Good, stable job. Has its issues but so does every other job. - Route Manager Orkin Employee Review

4.0
21 June 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company truck, good benefits albeit expensive, guaranteed hours, meet some cool customers, paid training, good field to get into.

Cons

Biggest problem is definitely the pay. Talking to some friends who've left to go work for other companies Orkin definitely is paying less. According to my colleagues who've been here for a while they don't give out raises. Second biggest issue is the routing sucks. You can wake up to a full route and some how they add in several more stops that you will not make it too on time, now you have to deal with the repercussions as the customers get pissed you're late. Need to have better understanding of techs routes and schedule accordingly. If you cannot cover the extra work then don't take it on.

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5.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Wonderful place to work and meet chicks.

Cons

chicks sometimes smelled like pest control liquid

1.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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