Don't Waste Your Time - Outside Sales Representative Orkin Employee Review

1.0
17 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Company Car *You pay for it.* - Good Commisions *If you're a good liar.*

Cons

- Pressure to sell when customers don't need anything. - They charge you to work for them. - Management changes every 6 mos. Literally, all managers are always trying to move up at all times. - If you do well, all managers you like will be promoted. - When you do well, they will expect more the following year without helping you sell more. - They really don't understand new ways of doing anything. They rely on old ppl calling in so they can scam them. - It does not matter how well you do, they will fire at the drop of a hat. They do not care about their employees at all. - The company is being prepared to be sold off. It is no longer a reputable company. Its sole focus now is to pump up numbers and sell off the brand. - There is no work life balance. They will want you to work 6 days a week. Even when there are no calls to go to. They will want you to call old ppl and schedule "inspections". Inspections at this company are sales calls. It is the biggest scam out there. - The successful guys at this are liars. They prey on single women and old peoiple. They lie to make sales and when it comes to pest control, no one knows if you're telling the truth. I've seen lots of guys go into attics and straight lie to people saying they have infestations. - It's a legal ponzi scheme.

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5.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

Wonderful team, works with life situations, gas card, company vehicle, you get out what you put in

Cons

Scheduling can be tricky at times, can be stressful at times, some long work days, you get out what you put in

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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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