Out of date technology and practices; very low pay; no employee appreciation - Anonymous employee Orkin Employee Review

1.0
Jul 24, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

For a company with enough money to put their name on a building at Texas A and M, you would think that they'd be willing to pay their employees a decent salary to try and keep them at the company. Think again.

Cons

Pay is very low. Sales people and technicians are constantly running over each other to try to make sales. There is no spirit of teamwork or loyalty. The company doesn't care about you...it's all about the money. Technology is extremely outdated. The paperwork for a sale is ridiculous and long. Handwritten contracts are extremely unprofessional, but Orkin uses them. Some managers are out of control with the micro management and corporate does nothing to pull them back in. Managers are constantly changing with no consistancy in policies.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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