Orkin reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,441 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 1,441 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
Apr 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

You know them, don't you? Yes, you do know them, and that is why you apply: you give your time and labor, a commodity of sorts, and you get some money, representing All Things. What else: you expect to be treated in a way that is respectful. That's why I applied, that's why you consider applying. Hopes and Promises.

Cons

Broken promises, stress at every level of the operation at an unhealthy level (shouting matches, safe operation of vehicles and equipment cut short, essential education skipped, ...) and I'm not kidding, but we lost a customer ON THE SAME DAY of announcing one of those drives to sell (speak: push) our services - go figure. Now this: Orkin has been the subject of many lawsuits around the country over recent years for alleged faulty service and slipshod practices. Notably, Orkin was investigated in Florida for racketeering in 2004 for its termite contracting practices, with one source citing over 15,000 consumer complaints in the state in a four-year period. This investigation comes on top of multiple lawsuits around that state alleging fraud and poor performance, and similarly around the nation. (for more check out Wikipedia)

1.0
Mar 23, 2016

Ridiculous Expectations

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The job is hands on and can't be outsourced to China.

Cons

Expect everyone to sell their soul for the job. TEchnicians work day/night split shifts sometimes, sometimes work at 4-4:30 AM due to customer demands but still expect you to answer phone til 6 PM, managers somehow forced to work 24/7 365. One manager got yelled at because he didn't answer e-mail Sunday night at 6:30. Lucky so far we haven't class act sued them.

1.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best about Orkin is the pay, but you have to fight for hours so the pay can be minimal at times.

Cons

Mostly everything, not a family oriented company, no advancement, no leadership, management does not care about their employees only their bottom line.

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