trimmer

groundskeeper

bucket truck operator

tree trimmer

truck driver

Nelson Tree Service

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay is good need more training programs for srt climbing


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Based on production other than that it's a laid-back company need better tools have to borrow tools from other trucks to do your job with sometimes don't have the right tools farmers do not have enough time to train helpers fired for power outages training or not training works on a buddy system no matter how hard you work if they don't like you you will not get anywhere in the company they will find a reason to fire you and have you blackballed from all asplundh contract and then you will never work for asplundh and ruin your career just because you're not in the buddy system

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A lot of unexperienced people they don't get trained because you are in production and they want their production no matter for your safety are the safety of the guy next to you

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I guess okay a lot of running around boring songs from other bucket truck and trying to get your groundsman to understand the job because they do not do training give you a map and tell you go get it

Good at the beginning everyone is acting like they work like a big family. They show you the ropes pretty much the basics i learned cutting woods for 30 years on my property my family owns. You wont get ahead and management wont help you move up. Every employee there is truly against anyone that works there especially the old timers. They have alot of thieves and management knows exactly who does it and backs them up on it. The people that actually works are the people that are fired asap. My first 2 weeks i wasn't aloud to touch or use any kind of equipment and i had to bring my own chainsaw lol, i sat in a ford duely with 3 other people and in 2 weeks time riding with the same 3 guys they must have smoked a pound of weed easy no joke and that is how i leard most of all the crews that go out to  work do the same. After that first 2 weeks when we stopped i was working so i wasnt dirty. Or get caught in a truck with idiots smoking out a company vehicle

Dont work for this company. Management will lie to you. Almost impossible for advancement . This company didnt pay me for all hours worked and stuck me with paying toll bills for there bucket truck on storm work. They lowball you on wages. They lie about what your making on storm work when your forced to travel out of state you live in. They are supposed to supply meals when out of state on storm work but they dont. Went to hurricane florence in florida and wasnt fed at all for couple days. This company doesnt care for its employees. Management gets big bonuses from your work that  you dont see any of. This company only cares that they are making money off you and thats it. There were times i took vacation days and wasnt paid for. My general foreman would never correct it. They dont take care of there equipment or make repairs they should. They preach safety but have you run unsafe equipment just to make $. I wasted 9 yrs here dont do the same.

DO NOT work for Nelson Tree Service LLC. In the St Louis metro region. As with any high risk job, there are safety rules. The problem is the enforcement of these rules is inconsistent and unfair. They will screw their employees over on a regular basis, and if you have the audacity to stand up for yourself, then you basically have a target on your back. I can back up these claims with the fact that 50 or more employees have left in the last 2 years. We are a IBEW union job, but they have proven to be almost worthless to protect us from An unfair and incompetent management group. I must stress that my experience is limited to the St Louis metro region, other regions may be an entirely different experience. 

This Company is all about Safety. It’s a good place for new tree guys to get the proper training and learn how to do things correctly and safely.They also have top of the line, very nice equipment. However,They offer very low wages compared to the rest of their competitors. They have no Incentives for their Crew Leaders, CDL Driver, or Personnel with Spray License. Plus there is Little to none advancement opportunities. I’d recommend this job to guys just coming into the tree industry or with moderate Tree Experience. An Advanced Tree Trimmer will not like this job or wages! 

Daily work is the same, however required to bend until you break or almost break. Pile on more and more work with less help or guidance from management. Management is vague and expects one to just know but doesn't have a training or review, no way of knowing your progress is in the right direction. The culture management fosters is on if exclusivity. If you do not belong to "their family" one may be very hard pressed to feel fully accepted and given equal amount of work load or if you are not accepted into thier "work family" the result is mountains of work. The idea of the organization as a whole is a team does not match this organization. 

A typical day involved questioning why the boss would say one thing and him doing the complete opposite of what he just told you. 
I learned not to trust the people at Nelson Tree. Getting stoned on the job site will lead to promotions. 
Management didn't really know what they were doing and liked to pick favorites
Work place culture involved lots of drug use and putting your co-workers down. 
The hardest part of the job is dealing with management and the AEP Forester. 
The most enjoyable part of the job was some of the people were actually fun to be around. 
Overall it's just best to avoid this joke of a tree company. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being able to get any tools or equipment we needed to complete our job safely 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being held accountable for things that were beyond my control and being expected to do things that my boss should have been doing and being passed over for a promotion I earned 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was great until there was a big switch in the upper management 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was very stressful dealing with complaints from my EEs, my bosses and the utility about issues mostly pertaining to issues with a new app that didn't work

In my experience I got to work with a great crew of guy, everyone was friendly and helpful especially the older crew foremen. Our supervisors were easy to get along with and didn't micro manage everything. I learned how to properly and safely climb and prune trees as well as running bucket trucks with close proximity to energized powerlines. Clearing right of ways on steep terrain was the hardest part of the job. My only complaint was that I had gotten my CDL permit 2 times but It was difficult to get the supervisor to remember to schedule a day for you to take a truck and take the road test.

my typical day at work started with getting my lunch in the truck its seriously important that you bring a lunch with you to work i cant tell you how many times i kicked myself in the butt for forgetting it but it is against company policy to stop at stores while on the clock evan on breaks its not a good idea anyways most important thing to remember while working there is safety is always your first concern no matter what take every possible safety step you can because the work being done is as dangerous as any other high mortality profession.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Trimmer 26 salaries reported	$25.13 per hour
Groundskeeper 14 salaries reported	$21.72 per hour
Bucket truck operator 16 salaries reported	$31.40 per hour
Tree trimmer 9 salaries reported	$25.47 per hour
Truck driver 5 salaries reported	$28.46 per hour

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