It's a paycheck. Very frugal outdated company. - Termite Technician Orkin Employee Review

3.0
11 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Meeting new Customers. Flexibility with doctors appointments. Plenty of on the job training (obvious because of low pay). The job can be interesting at times.

Cons

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.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Good pay, opportunities for sales depending on region

Cons

Orkin cares more about quantity over quality. If you care about doing a good job, don't work here. They will load your day up with tons of jobs and not enough time to do them (or do a good job anyways.) Management lives in their own bubble, and communicates poorly. I transfered to a new region and all services were a mess. Customers who have had Orkin for a year plus had homes still infested with pests. Prior techs hadn't cleaned any cobwebs, never cleaned webbing off siding or eaves. It was embarrassing. Commercial services weren't any better. I believe prior techs were just scanning stations and leaving. Orkin only cares if you punch through reports and collect money. If you also bring up customers that are being overcharged, management will never fix that either. Benefits also weren't great and quite expensive. Manager would also use slurs like the R-word despite knowing I had an autistic child. Just a gross place with gross values.

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