Throughout the interview process, I was lied to. They promise you the world, but it is simply not true. You train for two entire months for a job that is entirely dependent on where you are located. In my territory, I barely got any leads at all. I had almost no support from my branch manager regarding how to do my job. I was continually told to foster my leads for myself, but this is nearly impossible to do consistently. In my first 30 days on my own, I was not given one lead from the branch. Some days there was nothing to do. I felt genuinely lost without direction throughout my tenure in this position. I quickly learned that to be successful at Orkin you must have the correct circumstances surrounding you. AMs in more profitable areas make a killing. However, this is very rare. You must work your way up for years to start seeing this position be worth your time. That is if you meet your goals for the month and can stay. There was a serious lack of organization in my branch. Everybody constantly seemed very confused about what they were doing. I even had a situation where I made a sale and then was told I was not allowed to do so over a week later. Making a sale is an extremely long and arduous process. You need to get approval from sometimes 3-4 different people for a 15% commission percentage that is taxed afterward. If you sell a one-time job, this gets bumped down even lower to 10%. Out of over 40 AMs in my region, less than 15 make good money doing this job. However, these high earners have almost no work-life balance. I felt a lot of discomfort about generating revenue for a company that gives so little back to you. In my area, you would genuinely be lucky to make over $55,000 in a single year. With all the stress that comes along with this position, it is simply not worth it.
