The Struggle of Hiring Lawn Care Employees

[@ShooterAK]

so, don't have kids, be single, devote your whole life and body to a job, live at work and visit home often.

[@jadeproctor8312]

I wouldn't work for ya man.. you seem like you expect people to take ownership they aren't going to its a job.. people that have the attributes you are looking for don't exists in the space you work in, they have more opportunities than just cutting grass. you pretty much have to expect people aren't coming for a career. some of these videos blow my mind seems like a bunch of hype and wasted money in overhead.

[@Amer1can1nfidel]

He's young and star eyed. Probably the worst place/type to work for. Your life is gonna be miserable in this "family environment"

[@thisoldrelic]

I see him having a big issue. He is so focused on growth he is willing to destroy everything he created. Sometimes it's best to take a few steps back. Take in the scenery see where you want to go and the path you want to take before you end up jumping off a cliff.

[@OkcBilly]

Lose 500$ for being a minute late is crazy haha it’s mowing man the job sucks

[@paradisepointlandscapedesi4886]

I went through the same thing I had at least eight guys work for me each of them always had complaining don’t show up on time or don’t show up at work just always some type of drama now I work by myself I have no more stress and just enough of work For Monday through Friday, that’s all I need💯💪🏽😎👍🏽

[@paulpersons799]

Same here brotha, solo

[@romeogomez4158]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@paradisepointlandscapedesi4886]

@@romeogomez4158 🙏🏽

[@999benhonda]

I mow solo...and I wouldn't be doing it for 20-25/hour. I mow because after overhead/taxes I can make $30-$40/hour. I can't really blame people who don't want to do the same hot, sweaty, dirty work for almost half as much and hour.

[@PuBearsticks]

I share your sentiments 100% I am a solo operator, I bill regular maintenance at 60/hr, cleanups and landscaping at 80/hr. I couldn't afford to pay a crew what I know the work is worth without doubling or tripling my list. Long days in the hot sun, working with potentially dangerous equipment. Imo this is worth 20/hr to start and way more if you're dependable. Instead of being that guy who underpays his employees and wonders why people call in sick or no call no show when you need them most and wonders why the quality of work isn't up to par with what I provide I've found it much easier and less stressful to do it on my own.

[@thetrapking442]

@@sparkzbarca They pay you 100k an hour, that is hard to believe.

[@sparkzbarca]

@@thetrapking442 I make 47 an hour.... That's 100k a year. As is obvious

[@defaultcamo4288]

Yeah we charge more but it's not all profit. Not unless your just solo and never working on making it a real business. I made 60k last year and only 15k was taxable due to overhead and business expenses

[@thetrapking442]

@@sparkzbarca That I can believe

[@tallbrian100]

I worked my whole career 40 + years and was late maybe 5 times, worked sick, worked in pain. It was never mentioned in any review I got or got me a rise. I did once get a $50 gift card for 1 year with out an absence. Employees today are looking for flexibility and reasonable hours not a company that will take $500 for 1 minute late.

[@paulpersons799]

Yep it's a joke now with people.

[@imissme8313]

Damn 1 min late and u take 500$ away from me damn some times the free way gets caught up or a crash happens or you stuck at a light Lmao god damn

[@hiJordypordy]

100%

[@caleboldhouser478]

Your man Kobe looks like an amazing employee. Treat him right and build around him. When I got one guy like that I was able to grow like crazy.

[@Prokutzlawncareandlandscaping]

So true. Bless he’s family. Take the. Out to eat. Spend time with him. Outside of work. He seems loyal.

[@Amer1can1nfidel]

You're seeing kobe being young and Star eyed. Give him 2 years gentleman. Any other company I'd give him 5.

[@dbpropertymaintenance8660]

This is why im selling off my equiptment, unrealistic expectations by customers and businesses. Flood totalling my truck at the start of the season was a huge loss, still waiting on insurance payout 5 weeks later.

[@defaultcamo4288]

Sorry to hear brother.

[@matt-hew69]

The high intensity sigma grindset thing might work for some people, but a lot of people just want to show up, collect a paycheck and go home.

[@jeffw1267]

​@CodyCast Others see it differently. Some want to get a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. Want them to work harder? Pay them more, and dispense with those "bonuses" that are yanked from under them for being one minute late. If the IRS is notified, they will be very interested in the payment of those bonuses, as they count as income and the employer has to pay tax on them.

[@Amer1can1nfidel]

Depends your age. That's why you only see 20yr olds messing with him.

[@dejaesharp]

Man, I’m a lawn care professional in Indiana. I treat , Landscape, and mow. We implement working-interviews. Usually two in a row. Gets paid at the end of the day. Keep going. You will find that team.

[@g8ingaround272]

I am also out of indianapolis grew to 21 houses in just a matter of 2 months busy everyday 18hr days

[@dejaesharp]

You seen Thrasher trucks? Lol

[@sekohero]

the reason is always simple, you want a professional very cheap or you don't want foreigners

[@joshl1387]

You lost me at docking bonuses for being late one time or an excused absence. Shit happens and family comes first. Move to a 3 strike rule per month or per quarter and apply common sense.

[@jeffw1267]

If you take a bonus from a guy, he won't forget it and will get even one way or another. It's just human nature. Take money out of my pocket, and I'll find a way to take money out of yours. And it will be greater than a 1:1 ratio.

[@ronreynolds4153]

​@@jeffw1267That's absolutely despicable and that's what is wrong with society. He didn't take money from your pocket, you did. Losing a bonus is for something you did, or in this case, didn't do. You have no one to blame but yourself. It's a bonus and not part of your regular pay. It may be a bonus under tough or strict circumstances, but you have to do what is required to earn that bonus. You have repeated the same disgusting comments multiple times on this subject. You are someone that I would never hire because you are an entitled and vindictive person. Grow up and take responsibility for yourself.

[@floridalawnacelandscaping2873]

That's why I took my business way out of mowing, maintenance etc.... Blessed enough that projects, grading, design and other items took way off here with all the new builds. Now I have 4 great guys who know the mission of 2 projects a week with a pay that is above livable and worth it at $1650 5days work. Both parties are happy and make money which to me in my advice of starting 2 landscape businesses now it the KEY.

[@mattd8411]

I been mowing yards about 15 years. Started when I was 15 I've not got near the business or money you have but its been good to me. I'm a full time fighter and do side jobs and mow. The xmark I got 2 yrs ago is now about 35 percent more gas is double and all other equipment has near doubled. It's sad because I don't want go up on these little lady's the government sorry politicians has been hard enough on us. I can sometimes get good help 15 to 20 hour. I focus on my buddies who don't need full time work or benefits. One of the best guys I get help from is my 65 yr old neighbor. He's retired has a great work ethic out works younger guys all day and respects my equipment and customers. Great videos man your killing it bud.

[@GaoElvis]

Hi Matted, do you know how to typically track the progress of lawn mowing work?

[@danieljansen6423]

A min late smh 🤦‍♂️ no wonder you can’t get employees

[@CptnCobblestone]

Top quality video right here. You deserve way more subscribers

[@FXPips11]

Used to be 1 of 5 would be a keeper. Now its 1 out of 50.

[@jacobshandymantreeservicel2522]

Yeah… the rant at 13:30 about promising people such great pay incentives but will take that all away if they’re late by 1 minute just two times? And to be outside cutting that grass all week? Lol. That’s some damn high standards mate… 😢

[@dj_saint]

Your personality is what causes your hiring issues

[@cleanclippingslawnservice7128]

Mike what’s the best ways to train the employees and get good results fast. Do you have any content on how you train your employees

[@anthonydalesandro145]

Stop wearing that vest..

[@MoxieMiss]

Picked up 3 workers at a corner store for a big sod job at $180 a day for 8 hours ea day. Just can't get anyone at $20/hr M-F. We are swamped with work, never had to market but NO workers😕

[@salvadortejeda2502]

Are you saying your starting pay is $20hr

[@MoxieMiss]

@@salvadortejeda2502 no not starting pay. The "must complete the job or lose it" pay. We're in Texas and the average here is $13-14/hr. Companies pay $15 or lower but they also have benefits. We're not there yet.

[@MoxieMiss]

@@codycast labor at Home Depot? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Speaking about the hands who camp out at convenient stores for daily work. We would keep driving but we got so behind with workers not showing etc. We would lose our customers/business. We started pricing everything high... Still busy. Jumping on P4P soon.

[@josephbaggett6022]

Make sure you keep Kobe happy. Hardworking, good looking, smooth talking guy. He can do wonders in your business.

[@paulnicholson8524]

Keep up the good work.

[@thetvdetailer]

I think your guys don’t show up bc of the bonus’s you guys offer. Like being 1 min late they lose it all, wtf…. Chiiiiiiillllllllll, just be a good humble guy. People wanna work with a good fun boss that treats them well.

[@paulnicholson8524]

Hey that work out thing is good, it's great.

[@thpiii5084]

Stihl string trimmer should be operated by walking counter clockwise. It puts trimming’s back into grass instead of putting grass and rocks onto the streets. This is important when doing parkways, one door repainting could wipe out profit sharing.

[@erictindall7502]

Don’t you mean clockwise? My stihl’s run counterclockwise so walking clockwise the debris goes away from delicate things. Like patio door glass. Always keep your right shoulder towards what you’re trying to protect.

[@salvadortejeda2502]

What's your starting pay? I mean for someone that doesn't know anything about landscaping or mowing?

[@defaultcamo4288]

Augusta has a minimum base hourly. Your hourly will never go up because p4p allows you to make more money the better you work.

[@salvadortejeda2502]

@Default Camo what's the minimum base pay? I know how to run everything and I'm fast af and by fast I mean I can do the work of two maybe three guys no shit. I wonder what they would be willing to pay me? Is there a max pay there?

[@robertbaker6188]

@@salvadortejeda2502 gonna put a turbo on a lawn mower to make it move faster?

[@salvadortejeda2502]

@robert baker lol, all our mowers have turbos. KZbin has videos on how to install turbo kits on mowers if you want one on yours.

[@mikedeiana1504]

The line game is changing these programmable machines all the way in the future. If you can’t hire people, then you have to buy the best equipment and run it yourself.

[@csuiteunfiltered]

Keep grinding Brice! You're an inspiration brother! 💪

[@briceklausing9790]

Thank you my man!!

[@livingonthebranch5192]

@@briceklausing9790 I am interested in running the ramp rack. And I noticed that you are utilizing flatbeds. Is it hard to adapt the ramp rack to a flatbed?

[@Emperor9992001]

If you dont offer insurance to employees then you are going to pay a premium to get quality employees that have to oay for their own insurance.

[@ttgk8506]

Exactly. My job has no PTO, insurance, or sick pay. I demand top pay and a flexible schedule. My boss understands and works with me and guarantees raises every year

[@ChadAV69]

The only way to get employees to stay at Lawn Care is to give them stake in their performance. Pay them by the yard. $5 a yard is better than $25/hr when you’re knocking out 10 subdivision lawns an hour.

[@short0811]

So you're saying pay for performance works? I wonder if someone will come out with something similar that we all could use.😅

[@sparkzbarca]

This just trades speed issues for quality ones. My job has contractors that do install and we often have to come behind and clean up because they were done poorly. They were done poorly because the system incentives you to get out of the door the moment you get in the door. This system says I don't care about trying to make even semi decent lines, I don't care if you miss some spots, I don't care about safety etc, just get to the next lawn.

[@MrBeast-1]

Did you hear the guy, the guy made too much so the state won't give him insurance? Offer benefits, boom you will have quality folks coming left and right!!

[@joshmiller7538]

I’d like to build a career for myself with Augusta. Just isn’t one close to me unfortunately

[@jamesspikes]

And the labor issue is why I sold my lawn company 2 times in 5 years

[@Imoutoftheoffice01]

Maybe if you were not so picky you would have workers

[@cleanclippingslawnservice7128]

Very good 👍👍👍

[@Sleepeasy-qw8nx]

I’m a solo worker but my wife manages a casino and she can’t get employees to save her life. The ones that do come in call out 2-3x a week leaving them very understaffed. People must hate making money.

[@patrick7639]

Hire people that are on probation just out of prison, they have a lot to prove. Big companies that do background checks and don’t want to hire felons. Get to have the idiots that don’t want to come in to work.

[@matthewsiahaan1312]

lol lawn technician is not a career

[@salvadortejeda2502]

Lol, guess what I'm late everyday but I get everything done and then some. I can run anything that has to do with landscaping. Where are you located and I'll go help you one day free of charge. Just saying might not want to be so picky about getting to work on time.

[@paulnicholson8524]

Complaining. Everthing you complain about will come back to bite you. Hey you got drive just hang in. Man you ain't seen nothing yet!

[@EliteEchoGamer]

If i lived closer i would

[@Jacob-xh9xg]

Is mowing 5-10 lawns a week bad for youre lungs

[@Kushert]

Maybe if you're a baby. Certainly ok for a grown man

[@kendavisbiz]

Pay those crew leaders 60k a year. Cmon now

[@fadezzgamer642]

60k a year is high for that area

[@KJZ24]

Tell him to come up by summit county for next shop. I worked for guys that been through 50 guys in a year I can handle it.

[@newy816]

What? You don't have insurance for your boys?

[@taurihaidma359]

i can come to work for u 25 an h, im a mechanic, truck driver and i love gardening. :)

[@Aqatsuki]

I applied. I couldn’t get the job cuz I smoke weed.

[@paulnicholson8524]

But you have to think about if they don't own a percentage,you have to give a piece of the pie. You will find it.

[@ethantrevino9994]

You Ohio location is two hrs away from me in Hamilton Ohio there is tunes of yards it this area

[@jasonsimmons811]

Jolly green giant or jack and the bean stock

[@coreytaylor2017]

I'm in Delaware Ohio. I would be willing for $25 an hour. I have experience and do a good job. Putting down good work at 600k plus homes.

[@Amer1can1nfidel]

I see red flags, no thanks 😅

[@tanthony298]

Man Kobe doing 81 lawns a day

[@bansheetheog6680]

I’ll work for ya but I’m 15

[@plugmike3760]

Hire me I’m from Cleveland I’ll move just to work everyday 😊

[@romeogomez4158]

How much do your employees make an hour

[@ral3178]

I’m sure Tigran would help you out.😂

[@AarontheGreat89]

Haha will smith

[@insaneillegalzombie]

lol wouldn't trust this dude at all. Nobody is trying to pay $25 an hour most pay between $11-17 an hour

[@MikeAndes]

So it’s bad to pay more? 😅

[@ronreynolds4153]

​@@MikeAndesThe mentality of so many people shows that they will never get the concept you are using. They can't seem to see beyond an hourly paycheck. A rising tide raises all ships is a foreign concept.

[@greatagainmowing8296]

You don't want somebody racing through traffic or something to avoid being a minute late. As a woman, I guess I'm more realistic about unforeseen things happening. They just do. It's not worth risking life and limb for $500, but people will. I used to deliver pizzas for Domino's when they had the 30-minute delivery guarantee. They had to do away with that due to all the wrecks and reckless driving it caused.

[@paulnicholson8524]

Your mouth!

[@IlluminatingThoughtTv]

I would leave and give you a crappy review.