in years. I can actually sleep for more than 4 hours. I can live a normal life if I only clean every third day or so but thats hard to run a business like that. I want to have fun with my 4 kids, they don't need to see dad hurting all the time. I don't want to live like my father has.
My wife has been having lots of health issues. She has had 3 surgeries in the last year and the Doctors can't find out whats going on. Self employed insurance sucks and getting her the help she needs has cost tons. We have always been able to do it but it cost $26,000 out of pocket last year. Would have been 3xs that without insurance.
Getting the office out of the home and getting great insurance will be a big benefit for my family. Working for guys that really care about their employees is going to be a great move for us. The Blueline team has been fantastic. I talked to the guys out in the shop and none of them could remember one person that ever quit working for Blueline. That says volumes for the company.
If I was a business man like Ken Snow I would never leave the cleaning side of the business. However, I just could never seem to let go enough to let employees do the work. I am amazed at those that can.
Fortunately I get to work on and sell equipment I know can benefit and make other cleaners more money. I get to work with a group of guys that actually care about you the cleaner.
I am excited for the new challenges ahead. Blueline goes farther out of their way for customer service then anybody and I will do my best to to make it even better.
Adam
PS A little FYI, my company is selling for a good price but if I had just ran the business and not did most of the work it would have been worth 2-3 times as much. If I could do it all over again I would try very hard to get off the truck full time as soon as possible.
I am selling the company for enough money to be debt free. I am paying off my Mom and Dads house. I have a good (not great but good)401k started. My kids collage funds are getting a big boost and a nice down payment on a house.
I love cleaning carpet. It has been the best thing for me and my family. (I may do some part time stuff in Az. just don't think I can completly stop)
My father has rods that go the full length of his back. He is in pain all the time. I never could play catch or anything like that with Dad because he was in pain all the time. I now have 2 disks that have degenerated to the bone and the Doc. said I will be like my father if I keep doing what I am doing. I started therapy 2 months ago and feel better than I have in years. I can actually sleep for more than 4 hours. I can live a normal life if I only clean every third day or so but thats hard to run a business like that. I want to have fun with my 4 kids, they don't need to see dad hurting all the time. I don't want to live like my father has.
My wife has been having lots of health issues. She has had 3 surgeries in the last year and the Doctors can't find out whats going on. Self employed insurance sucks and getting her the help she needs has cost tons. We have always been able to do it but it cost $26,000 out of pocket last year. Would have been 3xs that without insurance.
Getting the office out of the home and getting great insurance will be a big benefit for my family. Working for guys that really care about their employees is going to be a great move for us. The Blueline team has been fantastic. I talked to the guys out in the shop and none of them could remember one person that ever quit working for Blueline. That says volumes for the company.
If I was a business man like Ken Snow I would never leave the cleaning side of the business. However, I just could never seem to let go enough to let employees do the work. I am amazed at those that can.
Fortunately I get to work on and sell equipment I know can benefit and make other cleaners more money. I get to work with a group of guys that actually care about you the cleaner.
I am excited for the new challenges ahead. Blueline goes farther out of their way for customer service then anybody and I will do my best to to make it even better.
Adam
PS A little FYI, my company is selling for a good price but if I had just ran the business and not did most of the work it would have been worth 2-3 times as much. If I could do it all over again I would try very hard to get off the truck full time as soon as possible.
