HIRED A NEW CREW MEMBER | HOW TO TRAIN A NEW EMPLOYEE!

[@dianestainer7843]

Well done Latham I'm going through the videos few at a time and it's nice to see how far you've come since starting and well done Spencer lawn care for being good tutors/mentors to him, I've actually picked up a few hints/tips for my tiny little garden in the UK and putting them in practice, love watching you all xx

[@Browns4life]

For never running a zero turn or a stand on, he kept that mower surprisingly straight.

[@jeffgootjes8418]

The hardest ones to learn on were the pistol grip walkbehinds when they first had hydros. I would always tell new guys to let go if you get in trouble and OPC will shut off the mower. There were always some guys that just couldn’t let go or thought they could over power the mower. Had a guy one time somehow got the mower doing a tight circle really fast inside our shop. He held on until his whole body was in the air straight as an arrow. We’re yelling “let go!” After a few turns like that he let go and flew into the power washer. The mower sputtered to a stop. 😂

[@keith-kalfas]

Very nice. I learned something new.

[@christinestill7303]

Love to see young people, or anyone for that matter, who is willing to listen, learn, and work hard. Good luck, Lathan.

[@WeeNeee]

thank you so much!

[@phillipbehan6799]

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE WANTING TO WORK! NICE!

[@everestyeti]

The way your training you new guy is a master class in on the job training. It's a skill in itself as someone who has been in management for 30 years plus I take my hat off to you.

[@gavincaulfield3182]

Good for the new hire! Those mowers are very tricky at first but once you get it. You fly. He will be moving at the same pace in no time!

[@jimradigan5282]

I wish I lived closer to you guys I have a ton of lawn care experience and I have used weed eaters and blowers and edgers I've also used hedge trimmers the old toro 55" walk behinds I also had my own lawn care company. But I live in Columbiana, Ohio and I don't know my way around your area and I do have a driver's license. I miss that kind of work.

[@patriotsmom3615]

Sweet,,, Congratulations and I Enjoyed watching the way you Surprised Savannah... How Awesome Shawn and family.

[@Lawn-Stewards]

To be honest the value your bringing me as the viewer on your training method is valuable. I like how you did let him drive the mower on the first day. I feel like when i see landscaping owners/operators with a helper around me. The helper does nothing but weed-eat and blow. It’s sad, and they complain about how nobody wants to work. 🙄 well no sh**

[@nickwebb9937]

Got to keep the work even for everyone.

[@kathleenegan8660]

Hi Tanner problem for me is I'm a woman with a riding lawn mower. I offer when somebody's around and I'm paying to help me to teach them how to drive it but they run to the self-propelled push mower. I don't know why but when I do get somebody on the mower male they turn the key press the gas and off they go without any instruction. When I try to instruct him and tell them you have to lift the blade on this mower to back up otherwise stalls they don't listen. So I stand aside and I watch them stall and stall install and stall. It's very frustrating because men do not want to learn from women! Silly them. So at the end of the day I pay them daily and they want to know why I don't ask them back. The lack of respect they show for women is enough to put me off them and I have to find somebody else and it's exhausting. So now I have one question before I hire them how do you get along with your mother? If they snarl they don't get the job. Because then you don't get along with your mother after they're grown up will never be good around women and learning. I'm 73 so I got a lot of experience here. the other thing about new employees is sometimes they walk off with your stuff. And that's a whole another type of distrust employees instill in everyday employers. Especially ones who have fixed incomes and cannot afford to keep replacing their hunted down treasures to work in the yard. So learn a few things like respect a woman if she's your boss and she wants to show you how to do something she has more experience in you!

[@reaper27d33]

Yall are way nicer then the person who taught me to run a z-turn. For me it was hey go get the zmaster and mow this area out. No one to tell me what's what

[@justinbrown3599]

Its good to see a boss actually train there employees he will get it down in no time. Ive cut grass from a young age and started working for a friend of the family cutting well weed eating but i eventually bought my own zero turn and started out on my own.

[@edwardkane3237]

Having patients with new hires will go a long way Shawn. I’ve been there and done that, with training back when I worked for my families company. Some will get it, others won’t ever make the cut….

[@scottsharpe3486]

would have loved to be in your area. I absolutely love doing lawn service

[@danepust6885]

He does really good for his first time on the grandstand.

[@Erik-pr2rf]

Practice, Patience , Time , Take your time no rushing and Listen and youll do great sir , welcome To SLC ( Spencer Lawn Care)

[@tomstradinger5958]

Monday winter jacket, chilly wind. One day was warm, sad

[@markmilan01]

I lray he gets it, which looks like he was pretty good maki g straight lines. You guys are a power house team!!! Love your work ethic.

[@suttonfamily8061]

I hate the Quik Chute on the Grand Stand, the bolt always breaks, the keeps the chute connected to the Shaft. I like the turn handle chutes those are nice...

[@americanrambler4972]

That trash grabber do you use and do you have a preference for a particular one?

[@rcbeginnerslopez1268]

I love those dandelions lol already receiving tons of phone calls when u coming to spray my lawn

[@greencutspropertyservicell9302]

Welcome to the new dude!

[@retired55.]

Dam !! Great tip about bumping the height up I was doing jus the opposite and wondering lol.

[@tinachambers4887]

Hi Lathan welcome to the channel have a day love from TEXAS

[@WeeNeee]

thank you so much! you too!

[@tinachambers4887]

@@WeeNeee later tater Tx slang lol

[@brandonlloyd276]

Hes a newb and practice makes perfect intime hell be a great asset to spencer lawn care he picks up quick i saw at learning

[@WeeNeee]

yes sir I am 😂, I've only ever mowed my dad's lawns with a push mower and weed eater. but it's easy as pie now with the new grip they are letting me use :D

[@brandonlloyd276]

@@WeeNeee it will come in handy and be alot easier for you not for your back or your height but soo you can control the weed whacked alot better for your height level very proud man keep up the hardwork your doing great compared to when i first started doing landscaping you pick uo quick on tips and tricks hreat work lathan 💥👍

[@ferociouswolf3493]

Good job Latham from the Spencer lawn care community can't wait to see you progress with your new skills as we know you will. If you ever decide to make an appearance on the channel remember we don't bite.

[@WeeNeee]

I'm just now watching these videos 😂 I feel weird about it. but now I got that special grip thing It's easy!

[@ferociouswolf3493]

@@WeeNeee we completely understand that KZbin is not for everyone or at least I do. Just know that no matter if you want to make an appearance or not Spencer lawn care community will always support you in your career. We hope you will rise to the top and be as good as them or better someday.

[@briankelly2257]

What sizes are your mowers

[@raygreene73]

Great video I am a bit behide on video ,we lost everything in a house fire last Thursday morning, as long as our 6 kids are safe everything is replaceable

[@firstname6208]

Ray, sorry for your loss, family is everything. Chin up, march on!

[@ptaszek1983]

Awesome to hear that you have a new team member!!! As long as he takes it slow at first he will be good 👍 Enjoy your evening!

[@sharonroberts1714]

What happen with guy from last year..

[@louroberts5567]

@@sharonroberts1714 He left.

[@briancollins9990]

Having an employee willing to learn is a big step in training

[@mjb12141963]

Welcome to the wacky world of lawn mowing and the Spencers

[@tomdaly9040]

Awesome video and awesome that you found someone

[@robertmanderfield9580]

I have a question. How do you keep from ripping the lawn with the deck rollers? I know and understand the 3 point turn, but does that solve the problem?

[@jonathanfisher3753]

Yes it helps a lot

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Those are anti scalp wheels and the 3 point turn does help as well

[@lawnguy3267]

If you're ripping lawns with the anti-scalp wheels you're mowing too low. I removed them all from my mowers. Part of being a professional landscaper is knowing how to float a mower deck.

[@robertmanderfield9580]

@@lawnguy3267 I'm not a professional

[@jeffgootjes8418]

The anti scalp rollers are well off the ground. If they’re touching and tearing up the ground you either have them adjusted too low (if they’re adjustable) or the deck is set too low at which point you should remove them or raise the deck.

[@420zyzer]

woooohoooooooo slc fire way

[@suet4653]

I wish it was 80's here in Minnesota we have 30 degrees right now and snow flurries. Have a great week.

[@richardcomeau8231]

What mower is that? Did it’s say toro?

[@marklaroussa5787]

In the Chicago area it was in the 70s area on Saturday Sunday. But we got a lot of rain recently especially Friday and some on Sunday. Some ditches near me look like small lakes even today. See you got the 16 back

[@Nwaboosted]

Awesome guys. Growing love it

[@tammyckeno5444]

Yippee the 16 is back ❤️

[@braxtonbible3624]

Hey man great video

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thank you!

[@kahlerslawncare4923]

Welcome to the lawncare family Latham!!

[@alphaexploration2198]

I hope he works out. Good luck

[@robertmailhos8159]

Tq the training queen yeah buddy😎

[@johncummings260]

Love your content. Do you have a video somewhere showing us how to properly weed eat. We are just starting out this year.

[@louieysursa5996]

I opened up my lawn business back up after I went truck driving for the last 6 years this year ,I'm picking up alot of good pointers from you guys .

[@garthfalkner8138]

looks like he will be ok on mower takes time and he nervious i bet

[@Bloodhound_zek]

Great video spencer lawn care

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Thank you so much!

[@bruceslawncarenist9234]

Great video. Glad you found someone

[@marthaosburn-henry1087]

Good job Latham. It is not easy being on the Green Team. Slow and steady wins the race. 🌻👍🌻

[@brendonpartridge6362]

Hey Spencer lawn care a nother great video on your channel how is the 2016 running with the new part on it keep up the great work most people don't have a driver lenses do drive

[@cameronclinewv914]

Man i wish i lived up that way lol. I would jump all over that job

[@coxandsonmachine2128]

Good news on the new teammate. Keep Growing......

[@Oscar-kb4wf]

Nice job on training the new employee. what kind of back round music do you play?

[@DarthSidious11]

do you still have Tyler too just wondering

[@glendajune9140]

Good luck with your new crew member (Latham). The growth rate on the grass was incredible. Y’all did a great job, considering. So glad the weather conditions are getting better for you. Have a great evening.💯❤️👍🏾😀🙋🏽‍♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@brucechapman5553]

Welcome aboard Latham. Just be patient you will do fine. Excellent work all of you today. Glad the weather worked in your favor. The yard all looked beautiful. Y’all keep up the great work!!!

[@stevenmacewan1363]

Great training. Just wondering you look at the house with the ac last year on a angle. Just wondering if you are going to fix it for the home owner. Just because you are there as a good deed before it gets hit.

[@rhondaross7611]

See you got the truck back and put to work. Great job, on the hard work you take pride in on the yards you do.

[@cleangreenlawnservicellc2630]

Looks like he’s getting the hang of it.

[@mead6754]

That's some soft leaf grass there, here in Australia our grasses are very tough and hardy to tolerate the summer heat its nearly impossible to do nice lines here

[@eugenelary9208]

No one's going to be Tyler no one that was the best thing ever he was so good this guy is not going to last long I can tell you have to have it in your blood not work for the money it needs to be

[@mattnelson26]

Did I miss the 2016 update what was wrong with it. Great job training

[@keithadams8979]

Could you have trained the new employee on the ball fields you were working on? What is the status of those fields?

[@timothyvalencourt2964]

That's what the younger generation needs is to have someone with experience take there time to teach them there is alot of older people with experience who don't wanna teach the younger generation keep up the hard work guys

[@isaacmartin1647]

If I lived it the same state as you guys. I would love to work for you, and help grow the business. It’s good to see new crew members. Keep up the good work!

[@johnkranz4004]

Very kool Tell him good luck

[@gingerlily4367]

Congratulations the new employee. He seems to be a fast learner.

[@sullivanseeley8550]

Nice video great training!

[@Kdog0990]

I live in the desert so we don’t have grass what is causing the stripes on the lawn?

[@jameswheeler270]

When I would use a sit down r stand on mower I didn't have someone to teach me even with trimming I had to teach myself on pretty much every piece of equipment

[@garthfalkner8138]

well it hard to hire a person with good driving record and good health and good back ground with no drugs and also has there own car or truck one thing the lime green t shirts got to go they look bad on you men do a button down shirt or looser fitting t shirts

[@josephmiller23]

I did landscaping for 15 years

[@dailesperry8256]

Practice makes perfect with out it you can't improve

[@wayneroland8220]

Rain here in the Midwest no. Lol. Take care

[@Patrickbricks45]

You all are funny and love the videos

[@jameslucas7550]

Awesome job Lathen you look like a pro it will all come to you your learning from the best ..

[@aarongable4216]

TQ, I think your T-Shirt should say "Boss Lady". Have a Great Day.

[@zacharysimon3563]

Hey Spencer I'm from Duluth Minnesota and we're having snow today and tonight

[@josephreid4364]

HELLO. GUYS I. INJURY. Y'ALL'S. SHOWS Y'ALL. DO. A. WONDERFUL. JOB

[@josephreid4364]

From. GOOSE CREEK SC

[@barryknarr415]

I have my license but I live in Canada 🇨🇦 I have done this work for about 4 years

[@ExoticMusic1]

Practice makes perfect!

[@rayrayber_]

Anyone know anything for getting rid of dandelions like any spray or anything?

[@johnfuller8147]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome...WTG Latham..You Have An Excellent Training Experience With These Two People...Shaun and Savannah are the best at what they do...I've learned many, many, many things from these two individuals...and....Yes I'm older than both of them...But I Love and Respect Them As Great Mentors...I wish I lived closer so I can meet-and-greet these fine people I consider friends!!

[@quincyogborn5016]

Latham will be a great addition he stays busy and willing to learn keep it up

[@GTLees]

I like what I'm seein' in terms of the way you folks are training your new hire. Two of the main principals I tried to employ when training a new worker were patience and positive reinforcement, condescension and mockery were not tolerated from anybody. Also, while I believe there's no substitute for experience I also believe that people are born with certain aptitudes and abilities. Like my youngest son, he was absolutely born with an innate understanding and ability for operating heavy equipment. From high production, as in a quarry or mine environment to the finesse work of landscape construction he has "magic hands" heh, heh. When someone came along with the desire to learn and the willingness to put the work in I would do my best to find work for them and keep them around. I believe that an attitude like that is a key factor in a good employee. Also, at this point I need to ask, does/did TQ enjoy that kids' game "Pick Up Stix"? Hahahaaa!

[@jesset061084]

I have a question does it matter what way u go when mowing like one week go one way and the next week go another and do u mulch or bag

[@lawnguy3267]

Always mow in a different pattern to avoid potential rutting.

[@jesset061084]

@@lawnguy3267 do u bag the clipping or mulch them

[@johnkane2383]

Great video on how to treat and train a new employee. Well done.

[@andrewjohnston6230]

Congratulations latham and welcome to the team steady wins the race

[@WeeNeee]

thank you so much! I'm lucky I've always learned quick 😅

[@calebsiegel]

Great video happy Monday yesterday was my birthday.

[@haroldfoust]

Happy Birthday

[@SpencerLawnCare]

Happy Birthday!

[@michaelroberts4591]

I see you guys got your truck back update on it Spencer

[@micahbush3877]

Great job guys!! Latham you have 2 great people to work for. Take your time bro and you will get it soon. Going to be a great year for you all

[@WeeNeee]

thank you very much! it's super easy now, They let me use a grip so I don't need to hunch so it's super easy on me so I'm able to move super quick and accurate!

[@Justthemow]

You forgot them they or any other complex new ideogram they want to get identified as.

[@aybuzz4771]

Going on to my 2nd year of landscape 🔥

[@naterpotater1306]

What happened to Tyler if you don’t mind sharing?

[@rajensen]

See you got the 16 back.

[@SpencerLawnCare]

We did

[@kellym.]

I agree with Savannah, it's a little too warm

[@Indianadoordasher]

Wish I lived closer I would be a great crew lead been doing lawn care all my life

[@michaelbradway3533]

By next month he will running like you and TQ. Then you will all fly.

[@dorianmorton67]

He can learn so much by binge watching your videos!