Don't try to work here if you are female! - werkgeversreview Route Assistant bij Cooks Pest Control

1,0
15 okt 2018
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The regular tech guys are friendly for the most part Training is ok

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I was the first woman tech to be hired at this particular office and let me tell you, the interview questions were downright ILLEGAL. During my interviews (of which I had to have 5 of because it seemed to blow all their minds that a woman would want to be a tech) I was asked: -My plans for family/future children -What methods of birth control I was on to prevent pregnancy -If I still "had my ovaries" I was finally hired on after all those hoops and one of the first things I was told when I got there was that the DM hadn't wanted to hire me because of my gender but I should be thankful that the supervisors vouched for me and that hopefully me being there would make the guys work harder so as "not to be outdone by a female." (One of the managers also had an absolute meltdown when I asked where I could put my purse during the day because "we've never had to deal with a purse before!") It was honestly humiliating and often times the other techs just referred to me as "the woman" rather than bothering to try and learn my name. I watched and listened to the other guys closely and realized that a lot of them were miserable and that it honestly is a glorified collections agent who also happens to drive out and spray pesticides on people's homes. I felt looked down upon and the DM is a pot stirrer, he's constantly slinking about and sticking his nose into things and blowing them out of proportion. (I asked one of the supervisors a silly question that popped into my head and it ended with a huge meeting in his office about my dumb question.) One of the handful of supervisors was a cool, down to earth guy whom I actually enjoyed riding out on stops with because he spoke and acted like a human being, the other that I had to ride with a lot more often was like a cold and quiet robot in human skin. Once when I was riding with him I'd been going nonstop since 7:30am, done a big bedbug job and then was running stops with the nice supervisor before he had to go. It was 3pm at this point and I was exhausted and had not had a break or a lunch when robot decided that would be a good time for me to start doing the stops all by myself in the 98 degree heat while he sat in the cool truck and timed my performance at these huge McMansions. When I finally begged to take my lunch he made me feel extremely guilty for asking so I only took 15 minutes to shove a sandwich in my face and get back to it. I didn't work here long but I agree with a lot of the other comments here. Childish, Shady, Waaaaay to over the top with the religion thing but then do a terrible job of representing said religion. Would not recommend, do not work here if you are female.

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5,0
28 mei 2026
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You get to manage your own route and your planning and work ethic determine your earning potential.

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You work in all weather conditions.

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3w
It's so good to hear you are having a positive experience at Cook's! Our goal is to create a workplace where people feel valued and supported, while giving you room to make your career your own. Your feedback tells us we're on the right track!
1,0
28 nov 2025
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You get a service vehicle More than 80% of them break down and have ongoing issues that mgmt won’t fix.

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inefficient items 1. Monthly vehicle inspections all landing on one day cannot be/is not being an efficient use of time for the technicians as well as mgmt. I arrived by or before 7:30am and it was 9am before I left to go to my first stop most of the time on check in days. 2. The Sharpsburg Regional Manager will call you at the most inconvenient times to address the most minor concerns. DO NOT ignore him for longer than 5 minutes or you will be on his “get F’d list”. He also will get upset with you IF you address anything of concern with you about (the office, bad customers, fake/bad service calls, idiotic or manipulative things done by the Pest Manager asking for more bottled water (during the summer) when the office fails to keep it supplied. 3) They will steal money from your paychecks so audit them and keep up with your production every day!! Don’t ever apply to work here unless you enjoy stress and working weekends and for free. All contests created are scams and managers win the prizes (company vehicles, trips, money, etc). Office staff are completely incompetent and lazy. They will exaggerate service calls “free work” that you will show up to only to be told 90% of the time by the customer they really didn’t need you.

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6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are saddened to hear of your negative experience. We would like to learn more about your situation. Please contact us at hrfeedback@cookspest.com.
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