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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3.0
Dec 20, 2024

Depends on your management team

Recommend
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Pros

Make your own schedule, company vehicle, okay pay

Cons

I've worked for multiple bosses, and depending on who your branch manager is, will really depend on how much you enjoy this job. Currently my branch manager is not the greatest. A lot of micromanagement, a lot of focusing on your downfalls, instead of your strength. Current management team is very sneaky, and very under handed. They truly aren't suited for this job, they are more of a trap checker . Almost no ability to problem solve, will consistently redirect you to someone else for an answer. Have slowly been removing, our current benefits. So you really are ability to make our own schedules. This company was great when I started with them 6 years ago. They were very technician oriented, they were very customer oriented. Now the technicians are bogged down , with the quality and min scope of service suffering because of it.

1.0
Dec 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Truly passionate people, in an otherwise high overturn job

Cons

Constant new hires from people leaving. Branch running out of materials: both chemical and equipment. Management under cutting technicians and sales to “grantee a customer” resulting in low commissions.

3.0
Dec 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Decent commission and hourly pay. Work from home. Great training program to start. Best PTO program I have ever seen for a sales company.

Cons

Super micro management. Management by threat of CA and PIPS on a regular basis. They tell you what to sell, like mosquito in the winter. If you don't meet that % then you are gone quickly. This pushes many to cheat and now the place is a revolving door of people just looking for their next job. This used to be a profession and now it is a pass through job that you keep until you find something better. They push this Ethos stuff but apparently forgot to read it. Orkin was a company many of us were very proud to be a part of, and now it is like working for a timeshare sales company. If you are not a super pushy sales person and you have a soul or a conscious then this place is not for you. I ran out of fingers and toes trying to count all of the agents and managers that have actually gotten sick from working here. You better get that high dollar insurance quickly to pay for you blood pressure pills and start saving for that heart attack and stroke. When your center has your best year ever they reward you all by lowering your commissions as a bonus. For 3 YEARS STRAIGHT!!!! But no one will remeber that soon, because they seem to intentionally be forcing tenured people out to replace with scape goats that will drink the koolaid long enough to put up some bs numbers before being fired.

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