An unobstructed view of window washers

Mo Rocca learns about the challenging work of window washers firsthand - brandishing his brushes and squeegee 700 feet above New York City's streets.

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  • @jhard94
    @jhard942 жыл бұрын

    The fact that back in the day, window washers stood on the edge and held onto the window frame in order to wash the windows is absolutely insane. Thank god for technology

  • @RareCandeh
    @RareCandeh7 жыл бұрын

    That looks like a nice order of NOPE

  • @AStoicMaster

    @AStoicMaster

    6 жыл бұрын

    With a side of f*** that.

  • @kaylons

    @kaylons

    6 жыл бұрын

    At least it's better than swinging on a rope.

  • @anthonyblack634
    @anthonyblack6344 жыл бұрын

    3:43 me trying to fix all my problems in life..

  • @boom-bm1kl
    @boom-bm1kl5 жыл бұрын

    I like how they wear helmets

  • @Bagokakong

    @Bagokakong

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s for the possibility of something falling from above you. Such as clasps, nuts or bolts. Not for if they fall. Lol

  • @user-oc1rn3ft1b

    @user-oc1rn3ft1b

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thats help so much that in every airplane should be :))))

  • @Rangerman69420

    @Rangerman69420

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling those helmets come off when OSHA is not watching 😂

  • @joshtaylor2496

    @joshtaylor2496

    3 жыл бұрын

    hahaha so original i see this comment on every one of these videos (sarcasm)

  • @ed5649

    @ed5649

    3 жыл бұрын

    They’re not helmets, they’re hard hats

  • @brandonvillatuya9539
    @brandonvillatuya95394 жыл бұрын

    WINDOWASHER: "AYE YO, HOW YOU DOING!?" REPORTER: "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY!" WINDOWWASHER: "no."

  • @benvazquez6547
    @benvazquez65475 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to all my fellow window washers all over the world.. I love my job and all the nice views I’ve seen through out the years Houston Tx.. 🤟🏼

  • @IntellectInsight0

    @IntellectInsight0

    3 жыл бұрын

    U got balls of steel

  • @justinkelly7445

    @justinkelly7445

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Pittsburgh Pa and I started out in highrise 20 years ago. I love it and ain't no other job I'd rather do.

  • @TheTJDONALDSON

    @TheTJDONALDSON

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justinkelly7445 Are you not afraid of heights/falling?

  • @justinkelly7445

    @justinkelly7445

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheTJDONALDSON I wish I could show you pics of some of the views I got in my phone right now. But KZread won't let me share a pic in the comments like Facebook does.

  • @RajatManhas008

    @RajatManhas008

    3 жыл бұрын

    How can i get this job?

  • @seanwilliams2764
    @seanwilliams27644 жыл бұрын

    could not pay me enough to ever do this!

  • @justinkelly7445

    @justinkelly7445

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its a fun job everyone should try it at least once

  • @tysonturquoise6940

    @tysonturquoise6940

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justinkelly7445 very true i used to do all the tall buildings here in Abq NM not alot of skyscrapers but still 50 to 60 storys high up

  • @justinkelly7445

    @justinkelly7445

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tysonturquoise6940 I'm from Pittsburgh Pa and I started out in highrise 20+ years ago as a roof man. I used to push people on the rolling beam. Then I did ladder work then chair work. And now I'm back on ladders everyday doing residential. I love it and I won't do anything else until retirement. Stay safe out there.

  • @tysonturquoise6940

    @tysonturquoise6940

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justinkelly7445 yup same here i started out as a labor hand carrying all the heavy equipment to the roof top because the elevators go only so far. And then pushing the washers on a dolly beam system that you walk not push because it wont go straight even though it does have wheels. To hanging off the side of one one day and never looking back and now i do residential work myself stay safe as well and enough work for your retirement...

  • @jxc2439

    @jxc2439

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do this for work in London. I love it!!

  • @Pb_ubble
    @Pb_ubble6 жыл бұрын

    If I was up there, I would've been so scared to the point of falling backwards and off of the platform.

  • @Number1HockeyPlaya

    @Number1HockeyPlaya

    6 жыл бұрын

    Unconsciously Shady the workers are harnessed in

  • @Pb_ubble

    @Pb_ubble

    6 жыл бұрын

    Number1HockeyPlaya Well if I had enough bad luck, I would've fell, the harness would've broke because it was either too weak or I was too heavy and would've fallen to my death. I have acrophobia.

  • @lonerangerxxx

    @lonerangerxxx

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bitter Honeycomb if anything better have a parachute trained when you up there jus pretend you on the ground and not look down

  • @maleikav615

    @maleikav615

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Pb_ubble 😂😂😂

  • @F22C1
    @F22C17 жыл бұрын

    Now that feet are soaked with sweat, I can get up, and feel better about my line of work. I cannot do heights.

  • @heatherjalbert2969
    @heatherjalbert29696 жыл бұрын

    I did this job for two years.. was absolutely insane but built so much confidence in myself. I no longer repel but I still wash Windows love it..

  • @az0970449

    @az0970449

    5 жыл бұрын

    how much does it pay ??

  • @user-yk4bn5dx4r
    @user-yk4bn5dx4r6 жыл бұрын

    Literally sending shockwaves through my body

  • @billygoat9381
    @billygoat93812 жыл бұрын

    This is my backup plan. This looks glorious. I love heights and being away from people.

  • @invtrk1046

    @invtrk1046

    Жыл бұрын

    It has it's ups and downs.

  • @rickj1983
    @rickj19832 жыл бұрын

    What he said about restaurant windows, my wife's grandfather said about their restrooms and he owned a restaurant. He said however clean the restrooms are is a sign of what goes on in the kitchen.

  • @americanpatriot3667
    @americanpatriot36675 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t do that job without some kind of parachute

  • @solomonstello

    @solomonstello

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @jugg9140

    @jugg9140

    Жыл бұрын

    same here.

  • @derwinbeasley5398
    @derwinbeasley53984 жыл бұрын

    Award winning. Great report!

  • @ArianneGrenade
    @ArianneGrenade3 жыл бұрын

    I would literally get scared, causing me to get nervous, causing me to get dizzy, causing me to fall off. That looks scary af nah

  • @newhire4915
    @newhire49155 жыл бұрын

    My fear comes from this weird sensation of tensing up and getting this uncontrollable urge to leap

  • @miranda.cooper

    @miranda.cooper

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't have it.

  • @cartermelonio6994

    @cartermelonio6994

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@miranda.cooper you dont I thought that was normal?

  • @brieshay8204

    @brieshay8204

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Shadow77999

    @Shadow77999

    3 жыл бұрын

    OCD?

  • @Gotham_bat759

    @Gotham_bat759

    2 ай бұрын

    @@miranda.cooperI understood that reference 🏴‍☠️

  • @jxc2439
    @jxc24392 жыл бұрын

    I do this for work in London. I love it!!

  • @bloodbath7oh2
    @bloodbath7oh25 жыл бұрын

    Just got done cleaning the Stratosphere here in Las Vegas . Great View!

  • @dogeneric9696

    @dogeneric9696

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good job fellow Vegas person!

  • @waurennn
    @waurennn5 жыл бұрын

    crane: not even a foot off the ground me: this is too high

  • @kikoglocksakaghostdrummer4958

    @kikoglocksakaghostdrummer4958

    5 жыл бұрын

    LMAO

  • @Lovemy128i
    @Lovemy128i2 жыл бұрын

    I’m shaking and nervous just watching this

  • @kaylons
    @kaylons6 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful day.

  • @serbianhammer
    @serbianhammer Жыл бұрын

    The height is making me nervous through the video haha. Anyone who works with heights is a national hero.

  • @davidporcell1480
    @davidporcell1480 Жыл бұрын

    Have a interview for this type of job today interesting to see what it's all about

  • @derpnerpwerp
    @derpnerpwerp Жыл бұрын

    The reporter's demeanor reminds me of Butters from South Park. Just immediately starts pointing out landmarks to the worker who sees them every day and then starts singing hymns

  • @Extrnal
    @Extrnal3 жыл бұрын

    There needs to be an invention that allows something to clean skyscrapers windows itself, would actually be cool.

  • @Siemianowicee
    @Siemianowicee5 жыл бұрын

    3:25 - He's touching himself as he speaks !

  • @Bagokakong

    @Bagokakong

    4 жыл бұрын

    Itchy nuts lol

  • @iMolikaMenThlang
    @iMolikaMenThlang4 жыл бұрын

    Yep my vertigo would kick in and I’ll fall off!

  • @sindracklouis5669
    @sindracklouis56692 жыл бұрын

    good job i love that job too🤗🤗🤗

  • @patrickskateboarder8
    @patrickskateboarder82 жыл бұрын

    I’m thinking about doing this in Miami

  • @thebudsmoker17
    @thebudsmoker175 жыл бұрын

    How much an hour?

  • @tarunhazra2874
    @tarunhazra28745 жыл бұрын

    what is safe wind velocity for cleaning glass facade of high rise premises?

  • @Bagokakong

    @Bagokakong

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tarun Hazra 20 MPH winds and it could get hairy depending on the anchor point and distance from the top.

  • @tysonturquoise6940

    @tysonturquoise6940

    3 жыл бұрын

    There will always be wind present especially the higher you go up.

  • @BellanGracie
    @BellanGracie8 жыл бұрын

    Love that shirt Mo! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

  • @josh2274

    @josh2274

    6 жыл бұрын

    BellanGracie yessss

  • @septemberquest6393
    @septemberquest63932 жыл бұрын

    It takes a certain breed of individuals who are ok doing this type of job...I'm freaking out just climbing a 3 ft ladder to change a light bulb...I'll pass on this career.😫

  • @donafilo5028
    @donafilo50285 жыл бұрын

    Pra que construir prédios tão altos Madona mia. Olha o trabalho que dá!

  • @CadeLawson
    @CadeLawson4 жыл бұрын

    I keep thinking of the icarly episode were the window washing platform fell

  • @jorge11bunker
    @jorge11bunker3 жыл бұрын

    exuberant windows designs makes my job harder. engineer: i have created *art* window washer: you ruing my job

  • @ARSZLB
    @ARSZLB6 жыл бұрын

    well, they always said Jesus would rise again...

  • @missdeeinspired9064
    @missdeeinspired90647 жыл бұрын

    I don't like hikes but maybe if the pay good and I can wear a parachute ever time I'm the job

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa5 жыл бұрын

    I would have enjoyed this job. I've worked painting high voltage towers, while energised, smoke stacks, microwave towers, etc... So window washing would have been a breeze, at least cleaner.

  • @Coolhansolo
    @CoolhansoloАй бұрын

    Get that guy to rappell down a building for a week. He wouldn't be able to move. That's extremely hard work and takes years to master. Oh ya did they mention its extremely windy on high rise buildings ??

  • @queencupcake09
    @queencupcake094 жыл бұрын

    Window washers better make bank roll!!!!

  • @Jonfgc

    @Jonfgc

    4 жыл бұрын

    QueenCupcake32 I believe they do

  • @Number1HockeyPlaya
    @Number1HockeyPlaya6 жыл бұрын

    Just wait until it rains...

  • @Halcon_Sierreno
    @Halcon_Sierreno Жыл бұрын

    "How much nakedness have you seen"? Lol

  • @xclimatexcoldxx
    @xclimatexcoldxx3 жыл бұрын

    I would have thought that there would be 4 individual ropes on each corner, with 4 different machine operating. So that way unless all 4 separate machines gave out at the same exact time, jobs like this would be 100% safer than something like a taxi driver.

  • @RababaInc
    @RababaInc4 жыл бұрын

    how much do they make?

  • @kaylaleave

    @kaylaleave

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know

  • @kshatriya1414
    @kshatriya14146 жыл бұрын

    It's called window CLEANER

  • @RajatManhas008
    @RajatManhas0083 жыл бұрын

    How to get high rise window cleaning jobs ?

  • @bobsilver3983
    @bobsilver39836 жыл бұрын

    Seriously, how much would you get paid by the hour to wash windows that high up?

  • @maddysummers9769
    @maddysummers97692 жыл бұрын

    This is my dream job but my city doesn’t have skyscrapers like that

  • @user-oc1rn3ft1b
    @user-oc1rn3ft1b4 жыл бұрын

    3:35 True. Now you have 50 dislike that means 50 bad restaurant owners. :)))

  • @travismaxwell9115
    @travismaxwell91153 жыл бұрын

    The palms of my hands are wet!

  • @DuaneIsAFoolFr
    @DuaneIsAFoolFr5 жыл бұрын

    My nerves & anxiety is goin thru the roof!! Hells no😂😂🤣😭🤦🏾‍♂️😩

  • @Elwrt455
    @Elwrt455 Жыл бұрын

    The first time painting Navy ships with harness and life jacket sitting on a wooden board - horrifying!! But you will get use to it

  • @heatherjalbert2969
    @heatherjalbert29696 жыл бұрын

    I did it on boatsman swing not lucky enough to use staging lol...

  • @kaylaleave
    @kaylaleave3 жыл бұрын

    Bless these window washers with protection amen

  • @chasemorantz6228
    @chasemorantz62283 ай бұрын

    He has on a Kansas Jayhawks Tshirt

  • @lollipopcorndog
    @lollipopcorndog4 жыл бұрын

    I’d carry a parachute for emergencies

  • @collinemago8153
    @collinemago815310 ай бұрын

    My dream job

  • @nativeeurope1299
    @nativeeurope12995 жыл бұрын

    Mo Rocca reminds me of Mort Goldman from Family Guy.

  • @Scarletbull
    @Scarletbull4 жыл бұрын

    This, & fishing in the deep sea are VERY dangerous jobs but they pay well. Crab fishing I learned on a cable TV show years ago, start pay $80-85K/yr. But I remember an employee died during filming in a storm. Couldn’t pay me enough to do those type of jobs. Bridge Maintenance either. Never!

  • @AndrePhillips-km6ht
    @AndrePhillips-km6ht9 ай бұрын

    I’m hyperventilating literally

  • @carolinapimentel5370
    @carolinapimentel53706 жыл бұрын

    that is sooo cool. !!!!

  • @g.phreshtv
    @g.phreshtv Жыл бұрын

    Boy you couldn’t pay me to do that

  • @newnew4142
    @newnew41423 жыл бұрын

    The messed up part is they only make $12-$20 a hour. That's disgusting they deserve more at $25 hour starting

  • @djscarecrows7702

    @djscarecrows7702

    3 жыл бұрын

    No way is that true we’re I’m at your making 19 working at a McDonald’s

  • @Dimework

    @Dimework

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now why you get on the internet lying like that

  • @Joeelectronicschematicsforauto
    @Joeelectronicschematicsforauto2 жыл бұрын

    I could not be a window washer even if I was always on the ground floor

  • @skeptik90210
    @skeptik90210 Жыл бұрын

    Good morning I need job washig windows

  • @kimaniroach3264
    @kimaniroach32644 жыл бұрын

    That's one height 🙆‍♂️

  • @FargoFX
    @FargoFXАй бұрын

    3:12 too soon

  • @juniorperez4908
    @juniorperez49083 жыл бұрын

    This job better be at least 35 an hour

  • @MeowStationOrignal
    @MeowStationOrignal4 жыл бұрын

    Window cleaners** get it right.

  • @Daniel-iq7cj
    @Daniel-iq7cj2 жыл бұрын

    Terrifying

  • @yoyo8303
    @yoyo8303 Жыл бұрын

    THEY CAN KEEP THESE JOBS OR GIVE IT TO THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS

  • @jcslv5453
    @jcslv5453 Жыл бұрын

    I will definitely will faint and fall

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  • @dannymccartney1411
    @dannymccartney14116 жыл бұрын

    not washing windows,,,,,,,,, its cleaning windows

  • @WhatIsThisNameHoly

    @WhatIsThisNameHoly

    4 жыл бұрын

    danny mccartney bruh

  • @SuperchargedMM
    @SuperchargedMM6 жыл бұрын

    He nosey asab 💀💀

  • @ACantu-de8pg
    @ACantu-de8pg4 жыл бұрын

    The "music's" enough to make you wanna jump.

  • @spinLOL533
    @spinLOL5336 жыл бұрын

    Why don't they have parachute bags?

  • @kadenbohm775

    @kadenbohm775

    6 жыл бұрын

    Raphael because they are too close to the side of the building so if they deployed there chute it would just hit the side of the building

  • @dufgbd21
    @dufgbd216 жыл бұрын

    TOO MUCH NAKEDNESS

  • @SandraKes
    @SandraKes7 жыл бұрын

    Dangerous

  • @justinkelly7445

    @justinkelly7445

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really ain't if you know what your doing and are strict about saftey

  • @MrHemi-iu9rh
    @MrHemi-iu9rh4 жыл бұрын

    No moving you body like this.... then he looks as if he's having a seizure kmsl....

  • @musikteer
    @musikteer3 жыл бұрын

    Nah.

  • @theorigin1891
    @theorigin1891 Жыл бұрын

    His with Jesus, he will be fine

  • @sofabiru6852
    @sofabiru68522 жыл бұрын

    👣

  • @Kobe8DaGreat24
    @Kobe8DaGreat242 жыл бұрын

    He messed up so bad thinking he know what he doing dude stop talking 🤣

  • @TheFirstMrSue
    @TheFirstMrSue Жыл бұрын

    No no no no nooooooooooo nononoononononooooo

  • @ecosby100
    @ecosby1004 жыл бұрын

    I would have my own rope on that harness Incase that bucket fails

  • @whozyourdaddy
    @whozyourdaddy2 жыл бұрын

    God, I hate the main stream media. I have enjoyed watching them get crushed by guys with laptops working out of their kitchens though.

  • @nsmcgirt
    @nsmcgirt2 жыл бұрын

    The union window president hates dirty windows and clean teeth.

  • @rudy6222
    @rudy62223 жыл бұрын

    Not for a million dollars

  • @kkrugger8056
    @kkrugger80565 жыл бұрын

    Earth is flat

  • @patricklarry6645
    @patricklarry66454 жыл бұрын

    That's one job I dont care if immigrants take ;)

  • @ruminating1596
    @ruminating15962 жыл бұрын

    Your liberal reporter does not mix well with working class America. Pure cringe.

  • @mvamedia5199
    @mvamedia51993 жыл бұрын

    The Puerto Rican guy is cool. The host is lame.

  • @rodrigosouza3568
    @rodrigosouza35682 жыл бұрын

    Rs serviços Limpeza de vidros Pix 🍀🍀

  • @davestar4718
    @davestar47183 жыл бұрын

    How much an hour?