Female Plumber Starting Own Business although she might regret her landrover rant.

[IDCHAPPY]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Giving Crops CPR is beyond my comprehension :lol:

 

[REDSAW]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Giving Crops CPR is beyond my comprehension :lol:

thats just lowered the quality of the thread now!

 

[Destroyer2813]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Reading this reminds me haven't seen Mrs tp for a while

 

[Masood]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Here! I just cottoned on you're offering me mouth to mouth.....


That's a first on this forum!

AFTER giving you heart attack first, mind...

 

[Masood]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Toggles, as other have already said, it should not matter a jot whether you're male or female; if you're good at your job and offer a quality service then there is a market for you.

If you choose to market yourself as offering something out of the ordinary by virtue of being a woman, then there is definitely a sizeable niche for you. Lone women, women who have had bad experiences with male tradesmen who have left them feeling intimidated, and don't forget, in that vein, the LGBT sector of society. I have a quite a large number of gay customers, male and female, as I did a job for one gay couple who found my complete lack of prejudice unusual (sad in this day and age, but that's their experience) who then passed my number on.

On the flip side, be prepared for prejudice from some sectors of society. I'm ashamed to admit that some members of my own community (Muslim) would find it hard to accept a woman working in the house. I understand some of the more traditional African people have similar views.

Basically - go for it. Be clever with your marketing and don't pigeonhole yourself. Use your gender as an advantage where you can but don't let it define or limit you.

Personally I wish you the very best - the more equality in the workplace the better as far as I'm concerned. Unless you're in East London in which case forget it, the market's saturated and all the customers are misogynists, even the women...

 

[hammers4spanner]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

maybe a stupid question masood whats LGBT?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

maybe a stupid question masood whats LGBT?

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual?

 

[Masood]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual?

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

That is the preferred term now as it is considered to refer more to biological and psychological imperatives rather than preferences.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual?

was thinking Londons gay brigade troop lol

 

[Dotty]

Re: Female Plumber Starting Own Business

I was going to threaten you all until I read your posts properly.

I'm about to get a snog. I've even used mouth wash...