field manager

irrigation technician

business developer

jardinero

account manager

Ruppert Landscape

I can't speak for the company as a whole, but the branch that I worked at had major issues with morale and culture. There was no support from management outside of the branch, and there was no sense of "team" with the rest of the company. The turnover rate is reflected by the lack of support. A number of middle managers who failed with Ruppert moved on to other companies and excelled in the same position. The pay may have been competitive a few years ago, but other companies, larger and smaller, pay better across all positions with the same benefit package. For being a company that takes pride in the "small business" feel, there is a lot of corporate politics and a very "corporate" feel to the company. Every metric was tracked by a spreadsheet, and paperwork was needed just to give out a t-shirt to a crewman. 

The company is set up to have a family company feel with corporate backing. The owner cares about the company and well being of the employees, however the management team that runs the company is the biggest downfall. Most of them could care less about you and squeeze until you give out. I was able to advance quickly to the position I desired. The salary did not match the stress Benefits package is ok, snow and end of the year bonuses were a joke. Morale was very poor within the branch. The field staff were unmotivated and made managing difficult. I think the Frederick branch was worse than other branches. The money isn't present in this market like DC, Baltimore, etc. This made it difficult to hit our monthly and yearly quotas, adding to the stress. 

Lack of support and training are evident here. The field managers and crewman strive to provide great quality and work ethic. The office staff “blue shirts” are there to support the field personnel. That does NOT happen. There are a few good PM’S that go above and beyond. However the branch manager is not plugged into what’s going on in the branch. They have given young inexperienced people positions who don’t know how to how to manage or treat their people. They work people from 7-430 then take them to another job and work them till 10PM with no food or drink. It is completely a number biased company. I would not recommend anyone to invest time at the Raleigh branch. I do not believe this is true for all branches but from my personal experience with Raleigh including many things not mentioned here, this just figure it out mentality is not healthy. 

We were scheduled to be in before 6:45am. We stand outside in the parking lot and talk as an group, all managers line up and face us (employees), and we discussed about what we're doing for that day depending on which team we were on. We're broken into teams of average around 3-4 people on each work truck. We are all set to be out of the parking lot and ready to head to our location exactly at 7:00am. After we all fill our gasoline jugs and of course all of the mows and weed eaters, walk behinds, zero turns etc...
Depending on what's your team location, is what time you would be done with work for the day. The team I worked on we're always in after everyone already been back to the shop and put everything up and refilled all the mowing vehicles for the next day. We were scheduled to work in the Brandermill location in Chesterfield, Va. We always had alot to cut.

Co workers are okay. Some come to work make a honest living finish the day off good, others are miserable felons,drunks, drug addicts,etc. Same with Team leaders/Field Managers. Management is greedful  just like any other big corporation in this line of work.  They “save” cutting Hours, No OT,Manual Labor no machinery, No incentive raises, Appreciation/Safety “party”, Attendance bonuses, etc. The more they “save” (mistreat/exploit the literal WORKING class) the more there bonus may be at the end of the year. Snobby bunch of egoists. Ive seen BOTH Newly hired team leaders/field managers and team/crew members make more money coming in with No ambition no drive no leadership then the current employees Which is why many call this specific branch a Mediocre scene. Many move over to a different branch or overall a different company. 

Branch was great until Branch Manager went away from culture that differentiates company from culture. Each branch is different and the Raleigh branch is horrible with conformation to culture. The Field Manager Group felt ostracized and Branch Manager acted like we were idiots. I love to culture when it is practiced thoroughly and it makes the crews feel like family. We were once a family, but Branch Manager broke it apart with "Typical Corporate" culture. We expected expected something totally different than a typical Landscape Company, but were promised and ended up with Null. Great Company, Outside of Raleigh....

Ruppert is interesting. Very close knit group of people. If you are more introverted and reserved, you most likely will not have a good time. The majority of office personnel are 25-30 year olds and a lot of the time it can feel like a co-ed college dorm. There is a “slow to hire, quick to fire” mentality there. They allow you to drink beer at your desk at 4pm. Processing invoices is huge there and they must be completed by the first Thursday of every month. The workload can be extreme and very stressful. A 10-11 hour day is not uncommon. The people are very helpful if you have a question or issue. Overall it is a fun and stressful place to work that feels like it is run by college kids. 

There are many great people with skills to excel at Ruppert but unfortunately the company lacks diversity in upper management.  I learned that they have clean facilities and teach a culture of hard work but females and people of color are not represented at the management levels.  The hardest part of the job was to stop turnover and to empower the staff at times.  The most enjoyable part was bonding with your crew members and celebrations within the branches.  Accolades and achievements were honored and that was a step in the right direction.

Ruppert landscaping is an ok company to work for . The southern region isn’t fully developed yet and they are somewhat fresh as far as entering the construction field but they are growing. Management needs work . I don’t like to complete a job and then redo it a thousand times . They show you the way things are supposed to be done but don’t supervise you while doing it . So you do things over and over and over . On the positive side there is a bunch of work and opportunity in this company and I wish I could have stayed but I had my reasons ! .. also if you are going to work for this company LOG YOUR OWN HOURS ... they make mistakes ! Huge ones . Also don’t take on roles that they won’t pay you for !

Good:
- enjoy the people I worked with
- very fun vibe to the company, like to have fun
- great experience if you want to know about the construction process- you will be a part of each step (pre-con to closeout)

Bad:
- Unfair pay at times, depends who you are
- no raises can be given without permission from division exec who doesnt know any employees
- expected to work 8-5 whether you take a lunch break or not, no leaving early no exceptions (most weeks 45-50 hrs/week)
- employee handbook is very vague regarding many issues leaving interpretation up to managers who dont always have employees best interests in mind

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field manager 3 salaries reported	$49,167 per year
Irrigation technician 24 salaries reported	$52,896 per year
Business developer 16 salaries reported	$64,688 per year
Jardinero 24 salaries reported	$17.66 per hour
Account manager 22 salaries reported	$68,068 per year

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