Bartlett Tree Experts reviews

Upward Mobility: Highly variable depending on your office. Not much structure or organization. Some divisions are better than other. Better if you're willing to relocate. Poor work-life balance, especially during the busy spring/summer season. Expectation is 50hrs minimum usually more like 60hrs. Again varies depending on office and rep. Unneeded Tree Work: Varies depending on your rep, but sometimes you're going to do something that wasn't needed. Either the customer wanted it done and the rep was happy to make a sale or, and this is what really bothered me, sometimes your rep needs to make their numbers. They're going to send you out some little old lady's house and have you pump $2000 of fertilizer into a bunch of plants that really don't need it. The work you do is rarely true arboriculture. Equipment: Varies from office to office, but sometimes employees have to provide their own equipment. This practice is common for the industry, but personally, I think they should provide equipment. Sometimes you get jobs that are going to trash your equipment and externalizing that cost onto their employees kills morale. Pay trends on the lower side: Very hard to make ends meet without overtime. Pay raises are often hard to come by. The tree care industry really needs a union or some sort of workers advocacy group. High turnover: Its a hard job, some people don't hack it. But the vast majority of workers come in, get their certifications, and they leave to go make more money elsewhere. Comp Time: Little to no vacation time, no sick days.

Before receiving employment at Bartlett, management had planned the intention of doing my internship as the appropriate semester came forward. This was discussed after getting a letter of recommendation from my professor. I begun employment right before hurricane Helene came about, while also enduring intense heat. When the time came to sign me off on my grounds man work and promote me as well as raise my pay, I was delayed and denied every step of the way. I was told I was not cape able over and over, though my experience within the field would strongly suggest otherwise. I competed in a college arboriculture competition and beat UGA, Auburn, Colorado state, Kansas state etc. I had 5 years of experience in the field before that. The company hired a new guy with absolutely no experience and decided to sign him off on his groundsman work, though I had been there 3 months longer and was given scuttle duty every time. I brought this to the attention of the managers and was fired in doing so. I referenced my degree, certifications experience etc. The same boss who fired me is the same one who told me it will be hard for me as a woman in the field. Matt was a terrible manager who created a highschool petty like environment. I was constantly held back due to my gender. After the fired me management refused to give me new certifications i earned while with the company. I had to contact corporate. Furthermore I was fired the first day of my semester. The day my internship started. Considering i had been with the company for months at this point, the act was intentional. After being belittled by management and other workers without management stepping in to do there jobs while also doing taxing manual labor and very little pay with the unlikeliness to be promoted this job was terrible. Especially as a woman.