The Davey Tree Expert Company Reviews

Pros

Providing great tree cutting service

Cons

Pay the employees better and more benefits

Pros

Its a pretty large company with lots of opportunity for work. Plenty of hours to work if you want them. Want to work overtime or weekends? The answer is never no. If you ask for more hours they'll find something for you to do. Health benefits and paid time off are pretty good for the Landscape/Green industry. As an ESOP the real benefit is in working for them longer term and buying into the company via stock.

Cons

Davey has been kind spoiled with a lot of really great folks working for them in the past, this sort of lends has them assuming everyone who signs on with them has lot of experience or is super capable with no need for oversite during the day. So training never quite lives up to what they promise. Day to day organization and communication can be a bit of a headache, not out of malice just with that assumption of competence mangement is a bit hands off. If your looking for a 40 and out kind of work place that's probably not gonna happen at least in field positions.

Pros

Great support from management and colleagues.

Cons

Nothing to mention in this area

Pros

The company tries to create a good environment. The work is impactful. Easy advancement if starting at entry level.

Cons

Staff are over worked. Compensation could be better.

Pros

In depth training from corporate Self starter type of work Fair pay

Cons

Management lacked in everyway possible

Pros

Great opportunities for growth and learning within fast-past, ever changing environmental conditions.

Cons

Not happy with Minnesota weather and looking to re-locate to the treasure-coast area.

Pros

Title says it all. Most fun I've ever had at a job. Met my best friends here

Cons

Can't work when it rains.

Pros

Company provides benefits and a company vehicle as well as supportive training and management.

Cons

You're only as good as your production this week. Weekly goal they talk about in the interview process is actually a very hard quota that you need to meet each and every week for yourself as well as your project as a whole and you may be asked to do extra to make up for someone else.

Pros

Davey has a great reputation. Due to this they continue getting more work.They help with career development. Insurance is decently priced.

Cons

Basic cons of working for a large corporation.

Pros

100% employee owned and no micromanagement from corporate goons! You can build wealth by investing in Davey stock and retire comfortably.

Cons

Unfortunately Davey Tree’s new hire starting rate is 15 to 25% below our top 5 competitors and our “old school” senior managers are doing nothing to change this! Are crew members are quitting daily and getting an extra $3 to $10 per hour form our direct competitors. We are literally going backwards and helping to provide experienced workers to our competitors. STUPID STUPID STUPID!!! Pathetically Davey Tree does not invest in training in any significant way! Our “old school” senior managers reject almost every training opportunity and only send 32 people per year up to Kent Ohio for training. I have had to fight for or pay out of pocket for the few advanced training classes I have attended since joining Davey Tree. We are building a multi million dollar training center that should be named “The John Davey Lack of training Center!”