lawn technician

equipment technician

branch manager

recruitment manager

equipment mechanic

VIRGINIA GREEN LAWN CARE

They do not really understand the concept of leadership.  The owner appears to operate with that "good ol boy" mentality and is driven solely by money. The COO is more or less the same. He and HR staff serve as nothing more than snitches that report back to owner. I saw many techs come and go and it had very little to do with work ethic or inability to do job. I felt like I was asked to be dishonest with customers regularly or at least omit entire truths. Based on what I experienced, the extent in which they care is how many lawns you're spraying and selling. Owner pretends to care but doesn't (ex: asking you a question then leaving the room before you even finish a sentence). Branch managers and mid level managers could be great but are constantly handcuffed and are often forced into making poor decisions out of  fear of owner.  You will spray in the rain.overall, culture is  is poor and will stay that way due to owner's  "style". Decent place to learn stuff and various other career skills . They will run you into the grou d and you will live for the weekends until you're working Saturdays too.

I no longer work at Virginia Green but starting that job in April of 2015 was the best thing that ever happened to me. They certainly lead the industry, nation wide in all categories, and would be a contender among all industries as far as being a great place to work overall. Truly a top-notch organization. I did not leave this job voluntarily per se. Having become a liability to the company and not having been able to correct personal issues of mine that arose in 2020 which affected my ability to do my job, they had to let me go. I’ll certainly kick myself in the rear for some time to come for squandering the opportunities I had there and throwing away all of the hard work and time invested in me by myself and the company. Just one of those things. I would recommend ANY position in this organization to a friend or family member in a heartbeat, especially the “entry-level” technician or service leader position for someone looking to start a new career. 

At first VA Green seemed like a good company to work for. I was started as a tech and provided good training. They set your quota that you have to meet daily before coming back. You’re told that you work 630-230pm, this isn’t the case. When I would get back at 230 (on time, to clean my truck and fill, and call customers to set my route for the next day; meaning I was already going to be getting home later than 8 hours) they would raise my quota. I would have to work harder and harder, when this job is already very laborious and puts you around cancerous chemicals. It was never enough. Eventually my quota was raised so high that I would not get home until 430 everyday without additional pay. They treat their employees like slaves to the company. Their needs to be fair limits on quotas and guaranteed hours that you will be able to leave and go home. I would not recommend this company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It has changed over the years so much. I can say I use to enjoy the job highly but over the years with many changes I can say now the job is not enjoyable. It is way to demanding and it's a six day work week. Work/Life balance is not here. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working 6 days a week and blackout period because that keeps getting extend. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Mixed culture but very much so some favoritism plays a big part at this company 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
10+ hr days, 6 days a week. Customer Service, production based job, have to deal with a high goal that is not rewarding for the labor that is involved.

Not the best experience overall in what was said in the initial interview. Family oriented yes however if you are not part of a group or clique, you wont make it. Being happy on the phone was frowned upon in my opinion. However I don't understand why it was ok to let employees get upset with their customers, cut them off while they talked or even lack of courtesy while being the most mature on the line. I myself felt very shocked when they let me go but I learned a valuable lesson. I will never change the way I am. I know how to talk and treat customers and will also have the best happy go lucky attitude. I do think upper management should all be on the same page. Training modules is not of existence. The employees training you make you sit and watch. If you want a career with this company, run.

There are great people that work at this company however the work load drains you and you are left on your own a lot of times when it comes to handling customer issues. The company claims to be all about customer service but does not incentivize you to do so, and even then the company does not do much for the customers. If you perform well at this job, they will simply REQUIRE you to do more work. There may be situations where you have to fix the mistakes of co workers because they rushed, and you are still expected to finish your work. I understand my experience is slightly different from my co-workers, but I wouldn't recommend this job to anyone with intelligence. 

Very cutthroat and management makes things difficult and one mess up and it’s like your job is gone don’t apply during summer cause they will make you do aeration and seeding which you won’t ever do again and isn’t even close to what you do on a day to day basis other than the  customer  paper work and pushing a spreader that’s the only things and while doing aeration and seeding they will hire 30 people and you will have like a 10% chance of staying which in my opinion isn’t fair especially when your dealing with a lot more pressure than what your job will be anyway

Managers need to attend and/or reattend Management Training Classes which will teach them the proper methods of interacting with staff and how to separate their personal problems from the work environment.  Throwing temper tantrums and the uses of loud pyrophanites in the work place is unprofessional and should be considered insubordinate behavior and cause for suspension or termination of employment.  Nepotism should be discontinued immediately.

All they care about is how much you can do for them. Don’t plan to overachieve bc it will only screw you. Your best day becomes your bare minimum the next day. They pay well and offer incentives but you give your life to this place and get constantly questioned and judged about your loyalty and work ethic. Avoid this trap company at all costs bc unless you drink the kool-aide, you will be ousted and given terrible routes w unacceptable goals and if you don’t do it, they punish your check. Don’t work here. Ever 

We are expected at virginia green to work at a breakneck pace and go from house to house tending to lawns, while also leaving lawn specific notes for customers all within a short time frame. It wouldn't be much of an issue if the production goal was much higher than what is reasonably doable in that timeframe while not even taking breaks. Didn't seem worth it to me for the pay we were getting either. There is opportunity for growth as well but make too many mistakes and you're done. Which is difficult not to do when working so fast.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Lawn technician 64 salaries reported	$19.56 per hour
Equipment technician 6 salaries reported	$22.17 per hour
Branch manager 5 salaries reported	$88,190 per year
Recruitment manager 4 salaries reported	$83,750 per year
Equipment mechanic 2 salaries reported	$23.50 per hour

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