Orkin reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,440 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 1,440 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
Feb 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are not any pros (Run Away)

Cons

Poor pay, unrealistic goals, no bonus programs, no raises (Told to work harder for more money), No one to back you up while taking vacations. Long hours with no reward (no overtime). Same day starts (make no sense) you plan the day before hand with your customers however, a new person can call the call center and start the same day (Or hour the called) delaying your other customers. You get rid of a roach problem and the customer completes the one year contract however, you get into trouble because the customer left (Some routes, roaches are the main issue).

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.

1.0
Apr 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

if you need a job, any job take the truck home by yourself most of the day

Cons

branch manager treats employees like dirt and is disrespectful and uncaring toward any and all employee concerns no vacation during summer months unpaid overtime no opportunity for advancement they think that Orkin is the best place to work and could not be further from reality

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