The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Those Bad Customers

One benefit of being in what is a retail and sales job is dealing with the public. One hindrance of being in what is a retail and sales job is dealing with the public. I'm going to focus on the latter in a series. I'm going to write about 10 customers who for one reason or another were a pain in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

$1 Complaint

Sawyer Luckford's Location C car club payment did not go through. I texted him, like I do with all members whose payments do not go through. After giving me his new card, he complained about the $1 price increase. Mostly, I let him talk. When I did talk, it did shut him down. He had asked me how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Weather and Performance

In our business, weather can change so quickly, which means business performance can change quickly. December was warm and rainy. January was cold with some snow, which means we did well. February has been warm but without the rain with occasional winter weather. Due to better weather, 2022, has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

A Deal with Jason

Jason Abner is an employee of Bob Kendrick's at Location A. Jason specializes in detailing vehicles and doing light mechanical work. Dad has described him to me as a good guy. Fellow Kendrick employee Bruce has described him as a "go-getter." Jason is someone who Dad wants around. On Tuesday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Concerned about Howard

My concern is that we are overworking Howard Booth and that in turn will negatively impact his health. Howard is supposed to work four eight-hour days. Often, he ends up working more hours than that either through staying later or coming in on what were supposed to be off days. Mechanically, our... Sign in to see full entry.

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