landscape supervisor

area manager

regional manager

irrigation technician

spray technician

Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI)

I have worked over 5 years with RCI, and am steadily progressing through a successful career here.  My educational background is in the Construction Industry, and RCI has granted me opportunity to grow and practice what I have went to school for, and am passionate about.  This is the case with other fellow workers I find as well.  The fact that the company has grown as fast as it has over the the time I have been employed here, and yet still every employee I know feels as though the upper management, and even the owners communicate with them on a personal level.  It is a proven fact that any company of this size can only maintain a personal relationship, listening to employees from crew members all the way to upper management and owners, by being enveloped in a constant cycle of new employees being properly treated with respect and fully backed by their superiors, developing a respect for their leadership, and unconsciously finding themselves rising through the same ranks they were once under.  Never I have I seen a management group fully and completely back their employees first and foremost, as this quality is recognized by individuals who see each member of the RCI team as being valuable, and not a statistic.  The treatment of individuals within the company as individuals, and the respect gained by the management team  affords RCI to function as a team which accomplishes projects with a high level of quality and reach what other companies would call impossible deadlines.

Owners and management alike recognize each employee as a critical part of our team, and know that no one individual falls or succeeds.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I did make some good friends working there and had some exceptional crew leaders that I managed. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The expectations of what was needed was well above what was actually possible for one person alone. My immediate managers attitude towards me was very belittling and rude most times that even other managers around me were very concerned. 

When I asked other area managers what their expectations were from their immediate managers, their task list was much shorter and very feasible within a 45 hour work week. 

I understand that there are things needed for other clients but maybe if the attitude was adjusted to a business professional level then I would have no problem *trying* to accomplish my job with a smile on my face. 

Instead coming to work left me filled with dread.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is a fine line between the culture at Division 87. 
If you look at crew leaders and crew members the culture is thriving here and there with people smiling. 
Most days its more sorrow and upset over work loads and expectations. 

I had many conversations with other people just yearning to leave their job and work somewhere else just to get away from the job.

RCI is a great company to work for. Being pretty fresh out of school, RCI has taken me under their wings to teach me and mold me into the employee that they need, and one that I am proud to be. Although I have a strong education, I still have some learning to do and RCI has been there to assist me in any difficulties and show me the way. The company has treated me very well and made sure that we are all comfortable if working on a project out of state. I highly recommend Rotolo Consultants, Inc as a company to build a strong career with and count on. Although we are a large company, the family aspect has not disappeared whatsoever.

I've thoroughly enjoyed my time at RCI. The work and demands on the landscape construction side are challenging, but manageable...that's just the nature of the industry. Management is encouraging and supportive. They give you access to the tools you need to efficiently and effectively complete projects. 

There are many people working here with 10+ years experience that you can learn from if you choose to do so.  It gives you a sense of pride when General Contractors are glad to see RCI on the job because they know RCI has the talent and resources to make things come together quickly. The work that you'll have the opportunity to do is the type of work you see in magazines (sounds cliché, but true).

Working at RCI is crazy. People who literally don't care how the jobs look or if it's done right gets paid more. Supervisors with no experience. Temps with no experience make more than a person with experience. Managers aren't active with the crew to notice if some crew members are being over worked. Too many task for little pay. No drive time. For example, you loose if your driver is late and you work way out in clinton or new roads, which is 45mins out, you loose time going and returning. 1hr and a half of lost time. From 6am to 7pm and you only get 10-10.5hrs .There is some good. But it's a lot of bad. I'd recommend this for a temporary job. 

The people are back stabbers. Learned how to lie and deceive both customers and vendors. They do not feel like they need to pay their bills on time that they can pay in 45-50 days when the invoice has 30 days. They also use substitute material instead actually producing what was originally quoted the customers.  This includes substandard irrigation material and different varieties of plants and trees that were listed. If its close it floats is their moto. As most people don’t know the difference between the varieties of oaks, etc. So, get what’s cheapest and see if it flies.

Had to arrive at the before daylight, get multiple crews out by 6:15 a.m. Had to meet the crews in the field to oversee the work being completed and train any crew members when needed. Had to drive multiple properties daily to ensure the services provided was to RCI's standards and had to meet with Property Management to see if any additional work was needed. Had to return to the office to complete daily paperwork, make sure all crews had the necessary equipment to complete the next day schedule and order any material needed.

Work hour is heavy during the summer, with overtime available,  but during winter time hours are cut.   Time doesn't start until you get to job site,  not when you get to the shop/office.   Sometimes you may ride in company truck for up to 2 hours to get to job site before you get on the clock to get paid.   So even though you work for 10 hours a day,  you are potentially away from home up to 15 hours a day.   Supervisors still get paid for the drive time and only out for themselves,  not caring how long you are off the clock riding home from work in the company truck.

The job says you will be a manager with manager responsibilities, but once you are hired they just ask you to do manual labor, and be a maintenance crew member. Basically just a bait and switch to get people with experience to work for them. 

The regional manager is a good guy, but the area manager that you will be reporting to has little to no experience, doesn't seem to know what he's doing, and is very unprofessional. 



My five plus years here have been very challenging yet have also been very rewarding. My experience here has enabled me to be involved in many aspects of what our company does so I feel I have a fairly well-rounded experience and opinion of RCI. Great company, great people and with the growth that RCI has shown in the last couple of years, there is a very high ceiling here for employees who want to advance. Would most definitely suggest RCI to anyone I know looking for a job in the green industry.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Landscape supervisor 181 salaries reported	$19.92 per hour
Area manager 143 salaries reported	$58,490 per year
Regional manager 148 salaries reported	$78,953 per year
Irrigation technician 117 salaries reported	$25.92 per hour
Spray technician 114 salaries reported	$21.73 per hour

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