landscaping crew leader

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Russell Landscape

The pay was reasonable and higher than what I've seen in similar industry roles, which helped get my foot in the door.

In my experience, upper management offered little to no encouragement or constructive guidance. I often felt left to figure things out on my own without support, which made daily work much harder.

The culture had a lot of bravado, which I suppose can be common in manual labor-heavy environments. From my perspective, there was a strong sense that out-of-town leadership believed their approaches were superior, even when local knowledge might have been more relevant. I found interactions with some mid- and higher-level positions to feel dismissive at times. Overall, it was a tough place to feel valued or supported.

A typical day involved being told that my efforts weren't sufficient or that my input wasn't valid, even when I was trying to contribute based on my role and observations. Asking questions often led to pushback or negative responses rather than helpful dialogue, which made it feel punitive to seek clarification.

Since I joined the Russell Landscape family, I've noticed growth at an astounding rate. There is a constant exposure to opportunities for advancement in my career. Typical day is fast-paced and purposeful. We like to keep a positive environment amongst one another. I've learned effective communication with clients, to schedule work harmoniously alongside the other departments, capitalize on safety, keep a watchful eye on quality, etc. The management here is a well-oiled machine. We aren't perfect, but we are striving for that. Hardest part of the job is keeping your head above water during times of adversity. Most enjoyable parts of the job are a frequent sense of accomplishment, the comradery, and actual growth in my career. Russell Landscape provides me with a healthy work/home life balance.


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I've been in landscaping for 20yrs. I've worked at 4 different companies over that time. Russell being the latest. Russell has the highest turnover I've seen by far mostly due to the fact they care so little for there employees. They just use people up and replace them. Upper management is verbally abusive and dismissive. Telling us how people are lined up to work there and we can all be replaced tomorrow. Most of the lower management are good people and will tell you that the Russell is a terrible company to work for. Now this may seem trivial but it's just an example of how things are done. They want you there between 600 and 615am to check equipment and load up the trucks but you dont start getting paid till 630 regardless of when you clock in. Which I dont even think is legal. I've haven't been here long and now that I've seen what kind of company this is I wont be here much longer.

Everything here is not perfect, it’s not stress free, it’s not always fun, however what company is? Russell is great place to work because it’s not Brightview or Rupert or any other mega landscape firm. Russell feels more like family and sometimes family can be a pain in the butt but you still love them. There are a lot of great high end properties to work on giving you the opportunity to sharpen your skills and learn new things. At first I thought the CEO might of been a jerk, but as I have gotten to know him better have found him to be a genuine laid back dude that really wants to get after it and make the company better. If you are looking for a place to work and have a family but love what you do, there is no better place to come to work everyday than Russell Landscape. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They treat you like you are family.
They are very family oriented not like here in Brevard County Florida .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing I Promise. I have never worked in a company like Russell Landscaping in Georgia good honest understanding caring folks.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work Environment
Relax Comfortable awesome

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A Day at Russell Landscaping
One Word pleasant

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is no best part of working for this company.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Managers unrealistic schedules. Equipment not maintained properly. Short staffed. Under paid.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most employees are temps. All employees are disposable.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No matter what time you clock in, you are not paid until 6:30. After that it's amateur hour.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management retreat during the winter 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Fellow managers.  Lack of experience amongst management. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Typically stressful with no real reason. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long. Lots of work to be done. Always seeking and hiring skilled labor.

First of all, barely any training. Secondly, it’s like you’re not even in a business environment. Everyone builds these cliques and gangs up on everyone else that doesn’t come to work for the nonsense. If you aren’t friends or family, they will do everything in their power to make you quit or to get you fired. These are all very aged men and women, but they act like children. If that floats your boat, then this is the company for you! :)

I work over 110 hrs 7 days a week because not enough people to perform the job and since I was on salary they keep telling me I can work 1k hrs but since I am on salary I was still getting paid for 80 hrs period paid check those people work you so late and not paid over time I have a really bad experience With Russell those 6 yards that I work for them !!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Get paid all day ride time too

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It’s not stressful at all really honestly 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very friendly family oriented and treated very fairly

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up do you stretches go to work, eat lunch, finish up

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