Older company meets new technology - Route Manager Orkin Employee Review

4.0
Nov 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, great benefits, take-home company vehicle

Cons

Micro-management, long hours, weekends required

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Orkin Response
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Thanks for taking the time to provide a review. The service business can be both a demanding and rewarding one. In order to better understand the timing of our services and travel required, we do have technology we are implementing to try to optimize the experience by both our technician and for our customer. We wish you luck in your next opportunity.

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