Answer: Not without your permission.

Wages and earnings are part of your personal information, and an employer should never tell other workers how many trees were planted by another person, unless it is necessary for payroll or other parts of the job. In past eras of tree planting, it was common for workers to be required to call out their numbers (tree totals) in front of other workers or have their numbers posted in the camp to identify the highest earners and promote competition. Over the years, the majority of employers have realized that tree planters require little motivation apart from a larger paycheck and their own internal sense of accomplishment.

If an employer or a crew boss does ask for your totals in front of other workers, you can simply give them a piece of paper, or politely tell them to ask you later.

Numbers remain a common topic in tree planting camps, and some employers still offer incentives to workers that break important barriers such as 2000 trees in a day. It is common for other workers to hear about such accomplishments or see other workers receive acknowledgement for reaching these goals. Some employers post statistics for the three to five fastest planters on average or the number for the most productive crew in a camp. However, this does not (and should never) include names of individual planters.    

It is common for workers to ask each other how many trees they planted in a day in the truck on the way home or around the dinner table. However, no worker is obligated to disclose this to another worker, and don't be surprised if you ask this question and you receive an answer such as "never enough", "the usual", or a simple smile and headshake.