WDF Commission

[tgifbos]

Does any give their attendant a commission for the WDF that they do? And if so, how much do they give?

thanks!

[CharlieS]

10% WDF commission. $8 to 8.50/hr for longer term employees, plus 2 weeks paid vacation, health paid 75%.

Charlie

[walker texas]

I used to pay commission- .10 per pound. The amount was so little it was a negative thing for me. They often complained behind my back and to the mgr. I eliminated it and there has been no complaints since. Amazing!

If I did offer it again, I'd pay it quarterly, and only for employees who completed the quarter to keep turnover down.

[M.S.I]

I give my ladies 20% of the total gross they do, its the only way to go , the more they do the more they make plus they get there tips.

[TotoMongo]

Does any give their attendant a commission for the WDF that they do? And if so, how much do they give?
thanks!

In my previous career, my pay depended on how much revenue I took into the firm. At the end of every month you knew exactly how much you were to get as a bonus. At a later point management based bonusses on performance OTHER than sales. Factors such as responsibility, goal attainment, and failure to adhere to corporate dress codes played a role.

Paying by the pound is a great idea in my opinion. The payment shouldn't be automatic though. Make the payout based on cleanliness, responsibility, and customer service. This allows for incentive to attain the highest payout and should make for a tighter run ship.

Good luck and please let us know what option you choose!
Toto

[Anonymous]

Hello, I have a mat that is unattended. I had a lady stop by today and asked we if we do WDF. Once I told herr we do not do WDF She asked if she could start a WDF business using my mat. She would take care of everything including advertisment. She would pay for the washing and drying as if she was a walk in customer. Has anyone experienced anything like this?? Part of me says do it and the other part says no. It looks like a easy way for me to increase my sales. Any thoughts on this would help me greatly..

Thanks
Bevo916

[RBHII]

This is not all that uncommon and can be really beneficial to both parties. You get the coin revenue without the labor while she 'builds up' a wdf business. Keep in mind, it will be YOUR business who will be viewed as doing wdf, customers go by the sign on the door, not whatever agreement you have, so you have to make sure you are comfortable with the standards. I'd also be clear up front what should happen should you decide to sell. In other words, another owner may want that wdf business, and ideally, you'd like to include the value of it in your price. The lady doing the wdf may not like that, but remember, you are allowing her to run her business out of your location rent free, etc. I would set some thresholds up front, ie when she reaches XX dollars of business per week, she starts to pay a small amount of rent.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help. You pointed out some very good points. I am now not sure how I would handle this if I was to sell the mat.. We are the only mat in town. the next closes mat is about 15 miles away.. I believe she would do pretty good. I always have people asking if I do WDF. Not sure I want all the problems that come with a WDF service..

Thanks
Bevo916

[srhaz]

I was thinking of a different twist as to paying commision.
I might offer the attendants 10% of gross drop off $ on any new customers THEY find. They don't even have to do the laundry themselves. The rule is they have to tell me the customers they contact before any drop off.

[Mungo Spike]

I pay profitsharing of 10% per WDF order. Giving a comission/profitsharing is the only way to go, in my humble opinion.
Mungo

[TotoMongo]

I pay profitsharing of 10% per WDF order. Giving a comission/profitsharing is the only way to go, in my humble opinion.
Mungo

Mungo, can you tell us why you chose to pay a commission and why you chose 10% (as opposed to, say, 15 or 5%)?

toto

[Mungo Spike]

Mungo, can you tell us why you chose to pay a commission and why you chose 10% (as opposed to, say, 15 or 5%)?

toto

I chose 10% because it seemed high enough to act as an incentive for employees to tackle the unglamorous task of WDF with a good attitude. The 10% level gives the flexibility to go higher for especially good performers and lower for those who might need a warning. Profitsharing also seems to create a game-like spirit of competition; some employees like to be the top earner for the week; others just try to meet or beat whatever level they reached the week before.

Profitsharing increases paychecks proportionally to the amount of work a person does - more money goes to those who do more work, so it's a fair way of compensating people according to the effort they put in - something that employees appreciate.

Profitsharing also lets paychecks move up or down with the volume of business you're doing. In other words, if business is good and people work hard, their paychecks get a nice boost.

I've been paying profitsharing for about four years and can't imagine not doing it.

Cheers... Mungo