Hiring the neighbor kid

This might get me in trouble, but it worked.

I was cleaning 6 apartments today and at one of them, the little girl that lived next door came over.  She kept asking to help and grabbing things.  I was afraid she was going to grab onto the solution hose and burn herself so I decided to hire her to "keep watch" at the door and to tell me if the carpet looked clean enough.  Then I gave her a couple of business cards and told her that if anyone asks what we are doing to tell them that we are the best carpet cleaners in town...then give them a business card.

She was about 5 or 6 years old and was a real trooper.  She had a good eye for clean carpet and handed out 3 cards along with the statement that we were the best cleaners around.  I gave her $3 and thanked her.

I know it sounds strange, but it was the only way I could get her to stay away from the solution hose...she sure wanted to help.  Who knows, I might get a job out of it. 

Haha that's cool, good Idea putting her to work.

Kids that age just want to help, then they turn 15 and don't want to do jack

Mo wrote:Kids that age just want to help, then they turn 15 and don't want to do jack

Mark Twain could not have said it better  

I had one the other day like that. He wanted to roll up the CC hose one the reel. I told him to ask his mom. She said yeah. So I told him to climb in the back and stem art spinning the reel. I helped a little. BTW that's what I did on Father's Day.

One time I let a kid clean a small patch of carpet with the stair wand, mothers permission of course, ran all the heat out of the solution line 1st. Kid was about 5-6 years old. He still talks about it, and how excited he was. He is old enough to drive now.

eldiabloz wrote:One time I let a kid clean a small patch of carpet with the stair wand, mothers permission of course, ran all the heat out of the solution line 1st. Kid was about 5-6 years old. He still talks about it, and how excited he was. He is old enough to drive now.

Tell me he is working as a cleaner......would make a great story.