1-800 Contacts reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(634 total reviews)
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John Graham

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

1-800 Contacts has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 634 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 1-800 Contacts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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634 reviews
1.0
Dec 5, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Definitely has a tech company start up feel.

Cons

Lack of seasoned employees makes for a chaotic work place.

3.0
Nov 2, 2016

It comes down to values

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you like to work somewhere you can make great friends and make a difference in the lives of people all over the country, Look no further. Great food, great people, great customers.

Cons

The biggest downside is one found in many companies: policy oftentimes overruns the people. I don't blame them for having a policy, but life is not always cut and dry like most policies tend to lean. Don't let this dissuade you from working here.

2.0
Mar 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discounted meals are good and there are always free drinks and snacks. Onsite gym is good.

Cons

Training is way too short and you will not really know what you are doing to start. You are expected to work at a very fast rate. Bonus structure is terrible and it is very hard to qualify. You are constantly being audited and marked down for the most subjective nonsense. Turnover is terrible which should tell you that the compensation is not good enough for how miserable the job is. Look at the patterns and you will see that this companies ratings are always going down and that should tell you something

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