Orkin reviews

The pay for Termite Technician is horrible. I have been working there for quite some time and don't make enough to support a family of 3 with out getting government assistance. Pay for uniforms. Micro management from management. The company makes a point to let you know how important you job is and how much responsibility you have except doesnt reward you with the proper salary. If you are not buddy buddy with management you will not have a good time. Just show up and act happy like this is the best job in the world. You will do just fine. The company is very frugal. The company knows they can survive paying low wages.

No work /life balance you are required to work 6 days a week and pretty much have to beg and bargain for an extra day off , management provides and orders equipment but don't ask for anything you want because if the manager doesn't like the product you won't get it (My service manager didn't believe in ant baits , really !) , branch level is given too much power so every branch is different (Its like having two McDonalds across the street from each other and one makes Big Mac's one way but the other makes them completely different ) Hours are long and miserable especially if you're a termite or commercial tech , worked at a branch that had one guy that was their go to guy and they abused him giving 19 or more commercial stops to do and working him late into the night at times . I have worked for other companies in the past and this one seemed to be the most strangest one as far as philosophy and training and as far as pest knowledge . They still use an outdated system with their Whitmire System 3 that most other major companies have abandoned (B & G 's were forbidden in my branch but other branches had them , this goes back to the branch thing .) The last company I worked for referred to them as OrKan't and I know know why ! I've since left the pest industry and I thank God every day .