phil g
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considering applying for a job with them and immigrating from the UK any feedback would be appreciated !
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anyone worked for Davey tree care canada ?
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RedlineIt
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Yes I have, and do indeed have words of advice:
Get EVERYTHING they say in writing. Then expect to fight to have them stick even to that.
I don't want to slag Davey Tree on a public forum, I'm sure that as a corporation, they have done some fine things, but certain areas of Davey Canada have mismanagement issues.
PM me if you want specifics of my concerns.
RedlineIt
Get EVERYTHING they say in writing. Then expect to fight to have them stick even to that.
I don't want to slag Davey Tree on a public forum, I'm sure that as a corporation, they have done some fine things, but certain areas of Davey Canada have mismanagement issues.
PM me if you want specifics of my concerns.
RedlineIt
clearance
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Never heard one good thing about Davey Canada, nuff said, lots of other companies out there.
Soul Assassin
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Davey Tree
Supervised crews here in the states for Davey, the guys were the ???? and knew how to get the job done...I was not impressed with the upper level managers and some of the companies policies.This was the early 90's.
Good Luck.
Supervised crews here in the states for Davey, the guys were the ???? and knew how to get the job done...I was not impressed with the upper level managers and some of the companies policies.This was the early 90's.
Good Luck.
walkerized don
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davey
Helo i service most of the saws for them here in western canada. they treat guys good here if you listen to the bosses and do what you should there great. I have found that if you go do what you have to do look after there tools good they go and take of you like extended training and so on. I have noticed some guys cant follow direction and there is big opportunity for this type of work here. I like them
Helo i service most of the saws for them here in western canada. they treat guys good here if you listen to the bosses and do what you should there great. I have found that if you go do what you have to do look after there tools good they go and take of you like extended training and so on. I have noticed some guys cant follow direction and there is big opportunity for this type of work here. I like them
Crazy Canuck
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Lots of work in Alberta. I also am currently looking for a good climber. PM me for info. I have a friend in Edmonton who is also looking his website is www.albertaarborists.com
Treehugger07
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Davey=Fraudulent Utility Contractor
Attention Utility/ Veg. Management Across US.
Davey hires unqualified workers off the street, half of which are undocumented and working under the table.
Davey has a longstanding reputation for creating dissatisfied clients due to questionable billing practices and poor services provided.
Davey has on multiple occasions faced litigation resulting from fraudulent business practices throughout the US.
Davey is being investigated by multiple State Labor Boards resulting from complaints from major utility providers throughout the US.
:camera:
Although I have never been a direct employee of this company, I can attest to the numerous families that have suffered hunger and hardship due to careless and usually fraudulent utility billing practices.
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Attention Utility/ Veg. Management Across US.
Davey hires unqualified workers off the street, half of which are undocumented and working under the table.
Davey has a longstanding reputation for creating dissatisfied clients due to questionable billing practices and poor services provided.
Davey has on multiple occasions faced litigation resulting from fraudulent business practices throughout the US.
Davey is being investigated by multiple State Labor Boards resulting from complaints from major utility providers throughout the US.
:camera:
Although I have never been a direct employee of this company, I can attest to the numerous families that have suffered hunger and hardship due to careless and usually fraudulent utility billing practices.
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mckeetree
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My big gripe with Davey (and Asplundh) is the fact that they hire mostley undocumented workers and then act like they have everybody faked out as to this practice.
clearance
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Not in Canada. They only hire legit (as far as being Canadian) guys. And, if they are working around power, certified, and I don't mean the ISA electrical specialist b.s., I mean the real deal.
alpha115
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I agree with clearance Davey Canada is very legit with there workers. Know a few and they are good guys.
Don't know to much of the rez. end of it though.
But when it comes to illegitimate workers I cannot see that here.
Don't know to much of the rez. end of it though.
But when it comes to illegitimate workers I cannot see that here.
mckeetree
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Well, if you want to see some come down here.
RedlineIt
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Don't know if this is still of any help to the orginal poster, phil g, but it is important to know that Davey's utility line clearance operations are a totally seperate animal from Davey's residential operation.
I worked for the Davey Tree residential end, and they will outright lie to anyone willing to chuck on a Davey T-shirt and go up a tree or stuff a chipper.
I interviewed at their head office in Canada and agreed to a wage and a position in the area I wanted to move to. Get there and local office says No we can only offer you this much ONE THIRD LESSwhat I'd been promised! I was pissed, made a call back to head office and they said oops, sorry, local office has to run their own show. Best rectal hosing I've ever had.
While I was working there (and looking for my way out) they hired a young man just out of an arboricultural program, promised to pay his way to move across the country and go to work here on the west coast. That was three years ago do you think he's EVER seen that relocation cheque? Nope.
They lured another out of towner by telling him they would pay to send him to school! When this kid showed up in the passenger seat of my Davey rig spouting off about that golden dream , I just shook my head. I may have been thoroughly hosed by Davey, but their lies and cheating knows no end.
I could go on...
What happens in their utility division, I have no idea.
RedlineIt
I worked for the Davey Tree residential end, and they will outright lie to anyone willing to chuck on a Davey T-shirt and go up a tree or stuff a chipper.
I interviewed at their head office in Canada and agreed to a wage and a position in the area I wanted to move to. Get there and local office says No we can only offer you this much ONE THIRD LESSwhat I'd been promised! I was pissed, made a call back to head office and they said oops, sorry, local office has to run their own show. Best rectal hosing I've ever had.
While I was working there (and looking for my way out) they hired a young man just out of an arboricultural program, promised to pay his way to move across the country and go to work here on the west coast. That was three years ago do you think he's EVER seen that relocation cheque? Nope.
They lured another out of towner by telling him they would pay to send him to school! When this kid showed up in the passenger seat of my Davey rig spouting off about that golden dream , I just shook my head. I may have been thoroughly hosed by Davey, but their lies and cheating knows no end.
I could go on...
What happens in their utility division, I have no idea.
RedlineIt
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beowulf343
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Hmm, spent several years with Asplundh, have worked with Davey crews both here and in Canada and have yet to meet an "undocumented worker." But that was with the line clearance side. Don't know about the rez side.
BostonBull
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Asplundh up here has all white guys for the most part. And Davey runs a mixed bag. Are they undocumented? I ma unsure. I can tell you this for certain though. Mckeetree has a 1000000% better chance of seeing Crim-aliens than us as he is in the great state of Texas, AKA little; Mexico, guatemala, el salvador, nicaragua, panama, etc etc etc. So his staement is probably true.
As for Asplundh having Residential crews.........not in this country.
beowulf343
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That used to be true, but i heard they were doing some residential in nyc, a few of the southern states, and parts of canada. I could be wrong-anyone know?
BostonBull
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I know they have their own line construction/maintenance crews in NYC. They are one of two co.s in the country in the same union as the utility they contract from, and that have collective bargaining agreement with that same local union. I know this because I worked for the first one in the country like this....Maverick construction in Boston, MA. Asplundh sent up some suits to see how we worked it. From what I hear that division of big orange (actually the trucks are white) is a good co. to work for
beowulf343
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Yep, have worked with Asplundh construction crews on a few storms across the state. Seem like a good outfit. They have one of the best paint schemes i've seen on a line truck-starts off orange in the front then streaks back to white-pretty sharp.
As for the union thing, what is so odd about that? Even Asplundh's line clearance crews in ny were part of the ibew. I actually was a jt in the union.
As for the union thing, what is so odd about that? Even Asplundh's line clearance crews in ny were part of the ibew. I actually was a jt in the union.
BostonBull
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Like I said there are only TWO co's in the entire USA that are like this. The contractors are part of the same union, as the utility they work for. Not just the IBEW but the same local. AND they have collective bargaining agreements with that local.
Its like say, National grid is local 33,and the rest of the contractors that do work fro them are local 2222. Well Asplundh would be local 33, the same union. Even though they are both IBEW's, it is much different
Its like say, National grid is local 33,and the rest of the contractors that do work fro them are local 2222. Well Asplundh would be local 33, the same union. Even though they are both IBEW's, it is much different
beowulf343
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Ah, i see. That's rather... underhanded.:taped:
Thanks for clearing that up-had no idea it was like that.
Thanks for clearing that up-had no idea it was like that.
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