Orkin reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,442 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 1,442 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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1.0
Aug 23, 2023

Don’t fall for the family claim

Recommend
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Pros

It was just a job

Cons

You are not really family.

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Orkin Response
2y
Thank you for your service with the company and leaving a review. We are disappointed to hear that you are not having more positive work experience and would like to learn more. Please contact orkinemployeesupport@rollins.com to discuss further.
1.0
Aug 22, 2023

Kent WA

Recommend
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Pros

Training, the management team I worked with were great. I will write in the cons as to why I spent less than a week with Orkin.

Cons

I come from a long background of sales. Senior sales management, Territory Management and District Managment. The number one reason why I left this job was because of the Orwellian way (Orkin) treats their outside sales team. Do not get me wrong, there are needs for surveillance on associates in vehicles, but this took the cake for me. Company issued vehicle: 1.) There was a camera facing you and looking outwards towards the road. If you took a drink of water, coffee or put something up to your face it flags/alerts and app for managers to look at. You cannot listen to the radio/news in the vehicle. When you are all alone for 6-10 hours in a car, doing sales calls all day, this is not good. 2.) There is a fixed tracker in the vehicle as well. 3.) When you are issued your cell phone, there is a TRACKER IN IT AS WELL 4.) Managers in higher positions do not have to have all this nonsense in their company vehicles. I was so worried about how fast I was going (constantly looking at my speedometer) that I felt it was more unsafe to be doing this every few seconds... I don't speed, I drive normal. Account management: The territory I was going to manage had/has a rep who built the region up strong and the local Orkin management were in the process of sorting this issue out. It was my territory now but the previous account manager (who manages a different region now) wanted to retain his accounts he built, as to which I don't blame him. That was concerning as well.

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Orkin Response
2y
Thank you for taking time to leave a review. Vehicle and driver safety is a top priority for Orkin. We will share your feedback with the appropriate team as we are always striving to improve employee experience. Good luck in your future role.
3.0
Aug 21, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Difficult to get contracts making it hard to generate revenue

Cons

Low salary which make life difficult

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Orkin Response
2y
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that the compensation did not meet your expectations and wish you the best in the future.
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