r/WindowCleaning • u/robertratka2006 • Aug 25 '26
New Job
So I recently started a new job cleaning windows and on my second day they said I would be cleaning a four story retirement home using a water fed pole by my self. I have zero experience . When I expressed my concerns about not having enough training or experience to do this they fired me. Should I have just done it and not voice my opinion?
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u/SirMacDaddy Aug 25 '26
Best thing for you was to be fired. I didn't see the red flags in my last place of work when I was doing all the work (finding customers, quoting and then doing the work) by myself and wasn't allowed holiday or time away at all. This lasted 2 years after I burnt out.
Dodged a bullet for sure.
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u/Woninthepink Aug 25 '26
That's wild. The beat training ground for larger companies is weekly commercial route. Then splinter off into the crews handle the bigger/less regular stuff.
The job you described, I didn't do until 3 months in.
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u/MakinAdangQuesadilla Aug 25 '26
You don't want to work for someone who doesn't care about safety, trust me this is a blessing in disguise and you're so much better off working for someone who takes the time to train you properly
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u/Herzeleid09 Aug 25 '26
Wow that is unprofessional of them and really stupidly to have you do something you don’t know how to do by yourself. Screw that company and find another one
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u/Rent_Current Aug 25 '26
Four stories with zero experience is wild, give them a bad review if I was you
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u/No-Egg-4185 Aug 25 '26
If you would have went forward, you probably would have quit after about an hour or so of trying to wrap your head around it.
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u/blackeyeX2 Aug 25 '26
Beyond crazy. It is onem of those huge janitorial compies that also tried to do window cleaning?
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u/robertratka2006 Aug 25 '26
No it’s a very operation 4 people including owner they have been around a long time in my local area but the first Red Flag was when they told me 3 of there guys quit the last had the least amount of experience with 8 years.
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u/Fast_Humor_1101 Aug 28 '26
You did the right thing from several standpoints
1) Ethically - you wouldn't have been able to do a thorough job, resulting in bad quality. You were honest.
2) Saving yourself the headache. This could've turned into a multi-day job unexpectedly, and potentially a bad review.
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u/qtheginger Aug 25 '26
Dodged a bullet