![]() ![]() ![]() “It opened my eyes to the need for a good service to provide humane, long-term wildlife removal for people experiencing these issues. The experience planted an initial seed that would later grow into a business. markets all located in Wisconsin.Ģ011: While earning an undergrad degree in wildlife biology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Marcus Mueller landed an internship at the Wisconsin Humane Society, answering its wildlife hotline and assisting with urban wildlife encounters. Founded by Bill Dowd in 1989, Skedaddle offers its wildlife prevention, pest control and restoration services in 25 markets, largely in Canada and now in three U.S. ![]() The majority of the work occurs outdoors, and with different locations each day, there is a good mix of independence and teamwork depending on the challenge, and customers are left happy and with peace of mind after their wildlife issues have been resolved.The Franchise: Ontario, Canada-based Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control aims to protect homes from bats, rodents, birds, squirrels, skunks and raccoons, without causing harm or distress to wildlife. With this being said, there is always a safe approach, and different techniques are thoroughly taught during the training period.Īlthough the work may seem tough at times, there are many enjoyable aspects. The job comes with many challenges, such as finding a safe way to maneuver around rooftops, and crawling into tight spaces to successfully seal up areas of concern. If you are ever in need of assistance, help will be provided. They are very caring towards their employees and they provide you with anything you may need to complete a job safely. There are many great experiences to come from Skedaddle for anyone who enjoys working outside, thinking outside the box and enjoys interacting with wildlife.Ī typical day involves assessing the wildlife situation at a customer's home, and then taking all necessary measures to remove that wildlife safely and prevent the issue from reoccurring. No breaks, eat lunch at your desk and work at the same time. Terrible communication between CSR's, management and the workers. If you weren't included in the clique, they made sure you knew about it because you felt excluded and picked on. Management and staff were very rude and talked a lot about other staff members and caused a lot of drama. If you were new and didn't fit into their clique, you were not going to get along well with anyone. The other CSR's were very judgmental and cliquey. The job wasn't difficult, getting the training and knowledge on how to do the job was hard because no one wanted to train and the ones you got stuck with showing you the job, were not very helpful. ![]() Little to no training on most things, no one wants to train you so you either sit there and watch someone else or twiddle your thumbs but you get complaints that you are not doing enough work. Once I started things went downhill quickly. I was originally super excited to work here, the CSR manager I interviewed with was great during the interview and had me super excited to work there. Overall 5/5 company, would recommend to anyone looking for a job or in need of wildlife help. There's plenty of room for growth in the company as well! There are parts of the job that some may consider difficult like being up on roofs and ladders, or in tight attic spaces but overall you're always safe with what you're doing so it's not too bad. I was very fortunate to develop such good professional relationships with everyone here that made the job on a day-to-day basis that much more enjoyable. This isn't even mentioning the management whom are truly amazing here and only want you to succeed. and lots of other things you can get training in like doing insulation or getting your boom license, this job just overall provides an array of knowledge that is life lasting. Emergency calls and baby season is what you live for in terms of the hands on!įrom being able to wildlife proof any house for any species, to learning things on the side like soffit repairs, roof vent replacements, shingle repairs, etc. Each day brings something new with this job and although you don't get hands on everyday, the work you do on a daily basis brings enough satisfaction knowing that you wildlife proofed that customers house for whatever species. After working here for almost 2 years I'm definitely sad to be leaving. ![]()
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