READ THIS BEFORE YOU WORK HERE - Pest Control Technician Orkin Employee Review

2.0
Apr 18, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

fun group of guys and gals to work with. great way to learn skills (sales, customer service) it CAN be fun

Cons

unrealistic expectations - 17 stops a day on my route not counting the 2-3 starts the call center was gonna sell and send you to (which most of the time was an hour away) and they expect you to be at EACH stop 30 mins at the bare minimum and an hour for starts - very poor pay long hours new service starts pop up day of. working on Saturdays no bonus pay for holidays. zero opportunity to advance up the ladder unless you're one of the sales guys, it seems the only people who get moved up to service or even branch manager are termite sales guys. cant idle trucks, so if its 100 degrees outside you get to just overheat and they could care less as long as you get your stops done that day.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Jun 16, 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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