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It’s the Wild, Wild West of Cleaning Chemicals and Containers Out Here.  

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 by virtuosity

3 Simple Steps to Avoid Costly Safety AND Cleanliness Errors Pre-pandemic, one of the things I would do when touring a potential job site is casually peek under the sinks in the break rooms, restrooms and in the janitors closets to scope their chemical sitch.  Invariably, I found a conglomeration […]

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3 Tips to Make People Talk About You, but Like, in a Good Way

3 Tips to Make People Talk About You, but Like, in a Good Way

Posted on January 18, 2022 by virtuosity

Networking Isn’t Nearly as Hard as it Sounds and Sometimes it’s Even FUN One of the most daunting – and easy to ignore – tasks facing a brand new cleaning company owner is the thought of networking.  Well-meaning folks are full of advice:  “Word of mouth marketing is the best, […]

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Don’t Clean My Desk U will lose Something “Agian”-or- Respect Makes for Great Employees, Misspelled Notes Make for Write-Ups

Don’t Clean My Desk U will lose Something “Agian”-or- Respect Makes for Great Employees, Misspelled Notes Make for Write-Ups

Posted on January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 by virtuosity

The narrative swirling around hiring right now is front page news.  Business owners complaining people don’t want to work.  Employees complaining that employers suck.  Pundits pointing fingers.  However, if you are a commercial cleaning company owner, none of this is news to you.  Our struggles with hiring, as an industry, […]

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Why I Won’t Do Your Dishes (and Why You Really Don’t Want Me to Anyway)

Why I Won’t Do Your Dishes (and Why You Really Don’t Want Me to Anyway)

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by virtuosity

I once had a Doctor’s Office call to come bid their cleaning.  “We need a cleaner once a week on Tuesdays between 10am and Noon. Can you tell me how much that will be? You’ll need to start this week.”   Like tomorrow, this was late Monday morning.  Now I’m not […]

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Working Well In the “Good Old Boy System” issss o-kaaay, Until it Isn’t.  Part 1:  The French Maid

Working Well In the “Good Old Boy System” issss o-kaaay, Until it Isn’t. Part 1: The French Maid

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by virtuosity

So. Funny story (hint: my kids will tell you they’re almost never actually funny) while I’m going about my business cleaning urinals and whatnot these blog topics just *pop* right into my head. If I didn’t write them down, I would never remember them later.  Rather than stop and write […]

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Buffalo Wild Wings Chemical Mixing Death, 4 Ways You Can Avoid Tragedy on Your Cleaning Sites

Buffalo Wild Wings Chemical Mixing Death, 4 Ways You Can Avoid Tragedy on Your Cleaning Sites

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by virtuosity

December 1, 2021 Before the all-consuming crisis that is Covid; way back in November of 2019, some of you may remember a heartbreaking article that splashed across headlines. Detailed in an article from US News, a Buffalo Wild Wings General Manager tragically died after being exposed to toxic fumes from […]

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Forget Who Moved Your Cheese  

Forget Who Moved Your Cheese  

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by virtuosity

(the Real Question is Who Dumped it on the Floor and Stepped in it) The cautionary tale in the wildly popular 1998 business fable Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson details how various mice dealt with change. From whining to stubbornness to going with the flow.  It’s all over […]

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