AZ PowerWash Pros
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So in 2015 our company pretty much had everything that could possibly go wrong happen to us! It was a rough year! Although our numbers don't reflect a decrease in gross revenue, I feel like we have been boxing in the 12th round getting pounded on all year long.
Where to start with all the Negatives...
-our office manager lied to us and stole a significant amount of money from us - she was obviously terminated and soon should be facing criminal charges
-we were audited by OSHA during our move from one facility to another and although we were compliant we were fined - we also fought it in court
-a past employee from 2012 filed a workers comp claim for permanent disability - going to court still for it
-one of our employees damaged a client's property so we fired him and he filed for unemployment and we were forced into an unemployment court and she won, because the judge said she did not mean to damage the property and ignored the other two previous write ups
-we were sued by a person who claimed a slip and fall
-we had some accounting issues that got out of hand and not quite sure how that happened but definitely did not help that our accountant was stealing from us! haha
-in early 2016 we had our most expensive trailer stolen!
I could obviously dwell on all this negativity and give up or complain and cry. But I can honestly tell you that my company is STRONGER than ever! We have learned from all these mistakes and it has forced us to apply new procedures and implement better policies that assure nothing like this well ever happen again. I feel like my company is built for WAR! haha
There is really nothing in life that hits you that you can not turn into some type of learning lesson. And although there are guys on here that can try to help people from having these same issues happen to them. There is something about learning it first hand that makes you stronger and better. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - as they say.
The positives
-we have the best office manager now we have ever hired (4th hire in that position since 2010)
-we are 1000% OSHA compliant and have safety meetings every Wednesday
-we have spruced up our safety inspections and training procedures and most importantly hiring protocol to prevent workers comp claims
-we have a new contract that all our clients sign relinquishing us from slip and fall liabilities - im sure it wont always hold up but good to have
-we have gone through all our books and cleaned everything up and got it back up to 100% again.
-we have purchased better security cameras and lights as well as got our place alarmed and purchasing trailer locks
Anyway, just wanted to share with you guys, I have a feeling that 2016 is going to be a great break out year for my company. I am shooting for $3M and if you don't aim high you'll always shoot low.
Where to start with all the Negatives...
-our office manager lied to us and stole a significant amount of money from us - she was obviously terminated and soon should be facing criminal charges
-we were audited by OSHA during our move from one facility to another and although we were compliant we were fined - we also fought it in court
-a past employee from 2012 filed a workers comp claim for permanent disability - going to court still for it
-one of our employees damaged a client's property so we fired him and he filed for unemployment and we were forced into an unemployment court and she won, because the judge said she did not mean to damage the property and ignored the other two previous write ups
-we were sued by a person who claimed a slip and fall
-we had some accounting issues that got out of hand and not quite sure how that happened but definitely did not help that our accountant was stealing from us! haha
-in early 2016 we had our most expensive trailer stolen!
I could obviously dwell on all this negativity and give up or complain and cry. But I can honestly tell you that my company is STRONGER than ever! We have learned from all these mistakes and it has forced us to apply new procedures and implement better policies that assure nothing like this well ever happen again. I feel like my company is built for WAR! haha
There is really nothing in life that hits you that you can not turn into some type of learning lesson. And although there are guys on here that can try to help people from having these same issues happen to them. There is something about learning it first hand that makes you stronger and better. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - as they say.
The positives
-we have the best office manager now we have ever hired (4th hire in that position since 2010)
-we are 1000% OSHA compliant and have safety meetings every Wednesday
-we have spruced up our safety inspections and training procedures and most importantly hiring protocol to prevent workers comp claims
-we have a new contract that all our clients sign relinquishing us from slip and fall liabilities - im sure it wont always hold up but good to have
-we have gone through all our books and cleaned everything up and got it back up to 100% again.
-we have purchased better security cameras and lights as well as got our place alarmed and purchasing trailer locks
Anyway, just wanted to share with you guys, I have a feeling that 2016 is going to be a great break out year for my company. I am shooting for $3M and if you don't aim high you'll always shoot low.