Well that was shitty. 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 03/19/2018 at 20:17 • Filed to: None

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Job from today. Really neat home

My phone interview started when I was on the toilet. Actually though the interview went great, although I’m now reconsidering my enthusiasm about my businesses “great growth”. This company went from one person to thirty in two years....

I was bored so I decided to apply to every window washing position available. Literally every one set up some type of interview, so I ended up filtering them down to five that I thought were the most interesting. No real plans to join unless they offer something really nice, but it’s good to put yourself out there and stay open. I got to where I am by being open to opportunities, not through hard work. Screw that, lazyness forever.

One of them—Window Genie—is a national chain and offered me an office manager position. I’d have my very own building all to myself (small) in downtown Redmond and basically just manage a team of 6ish employees while dealing with clients on the phone. Probably manage online presence and advertising as well. Easy enough. I do all that shit now, and more. Pay isn’t fantastic, and I’m not super enthused about national companies (in this particular industry) buuuuut. Cushy office job! Lots of free time to goof off! Working from home! An office!!!!

The other good one was a new business (started 2016) that has grown to a four person managerial team with eight trucks and eighteen cleaning technicians. I spoke with the office manager over the phone, and the company honestly sounds fantastic. The starting rate for technicians is quite good for an entry level position, but a lead technician position would put me within 75% of my current earnings. That’s absolutely insane for what it is. Sounds like I could score a lead tech position off the bat, and potentially earn similar to what I am right now as a business owner-without dealing with the whole business owner thing. I’m going to talk to them about potential for growth in the company and see what happens. They mentioned bonuses, 75% Healthcare cost covered by the company, quarterly cash allotments for each technician for equipment (beyond the standard supplied equipment) commissions, and a lot of other perks. They seem to be growing incredibly fast, and I’m seriously considering hopping on and seeing how far we can go. Best part? They want to branch out into working weekends, which is ideal for me since I already have solid weekday jobs that I’d prefer to stick with for now...

Oh and if you’re wondering, I quit pizza delivery after one shift because the night manager kicked my car door and bitched about “appropriate delivery vehicles” and I didn’t think a pizza delivery job was worth risking a life sentence for murder. (Redd, if you’re reading this watch your fu*king back)

Another potential job. Insulation tech for a new company in the new construction industry. No benefits, fantastic pay. Possibly under-the-table for a few months. Company is new and owned by my best friend’s Grandfather. Said grandfather is a real estate mogul, Miata racer, and has a barn find Datsun Z that he’s restoring. Also, awesome accent. I’d be working with my friend all day, just the two of us. The best part is at any given job site, the ultimate boss of the entire project would be our insulation boss. Only issue is it’s a 9-5 Monday-Friday and I really don’t want to give up current work. Why aren’t any decent paying jobs looking for night shifts?

Oh and I got my liqueur license, and cpr certification. I don’t even know why... Just seemed like low hanging fruit to improve hire-ability.

Well. That’s my day. Maybe I’ll actually be able to afford doing my full turbo build this summer!

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 20:24

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My dads business went from 2 people in 1992, & now has 27 people.

AestheticsInMotion > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 03/19/2018 at 20:28

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Just goes to show I should have put a lot more effort into growth. Potential is certainly there in this market

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 20:29

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I’m sorry the pizza delivery didn’t work out, but that is a not acceptable behavior. Fuck them with a 10 foot pole.

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/19/2018 at 20:34

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For the best. It was strange to be working under people that I would have instantly turned down for entry level positions

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 20:37

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60% of the growth is in the past 5 years, lots of big contracts with wind towers.

gettingoldercarguy > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 20:42

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Selling your business for cash + equity stake guaranteed lead tech etc.

AestheticsInMotion > gettingoldercarguy 03/19/2018 at 20:45

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It’s already sold! To another cleaning company, cash + a small percentage of combined company earnings for five years and an opportunity for first dibs to buy the combined company upon the current owner’s retirement. The official handover is in May

Happy with the deal, but yeah I’m wondering what I could have gotten working with this new company instead...

Stef Schrader > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 21:05

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kicked my car door and bitched about “appropriate delivery vehicles”

hoooooolllllllllyyyyy pooooooop

That’s, uh, sue-able, IMHO. You cause damage to my property, I report it to insurance, they go after you and force you to fix it. Super bonehead move from your ex-boss. Hope he paid for any damage.

AestheticsInMotion > Stef Schrader 03/19/2018 at 21:24

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Yeah, I had the store manager pull parking lot footage so he knows what’s going on. He at least seems to be a good guy, along with most of the staff. We’ll see what happens, there was no real damage and it’s certainly not worth pursuing (although I’m kind of petty and if I was less busy I would 100% consider some dumb prank for retribution)

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 21:48

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If someone kicked my car door, they’d be missing that foot soon enough. Revenge, served cold, etc.

Get this fun out of your system now, I can understand it. I am now in the office job world after having some less pleasant and sometimes night shift jobs when I was a student. I am more than happy about it.

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 21:49

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Oops, forgot to mention, this house reminds me of one I know in Medina - a VERY 80s house that I suspect is destined for the wrecking ball.

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 03/19/2018 at 21:54

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Mercer Island, so somewhat similar vibe! Too bad, this is the sort of interesting design that all the new construction attempts to emulate at 1/3 the labor cost and without an architect

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 03/19/2018 at 21:55

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If I had been driving a Fintail instead of a beat up salvage-titled Miata.... Well. The body would never have been found

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 22:07

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As mcmoderns go, it is inoffensive. It doesn’t look as cheap as so much of the stuff being built in Bellevue and Kirkland, too.

The house I am thinking of maybe isn’t identical now that I wrangle up a pic. This is old enough to be the original that mcmoderns emulate. Not visible due to the angle, but the place has tons of glass brick, which always has caught my eye. It is looking tired and neglected lately, I suspect due to be replaced by a larger tacky box - modern, faux Tuscan, or faux farmhouse:

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/19/2018 at 22:10

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I’d hope the kicker would have been more sensible than that. I assume you look pretty fit, I am surprised they dared even with your little beastie.

When I was a teen, I actually delivered things a little bit in the car, when a family-owned vehicle wasn’t available.

smobgirl > fintail 03/20/2018 at 00:12

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Oh man, I rather like that one. It reminds me of a historic house in Richmond, Va I used to drive past a lot, except that one has weird porthole windows.

AM3R, lost another burner > AestheticsInMotion 03/20/2018 at 02:55

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Just curious, but why sell what seems like a pretty successful business that you own if you are just gonna go back into the same industry? Why not just build and grow, train someone to do more of running the show, then just enjoy being the owner?

fintail > smobgirl 03/20/2018 at 09:21

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It definitely has a moderne look to it, but actually dates from the 80s. It isn’t too huge, and is in an insanely good neighborhood where money wants square footage, so as it is kind of out of style now, it’ll probably be razed - this area has no desire to preserve architecture, and virtually no historic preservation codes (not that an under 40 year old custom residential house would qualify anyway).