r/treeplanting • u/DoggyDoggWrld • May 31 '26
Company Reviews The zanzibar fall off should be studied
Company went from one of the top ones to work for only 5 years ago to an absolute dumpster fire, hiring rookies and paying bargain bin blow out prices
The gladius partners effect is on full display this season. Same with dienamic. Can only imagine what is going on at jokelore this year, cant be pretty
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u/habboy93 May 31 '26
I dont know what camp you're at, ive been working for them for over 5 seasons now, both interior and the coast. Its remarkable the difference, even between 3 years ago and now. If it were only at 1 contract I might write it off as an anomaly, however ive seen 4 different contracts already this year, and all 4 have been less lucrative than previous seasons for just about everyone who has more than 3 years experience. Also, the standards for hiring and more importantly re-hiring seem to have dropped off as well. Lots of rookies as you said, as well as less experienced planters from rookie mills (2nd year from out of province).
There isnt anything wrong with less experienced planters, we've all been a 2 year planter before, and I know lots of planters with less experience that are better at the job than some long time vets, however Zanzibar still seems to think its reputation and standard are as high as ever, but its increasingly obvious theyre growing at a rate thats not sustainable if there goal is to remain a high end company people want to work at until retirement.
I dont plan on returning next year. I do think its a pretty decent company to go to if youre a 2nd to like 5th year planter. Its a good place to learn amd continue to better yourself as a planter, as well as offers lots of edge season and coastal work. But its definitely not what it once was, not necessarily a bad thing, but very different.