Terrible environment - Pest Control Technician Orkin Employee Review

1.0
Apr 2, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Training is exceptionable. Co-workers are generally friendly and willing to work together if time allows.Overall, the training is good for getting your foot in the door of the industry.

Cons

Terrible work environment in reference to management and schedule. The company policies are not adhered anymore to benefit the employee or even to the customer. As a pest control technician with the company for almost 13 years, the atmosphere in our branch got worse . Management was constantly putting the workers down and overworking us from 7:30am to sometimes 8 or 9 at night due to scheduling conflicts imposed by unscrupulous policies called"same day starts" which forces a technician to accept new customers to be serviced the same day they call in without any regard to the heavy schedule already. The service suffers as a consequence for all involved . Customer relations are constantly jeopardized due to price increases that are sometimes not properly given to notification. Also, forget it if you are hit with any physical ailments. Your job is constantly threatened and if you have a life event that affects your job, the company is hesitant to reach out and help. You are fortunate if you have a branch manager willing to look out for you. There is no real opportunity for raises or being promoted and the incentives for improving is constantly changing where it's become almost impossible to meet.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

Wonderful team, works with life situations, gas card, company vehicle, you get out what you put in

Cons

Scheduling can be tricky at times, can be stressful at times, some long work days, you get out what you put in

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Thank you for your review and service with the company. We hope your experience continues to be a positive one!
1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, opportunities for sales depending on region

Cons

Orkin cares more about quantity over quality. If you care about doing a good job, don't work here. They will load your day up with tons of jobs and not enough time to do them (or do a good job anyways.) Management lives in their own bubble, and communicates poorly. I transfered to a new region and all services were a mess. Customers who have had Orkin for a year plus had homes still infested with pests. Prior techs hadn't cleaned any cobwebs, never cleaned webbing off siding or eaves. It was embarrassing. Commercial services weren't any better. I believe prior techs were just scanning stations and leaving. Orkin only cares if you punch through reports and collect money. If you also bring up customers that are being overcharged, management will never fix that either. Benefits also weren't great and quite expensive. Manager would also use slurs like the R-word despite knowing I had an autistic child. Just a gross place with gross values.

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