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 13, 2022

Good people, horribly compensated

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are mostly great - health, dental, vision insurance; tuition reimbursement; free comprehensive eye exam per year; ways to stay connected with other employees and get involved with the environment and culture.

Cons

Pay is awful and advancement isn't realistic when you could simply find a better paying job (flipping burgers at McDonald's). Your PTO accrual in your first year is non-existent so you kind of have to work with little to no break in order to get paid time off. You are also HEAVILY monitored, especially if you work remotely; supervisors can watch your screen any time and you wouldn't know it and your breaks are monitored by the minute, so some managers tend to micro-manage and it makes for a really awful working experience.

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1-800 Contacts Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate you taking the time to share some of the pain points you have experienced. We’re always looking for ways to improve our associate experience and will definitely pass along your feedback to our compensation and benefits team. As we do have an open-door policy, we encourage you to reach out to your business partner or any member of the People Department to share these points and discuss ideas on how we can improve together.
1.0
Aug 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home job that's it

Cons

The worst company to work for they want you tobe a top seller if not they fire you! They fake tried to help me and the whole time preparing to fire me! My trainer rushed thru training and expected me to be a professional seller they try to act like they want u to just educate customers no they want you to make them buy the year supply

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1-800 Contacts Response
3y
While we realize that there’s likely not anything we can say to alleviate the anger you feel, please know that our goal with every training class is to help our new hires learn the skills necessary to succeed in their roles and take great care of our customers. Everything we do is from the customer backwards. We offer a year supply package to help our customers get the best deal possible and save on shipping. We offer solution to save our customers a trip to the grocery store. Even our subscriptions are designed to save our customers money and the hassle of having to remember to reorder their contacts. Our 4-week training, which includes job shadowing, information modules, role playing, and more, is designed to help our new hires make a successful transition from training to a permanent team. It is not conducive for the business to hire someone, just to let them go a short while later. Because of this, we are invested in every associate’s success, and are committed to helping them learn the role, course correct, and if needed, change behavior, before transitioning them from the organization. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to review our training processes and resources to ensure the most productive environment for our new hires. Please know that we wish you well in your future endeavors.
3.0
Jul 31, 2022

Good benefits, hard to progress

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Pros

Benefits, coworkers, 100% WFH, free vision insurance, discount on contacts

Cons

Hard to progress, management is disconnected from what it's like to be entry level, "points system" for PTO when entry level is confusing, pay is not competitive, emphasis on sales overshadows any other performance metrics.

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1-800 Contacts Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your transparency in sharing some of the pain points you have experienced. We recognize that some metrics and goals can often stretch our associates. It is important to us that our associates have the tools, coaching, and support they need to succeed and progress. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your business partner or anyone within the People Department to share more details about your experience, your goals, and how we can help.
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