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Do you work on your own.. or?
Thought it would be interesting to find out what percentage of people work on their own, or in a partnership or to see how many larger companies frequent the boards.
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Yes .. would be nice to know!!??
We are a "living in sin" couple aka boyfriend/girlfriend ….. I’ll marry Steve once he’s won the lottery 😉 😛
We also have a couple of people that we call in when needed for larger jobs. But mainly its just us two.
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we are 15 in size… well at last count 😕
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Have 35 but really wish i could go back to the old days when there were 3 of us
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im still on my lonesome but my other half often comes down at weekends to lend a hand!!
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on my own but have a part time employee on a wed thurs friday. and sometimes a sat works most of the time
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Eight of us at the moment.
It sometimes seems like that is seven too many. This is one of those times. 🙁
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I had 14 staff at one stage. Now it is mainly me, and my retired dad comes in evety day to help do my accounts and be my offsider if I need anyone. I should pay him one day 😳
When things are really hectic, my mum comes in too. I leave her any weeding coz she is so darn good at it.
If either of them have nothing to do, they come down to keep me company and have a good chin wag. Somedays I don’t get much work done because my mum makes me morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and Tea if I’m working late. For those early starts, she has been known to have breakfast ready for me too.
I know, I know…… I get spoilt rotten.
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My wife and I full time,
One sub contractor 1 or 2 days a week,
And One part time Cutter / weeder / Taper usually 3 nights and saturday.steve
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Just Faye and I though we have volunteers now and again so some weekends may hit up to 7 people but only occasionaly.
One day I may pay one of them 😀
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Just me on my lonesome, but Jeff helps out when he can and so does his dad 😀
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just me,
sometimes Lucy will bring me a cup of tea, but thats as far as she wants to be to signs !
the kids are ken, and occasionally earn a few bob for their ‘help’ !
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quote John Childs:Eight of us at the moment.It sometimes seems like that is seven too many. This is one of those times. 🙁
Had one of those days John!
I reckon all of us who work on our own should rent a really big unit (preferably near to where I live) and become a big national sign company!
What a laugh 🙂 Do you think we would all get on 😕Shane you wouldn’t have to start till 9.30 as you have further to travel!
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On my lonesome 🙁 but I like it that way 😀
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I’m own my own too …. 🙁 Well that’s not entirely true… John is an unpaid helper! 😀 John now works from home too, he gave up his industrial unit and based his business at home. So he does a lot of my work, he generally does most of the fitting.
So I don’t know which option to vote …. can I vote twice? 😉
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On my own, with help when needed from Geoff & kids, otherwise a friend, who I pay.
Geoff does all the shop fascia fitting etc. (anything involving ladders 😮 ), and helps with vehicles too large to do on my own.
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quote Martin Cole:Shane you wouldn’t have to start till 9.30 as you have further to travel!
Martin, actually only live 45 seconds down the road, if I’m driving, 20 minutes if I walk (I walk slow to talk to the neighbors horses … thats what I tell the wife anyways…)
The wife is not interested in the sign side unfortunately, although she likes to see a job well done.
Thought I should clarify that I do go home to eat with the wife and kids most nights, only when a job is really big, and downing tools will delay my finish. Working from a shed (albeit a big shed) on mum and dads property does have its advantages tho. As far as getting to work at 9.30…. if I’m not there by 8am, I get a call on the mobile to see why I’m late 😮
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Husband & wife team here 🙂
The mrs (Gee) does all the phone stuff, marketing, customer liason, packing, sales, ordering – I do all the computer stuff, printers/laser/heat press and the weeding 🙁 etc etc
Works pretty well.
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Partnership (:)
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Me, the missus and son. Have employed others before but once I get them trained up, off they go and set up on their own. (!)
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quote Dave Lowery:Me, the missus and son. Have employed others before but once I get them trained up, off they go and set up on their own. (!)
been there, done that too Dave 🙄
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On my own as well! Hubby puts signs up for me every now and again, but I do the rest. I’ve tried to rope him in, but he’s just not interested – says he hasn’t got the patience!
My Dad is going to retire from work in June, and I have plans to get him to help out occasionally – totally for his benefit of course – I wouldn’t want him to get bored in his retirement, would I?! -
our buisness is family runned by 3 daily and escalates from time to time to 6.
my compagny is young (will reach the age of 2 soon)
i’m hoping to grow big, really big. but that’s just me. i just can’t see myself as a smalltown signmaker who works from home, always dreaming of owning a big industrial unit with application depots or something. (i can dream,can’t i?) :lol1:
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I’ve a split personality
So we keep each other company -
quote John Singh:I’ve a split personality
So we keep each other companyI’ve only ever encountered the Well Versed, Witty, Intelligent, Polite John.. what’s the other guy like??
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Now don’t get me angry Steve 😀
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