Work & Life

[Raja]

Lately i have suffered many setbacks in the business and for some reason found that the light at the end of the tunnel is usually an express train.
I have never been ambicous probably only when i have tried to spell it lol. Went to college 2001 paid my £900 learned hard and came out to the world of tiling with an nvq level 2.
Always lived by 1 rule which limited me alot in coming years Specialised in small jobs always mailny kitchen splash backs and bathroom splash backs and small floors nice simple jobs loved doing them made me happy.
Lately found that as time went by people more and more often wanted big jobs doing which i believe i am not suited to do along with my partner. After christsmas had 9 cancellations for nice jobs i had booked and bought the materials for as i do not believe in buying as u go along.
At the minute the work seems to have died out and the 1 life line i have at the minute is the fact the the sheffield yellow pages and doncaster barnsley rotherham has been distributed an i have a very large advert in there keeping me ticking over with around 1 or 2 small jobs a week if i am lucky .
Have bored you with the life story Have come to a point where i just want to chuck the trowel in lol. It really sadens me becuse i have never chased the money and it has never been a controling factor in my life just like tiling kitchen splashbacks but seems the modern day customer wants an all rounder which i am not. What do you think i should do my partner has bills and motrgage to pay he is ready for the off carry on me little lone some or call it a day and go back into my other profession the security industry. The only thing i have to look forward to is my new bike high light of my life at the minute
1 man on this forum who i wil not name has been a rock to me adviced me all the way he is a true asset to this forum and the world itself. If it was not for him would have called it a day by now. Thank you again mr erm lol

 

[Raja]

Now is a perfect opporunity Raja, with your buisness partner out of the picture, you are quids in, and like Dave says , do the doors at weekends and tile in the week......you know where I am mate if you want to talk...Gaz

thanks Gaz

 

[DHTiling]

Don't phone him Raja...first time i was on the phone to gaz...we chatted for about 5 hrs..and got wrecked while on the phone......:lol:

 

[Raja]

my nephew has just done a bathroom fitting & plastering course we are now advertising as bathroom fitters we are now getting quite a bit of work people want the works not just a tiler

iam sure many would disagree but thank you for ur post greatly apreciated

 

[Dan]

Bumping this one too.