Orkin reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,441 total reviews)
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Jerry Gahlhoff | Pat Chrzanowski

53% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Orkin has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Orkin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Mar 3, 2024

It’s decent

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You’ll have opportunities to make nearly six figures but it’s totally dependent on your region.

Cons

Huge company but don’t expect many commercial leads. Expected to self generate.

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Orkin Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. Orkin is committed to supporting employees in achieving their goals, and we’re glad to know the financial opportunities were a top benefit for you. Good luck in the future.
1.0
Mar 1, 2024

It doesn't get much worse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company benefits are quite good and not terribly expensive.

Cons

Orkin companywide is very concerns about their salary budget resulting in constant staffing issues. The workload both in the office and in the field is unreasonable. Other companies in the same industry by comparison we have two people to do what orkin expects one person to do. Staff becomes burnt out and leaves the turnover at every location is tremendous. Don't get attached to your coworkers they won't be there long and likely neither will you. Completely insufficient training technicians are sent out into the field, unlicensed and untrained customer think that they are paying for a higher end experience not knowing that the person that just applied chemical around their house probably didn't even mix it right there is no accountability for management to ensure that they are doing their jobs Which often cases there or not which leaves the staff to stumble through on their own but when mistakes are made, it's the lower level employee that takes the heat, not the management who didn't provide appropriate training or support. My time at Orkin wasn't very long, but it was long enough to see that it's absolute chaos. I've never seen anything so mismanaged.

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Orkin Response
2y
Thank you for your review. It is unfortunate to hear about your concerns with the company, and we are sorry this was your experience as this does not align with our company values. Good luck in your next role.
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