Management means everything... - Sales Inspector Orkin Employee Review

3.0
13 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Orkin has a long history and is as stable a company you will find. Marketing has improved in the last couple of years. Sales and route manager positions reward excellence and provide vehicles / gas. If you have the right manager, there is a great support system and great flexibility. New technology is being integrated into sales approach, which is extremely helpful and convenient. Training is available if you take advantage of it. A lot of managers came up through the ranks.

Cons

Bugs... Crawl spaces... Attics.. If you are claustrophobic find another sales job. With improved technology comes 'big brother'.. New vehicles are lo-jacked and there are lots of hoops to jump through to report your activity. Again, this can be annoying or even disruptive depending on management. Orkin doesn't reward customer loyalty, persistent price hikes can agitate customer base. Leads are season dependent ... Plan on spending a couple of hours on the phone each day setting up appointments.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Wonderful place to work and meet chicks.

Cons

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1.0
16 Jun 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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