landscape laborer

landscaping crew leader

crew member

irrigation technician

crew leader

U.S. Lawns

What is the best part of working at the company?
I accepted the position based on discussions about career growth, compensation structure, and the scope of responsibility. After starting, I found that I was not given the authority or autonomy needed to perform the job as it had been described during the hiring process.

Several elements of compensation and benefits that were discussed did not materialize, and over time I was told the company could not support what had been agreed upon.

I also felt that staff were not consistently treated with respect, and that efforts to grow the business and increase revenue were discouraged. Overall, the work environment did not align with the expectations set during the interview process.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of the job was inconsistent follow-through on commitments and a work environment that often felt lacking in respect, which made it difficult to effectively perform my role.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture felt top-down with limited transparency, inconsistent communication, and little empowerment for employees to fully perform their roles.

This company is incredibly mismanaged. I was promised a raise upon hire and never received it, then got fired for asking for the raise. The manager on multiple occasions informed me that he, "Had no idea what he was doing." The manager does nothing to help out the crews when we are behind. He would show up to properties, talk down to employees, and sit in his truck for hours. He constantly forgot anything he was told by employees.
Their equipment and trucks are all broken and damaged almost to the point of being unusable, and there is no intention of getting the equipment repaired or replaced. The manager would change his plan throughout the day, and there were times that I followed his plan exactly but he would still be angry. 
The manager constantly talks in a degrading way to all employees.
There have been several accounts where the weekly paycheck has bounced upon depositing into a bank.
Awful, mismanaged, degrading place to work.

Working here is a really good experience if your looking for a stable job that always keeps you busy. This job is definitely not for you if you are one to go to work to slack off because the foreman of your team will tell you to get to work if they catch you slacking. However, if you need a breather or need to calm down a bit they're really good about making sure your ok first. Every morning there is a short morning meeting to keep up the communication between teams and if a team needs help with finishing up their day your team may or may not be assisting them. They treat everyone equally regardless of gender or race (I have firsthand experience with this due to me being female) and will treat you like one of the guys if you let them. If you get offended easily I wouldn't recommend this place because jokes of all kinds fly around to keep the atmosphere light during the long hot days. As for the disabilities stuff I honestly have no idea on, but its highly physical labor so take that as you will. Also having experience with Lawn mower maintenance really helps.

If you apply here Drink LOTS of Water, I promise your going to need it.

This was a good company to work for, management was very professional and see to that all workers was as well. Uniforms had to be present clean plus tuck in to represent the company name as profeceit to the clients. We had meetings every Monday morning before we had out and all co workers had to be present at the meeting and on time. They were very organize with payroll, books, and your hours and days you worked each week plus if you had work over time, It was never any issues about your check and if one did arrive, it was swiftly look into and fix. The only reason that I did left the company is because of the distance and I had to relocate. I did try at first to make it work in several different ways but at the end I was left with no choice to give my notice to the company.

No benefits, boss will tell you to do something then write you up for claiming he told you to not do it. Let's people go due to lack of work but signs off their separation as termination. Interpersonal office relationships constantly going on between field and office staff. Some employees are paid a full week vacation for Christmas others half and some none. Just be prepared to work like a slave and be under compensated and underappreciated even as a salary manager. Equipment and resources don't exist to adequately perform your duties. Beware I resigned after a year as a manager when the office was more concerned about their personal endeavors over the guys in the field. Secretary was more interested in sleeping with other employees instead of doing her job and providing correct information needed to perform any job. Would ask for weeks for things I never received.

Each day is jam-packed with tons of work. If you last long enough, you may have the opportunity to learn more about landscaping other than general maintenance. Management may be the downfall of this company, from the Crew Cheifs to Ownership. You can't even really begin to like the co-workers you're with cause either they don't last one week or the work load is too overwhelming that you don't really get to know anyone. The hardest part of this job is the work load due to constant understaffing. The most enjoyable part of the job is the work schedule. If, and its a big if, everyone manages to complete the work load or weather interferes then you can expect to get Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. But you will need it after all the work that has been done. But your also too tired to enjoy those days off.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great hours, work life balance on point, weekly pay, offers insurance.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not all employees are as invested in getting the job done as others. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you work hard you are rewarded. If you choose to drag the team down you won’t have a job for long. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start the day at 6:30 am end the day at 4:30 a thirty minute lunch between 12 and 2 and one stop at a gas station throughout the day. Work on various properties making sure the lawn and plant beds and parking lot islands retention ponds etc are all in order looking well maintained and weed free.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are very cheap and rig equipment unsafe to save money when it tares up and the management has no clue about the ins and outs of lawn maintenance just want you to hurry to next job and do the job 80 percent and move on so be prepared to do half way work on properties..

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being told to hurry and not do the job right and quality doesn’t matter just get thru property so thwy get paid for being theee 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Low morale at all times and people talk bad about it most of the time while waitin to leave the shop to go out 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long and stressful having to skip stuff that needs to be done and way understaffed

What is the best part of working at the company?
Well I was really my own boss an i didn't have to have someone over my shoulder all the time get my guys in the am an head out to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There really is nothing that is stressful in this field.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a fast paced job and you have to make sure it's done right an to a professional manner and on time or before an lots an lots of safety.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Well going in at 5:30 get my check listed done and over look everything on the truck an trailer to make sure it's safe to operate wait for my guys to come out and clock in and by 6:30am gone for the day to do my jobs.

Met the crews in the morning, scheduled appointments midday, and followed up on work in the late afternoon with planning for the next day. Many issues with the clients needed to be resolved after the hurricane hit, and there was opportunity for new revenue once I was able to get the crews up and working again. The hardest part of the job was getting organized after the storm, but I really enjoyed learning the new plant material and how it could be used in the landscape. The co-workers were all foremen, there was no office staff and all of the administrative staff was off site, so I had to be very organized on a daily basis to be sure accounts and personnel info. was current.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Landscape laborer 16 salaries reported	$15.91 per hour
Landscaping crew leader 17 salaries reported	$20.59 per hour
Crew member 26 salaries reported	$16.86 per hour
Irrigation technician 14 salaries reported	$22.82 per hour
Crew leader 6 salaries reported	$17.92 per hour

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