Labouring is labouring, the pay could be a bit better. The Boss was easy going & great to work with. If you haven’t done any labouring it is hard work but if you’re used to it you’ll have no trouble.

Pros

Get fit

Cons

Get sunburnt

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Bored

General Labourer (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 13 July 2021

It is a boring repetitive job.Great people to work with.Pay rate is no good.It is a family friendly business because it is a family run business.

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Franchisors and Jim don’t care

Franchise Owner (Former Employee) - Victoria - 21 August 2020

The system can work well but in my experience (Victoria) the franchisor was only in it for himself, he was a compulsive liar and the higher ups all the way to the top were not much better when it came to asking for help. You can do just as well on your own without paying franchise fees, although some form of training would help.

Pros

Brand name

Cons

No one cares or helps as long as they get paid

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Dont trust jim

Franchise Owner (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 19 August 2020

Rude CEO who tries to control people with threats. Nobody within the company, including your own franchisor, will challenge him even when they disagree, for fear of threats to themselves

Pros

None

Cons

Jim

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excellent workplace that requires maximum aptitude

Freelancer's Assistant (Former Employee) - Kew VIC - 17 July 2020

exceptional workplace with a productive boss who has worldly views on work and life. work balance as well as leisure balance. the boss focused on productivity and demanded maximum effort.

Pros

free beers at the end of the month

Cons

difficult finding parking

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laid back at times & fast paced on busy days.

Freelancer's Assistant (Former Employee) - Kew VIC - 10 March 2020

Overall excellent work culture with competitive salary rate. Excellent boss who focused on attention to detail in order to develop a greater understanding of what is required on the daily and weekly aspect of the job :)

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Franchise fees to high

Self Employed (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 22 August 2019

Franchise fees to high especially in winter when business slows down Mow Lawns / Tree pruning / gardening/ weed control enjoyed meeting customers working in mid summer was draining

Pros

own boss

Cons

rain - no work

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productive environment

Gardener (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 29 August 2018

I enjoyed working for Jim's Mowing. I was working with 1 other person and we got along well. We achieved many things together regarding gardens for our customers

Pros

Fun place to work

Cons

only casual work

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It's alright

General maintenance (Former Employee) - Newcastle NSW - 12 August 2018

Hard work for little pay but can't really say anything bad hey. Pays the bills, out doors work which is excellent won't do it again tho over lawns tbh

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Great company

Lawn Mowing (Former Employee) - The Ponds NSW - 3 September 2017

Jims mowing is a good company to work with, always making sure theres enough work, and never fail to make you fit in amongst the group of boys/girls great people to work with

Pros

Easy days

Cons

Long hours

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Good people and hands on work

Landscape Gardener (Former Employee) - One Tree Hill SA - 23 August 2017

Hands on work it was a good company to work for but not anuf hours for me grate people to work for as well I learned a lot me working from heights chainsaw like license first aid ect

Pros

Every day worj

Cons

Bad work in wet weather

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A great outdoor job

Garden Labourer (Former Employee) - Sydney Western Suburbs NSW - 1 July 2017

A typical day at work was that we would start at 7:30am every weekday and finish around 5pm. i learned how to mow a lawn fast and easy and how to clean up after and how to clean a garden bed up. Management was great and the hardest part was not slowing down when tired to finish off the day. But the most enjoyable part was that i stayed physically fit and was on a decent wage.

Pros

Stayed fit

Cons

Long days and the heat

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Fun to work

Garden maintainer (Former Employee) - Oxley QLD - 22 February 2017

Good company to work for. Lots of variety. Gave me more experience in landscaping. Customer contact. The hardest part of the job was working outdoors in the heat.

Pros

Client contact

Cons

Long hours.

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fast paced and on the go

Assitant (Current Employee) - Adelaide SA - 21 November 2016

Have to be committed to work in all conditions at any location. Never say no to work. Typical start is 6 am to complete corporate clients before moving onto residential clients with noise restrictions

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very good

mower (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 11 September 2016

this job was very productive and easy going I also learned that garden maintaining is not just about clearing weeds and other things from the garden area.

Pros

good people and good work hours

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Managing & operating my own business gave me a better work/ life balance & a new challenge

Franchise Owner/ Operator (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 9 June 2016

Owning &operating my own business had it's challenges; from being outdoors all days braving the elements, then returning home to do paperwork (raising invoices to receipting payments & banking)

Pros

I worked my own hours

Cons

Hard manual work in all temperatures

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good outdoors, fresh air, see all sorts of things

labourer (Former Employee) - Gosford NSW - 2 June 2016

good out doors job has its ups and downs you learn a lot about tools and gardening. management is not great, deffinitly good keeping fit everyday

Pros

fresh air good everyday fitness

Cons

can be long hours and wet weather sucks

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Hard work but satisfying

Gardener (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 25 February 2016

Hard work physically but satisfying when you see the results. Great working outside with nature. Challenge myself daily with what I can achieve and learning to use the machines.

Pros

working outside

Cons

Hard work

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Very fun to do

Assistant (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 2 September 2015

Had a great time working with Jims Mowing and enjoyed the customers. The Job was fast paced, productive and very rewarding

Pros

Kept me fit

Cons

Seasonal work

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great boss worked together as a team enjoyed my time at jims!

Lanscape lawn mowing (Former Employee) - Sydney, NSW - 29 March 2014

Hard working days I learnt how to communicate with the customers We worked as a team The most enjoyable part of the job was having good co workers we worked together and had fun!