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
3.0
Sep 24, 2024

Low pay

Recommend
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Pros

There’s a good amount of flexibility with time off

Cons

The pay is too low, also bad manager

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1-800 Contacts Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad you appreciated the flexibility with time off, as we strive to provide a healthy work-life balance! We’re sorry to hear about your concerns regarding compensation and management. We’re continuously working to improve in these areas and value feedback like yours to help us grow. Thank you for your time with us, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors!
1.0
Sep 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

You'll never run out of work opportunities here. The other agents who work here are great

Cons

It seems like everyone management and higher doesn't know what they are doing. This is a sales job even though it's advertised as support. Management doesn't seem to have the proper skills to help coach you in a meaningful and personal way. And management definitely doesn't take feedback (well, if you throw a tantrum they will listen to you with zero intention to digest any of it. Their answer is already prepared and YOU will be called out). There are several people on each team dealing with housing insecurity because the pay is so low. My friend told her manager she was losing her housing situation only to be told "why aren't you working more hours? We have overtime." She was already working 50 hours per week. It saddens me to see managers boasting about being "gangsters" all the time when we don't know where we are going to live or eat next month.

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1-800 Contacts Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve found work opportunities and enjoy working with your fellow agents. We’re deeply sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve described. We take concerns about management support, feedback, and fair treatment very seriously, as well as the difficulties some associates are facing. Your feedback highlights areas where we need to improve, and we’re committed to fostering a respectful, supportive, and empathetic workplace for everyone. If you’re open to it, we’d appreciate the opportunity to hear more about your experience directly so we can address these issues more effectively. Please feel free to reach out to our People Department. Thank you again for your honesty—we value your input as we strive to do better.
5.0
Sep 11, 2024

Review

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Pros

Great company to work for, offer split shifts, benefits, etc.

Cons

I have not come across any cons yet.

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1-800 Contacts Response
1y
Thank you for sharing feedback. Your experience as one of our compliance associates matters to us and we're glad you enjoy our benefits and flexibility with split shifts.
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