The problem here in The Villages is an abundance of people that can afford to have it done, and that don't want to do it themselves. So, big companies play the numbers game, how cheap can they get the labor and how many homes per hour can a team do. ****ing off a couple home owners along the way is not important.
After numerous bad experiences with big companies in both lawn care and house cleaning, we have found individuals to do ours. They don't have teams, they make thier living by get paid for work they do. The attitude difference is night and day. We are so happy with both we give them significant tips over what they charge us, because we want them to stay. When was the last time anyone tipped a Trugreen, Massey, Deans, Fertigator employee because they were so happy they didn't want to lose them?
It is NOT easy to find individuals that want to do a good job, most are over booked and struggling whether to grow or not take more customers. Growing is a serious issue and leads inevitably to hiring bean counters which leads to the numbers game.
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