Paint Polls Results: Training Day

11 May, 2021

Last week we asked painters, do you train all new hires? These are their answers...

Answer this week's poll, Have/Will you raise your entry level wages to hire painters?

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If cost and liability were not an issue, what's your one must-have at the company picnic?

Paintball Feld
39%
Axe Throwing
30%
10-Foot Nacho Trough
12%
Potato Salad
19%

Dang it's hot! Does your work vehicle have an orange water cooler?

Yes
22%
No
43%
It's not orange
35%

Did you work for a painting contractor prior to owning your company?

Yes
61%
No
39%

Why haven't you hired a business coach?

Not worth the money
30%
Too difficult to find a good one
19%
I don't need one
30%
I did hire one!
22%

Has OSHA ever inspected your jobsite?

Yes
53%
No
48%

Who Buys the Paint Brushes?

We do...the company
69%
Our painters buy their own
31%

What's the most paint you've ever spilled?

Brush-full
12%
Gallon
54%
5 Gallons
23%
An Ungodly Amount
11%

Did you take a week-long (or longer) vacation this summer?

Yes
45%
No
44%
Not yet, but I'm gonna
11%

If you had to rename your company one of the following, which would it be?

Flapjack Painting
19%
Porkchop Painting
7%
Half Slab Painting
10%
Whole Hog Painting
64%

You meet someone new, and they ask what you do. What do you say?

I'm a painter
12%
I'm a contractor
5%
I'm a painting contractor
52%
I own a painting business
31%

On the job site, my painters mostly listen to...

Classic Rock
29%
Country
10%
Hip Hop
4%
Who knows. They got headphones
56%

Which social media platform is most effective for marketing your business?

Facebook
34%
Instagram
11%
LinkedIn
6%
I don't use one
49%

What do you drive for work?

Pickup Truck
51%
Van
28%
SUV
13%
Other
9%

How long ago did you redesign your company hat?

Do you have a spray booth?

If you've bought a used sprayer, was it a good decision?

Will your crews be working the week between Christmas and New Years?

Do you accept credit card payments from customers?

Will you be giving end-of-year bonuses (not gifts) this year?

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