$2.13 per hour

I meet new people every week as I market my services. Recently I was speaking to the owner of a couple of the nicer restaurants in downtown Athens. Concerning window cleaning he said, "That's what I have waitstaff for."

Really? Is that what he hired waitstaff to do? I was shocked that this businessman was willing to relegate the upkeep of the most visible portion of his properties to people who do not have the tools, time, or training to do an appropriate job. Thousands of people drive and walk past his restaurants every day, each of them can see and decide independently how good a job is being done on the windows.

He brought our conversation to a quick close with, "I pay them $2.13 an hour to do that (i.e. keep the windows clean). Do you want the job (for $2.13 an hour)?" I chuckled and said, "Nah, not really."

Let me insert here that I worked in many restaurants from high school through grad school and the waitstaff, servers, bartenders, and hosts/hostesses in our local restaurants are worth every dime they make in tips.

I hope that this busy business owner was just trying to find something to end our conversation quickly and used a jab of humor to do the trick. Nonetheless, I will continue to meet new people and show them how the excellent services offered by Hardwick Window Cleaning can help keep their properties communicating visually to the world that theirs is a quality location.