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Shearon-Environmental-Design

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working as a Senior Superintendent / Horticulturist has provided solid experience in landscape management, crew leadership, and operational planning. The role offers meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to make a visible and ecological impact on properties throughout the city of Philadelphia.

It’s a great environment for professionals who are proactive, adaptable, and committed to maintaining high horticultural standards. I am grateful for my coworkers everyday.

Overall, a valuable experience with opportunities for growth, especially for those looking to strengthen leadership and field expertise.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
One of the most challenging aspects of the role is the constant responsibility of keeping plant material healthy and thriving. Unlike many jobs, the work is heavily influenced by weather, pests, irrigation issues, and soil conditions — many of which are outside of direct control. There is ongoing pressure to maintain high visual standards while managing plant health proactively, and the stress can increase during extreme weather or peak seasons. It requires constant attention, quick problem-solving, and a strong sense of accountability.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
One of the strongest aspects of the company is the extremely helpful and hands-on culture among coworkers. With myself being new, I take comfort in knowing that my team members are quick to step in, share knowledge, and support one another, especially during high-pressure situations or seasonal peaks.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The staff works as one unit to achieve our goals.  The length of time that many of the staff members have been at the company and diverse jobs that we do made Shearon a great fit for me.  In 35 years in the industry, Shearon is one of the best places I've ever worked.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Improving on my computer skills and meshing with a new system of estimating has been stressful.  Overtime with some help it's gotten progressively better.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture that we have is full of different personalities that mesh together.  We like to keep things light and fun.  However, when times go bad we all band together to get the job done and or solve complex problems as a group.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
In this industry every day is different.  (That's why I've stayed in landscaping for so long.)  Early days and late nights are the norm.  Everything in-between is always subject to change from day to day.  It keeps life interesting.

Learning to deal with the dated system here was rough, but doable. I personally found the payroll data entry portion of this job very satisfying. Though it was hard to learn initially, I enjoyed that this old system allowed me to double check myself and feel confident that at least one aspect of my job was fully completed each week.

With that being said, you definitely need tough skin and self motivation to get you through the work day. If you give up easily and want someone to walk you through every step of the job, this is not the company for you. Be prepared to be confused and frustrated until one day it all clicks and you understand the system. If you put in hard work - you will be allowed to learn so many aspects of the business. I was involved in payroll, billing, yearly system setup, contract renewals, job cost data entry, filing, and much more. I appreciate everything I took away from this job, even if I no longer work in a landscaping field.

If the company spent a little time re-evaluating the tedious additional tasks placed on their office staff, I believe this could be a really nice place to work.

Shearon is a great place to work. The flexibility provided by management allows for a healthy work–life balance while still maintaining high standards and accountability. The team culture is very positive and engaging—everyone works together, communicates well, and supports each other to ensure projects are completed successfully. Leadership is approachable and values employee input, which makes you feel like a respected part of the organization. Overall, it’s a professional, team-oriented environment that I’m proud to be part of.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company handles a wide range of projects, and there’s a strong depth of experience to learn from across the team.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Timelines for completion of work are tight and require strong coordination to stay on track.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s a fast-paced environment with tight timelines, but the culture is supportive and team-oriented.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day is fast-paced and hands-on. There’s usually a mix of coordination, problem-solving, and decision-making to keep projects on time. Every day is a little different, which keeps things engaging and challenging

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good place to work if you like being outside and staying busy. There’s year-round work, which is a big plus. Leadership is supportive and easy to talk to. You learn a lot on the job and pick up new skills as you go. It’s hard work, but steady and overall a good experience.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
So far there has not been too much that is stressful.  They keep you working so that is a positive in my eyes.  Work throughout the warm times, and no layoffs during the winter season.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Its like a family.  Everyone is nice and easy to talk to.

I worked here for 3 years. Never once brought in for a review. Acquired a speciality license and not even a congratulations. Really sad as there are some wonderful people working here but management is off in there own world making sure there bonus is great! The vehicles and equipment they use are extremely unsafe. Rusted out, bald tires, exhaust fumes coming inside, seats w/ no seat, seat belts not working, buckets with holes on skid loaders and falling off. The labor force pretty much runs day to day operations as management is gone by 2 pm and never on-site.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The support, training and room for growth within the company is great. You're encouraged to learn as much as you'd like to rather than just being told your only stuck doing the same tasks all year. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The weather plays a big part in the work week sometimes, but outside of that the schedule and hours are very consistent.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I like the fact that its family owned and operated and it doesn't have the pressure a corporate business would have.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I like the hours and the management style. Good support from coworkers and upper management.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The changing seasons. The transition between seasons impacts the type of work we do and that transition happens quickly. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Welcoming and supportive. Everybody wants to see each other succeed.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
6:30 start, set up the jobs that are going for that day and provide support.

If you're lazy, inexperienced and like to gossip, this is the place for you. A regular day would include picking up the workload for the non-existent workers who choose to regularly called out but never get fired. Then getting belittled by a VP who was ungrateful that you did the work for two.
Low pay, lack of leadership and low morale tends to chase the best workers out.  Hardest part of this job is tolerating the pettiness and favoritism . The revolving door did let many good workers in - then back out.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance superintendent 2 salaries reported	$75,000 per year
Irrigation technician 3 salaries reported	$50,500 per year
Crew member 5 salaries reported	$20.60 per hour
Tree climber 3 salaries reported	$27.50 per hour
Spray technician 2 salaries reported	$55,000 per year

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