1-800 Contacts reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(634 total reviews)
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John Graham

82% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

1-800 Contacts has an employee rating of 3.8 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
5.0
Jul 2, 2014

Amazing Place to Work!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Culture, all the Benefits, the Events, the Flexibility, the opportunities to always advance and Develop yourself, and most of all the Great People

Cons

The main feedback I would have is inter department communication, but this has become a lot better as of late

5.0
Jul 1, 2014

Great Company with Great People

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1-800 Contacts has been a refreshing surpise for me. I came to the call center not expecting to stay very long because well a call center is a call center. It took about a month for me to realize that i had stumbled onto something very special. I found a company that actually cares about their customers. I have seen my peers go the extra mile to take care of their customers and I have been able to do the same. I have a great manager who cares about me both personally and professionally. I have always been coached and know what i need to do to get my performance to the next level. I have been here for a few years and i have seen friends leave for new opportunities and that is great for them, but i also see many of them come back. 1-800 Contacts has a great environment with a fun team of people. Don't get me wrong, its not a party 24-7, you have a job to do and there are a lot of high caliber people that do outstanding in their personal performance. A few years ago the company had a slogan "work hard, play hard". i feel like that is exactly what you find at 1-800 Contacts. If you are willing to work and like doing it next to some amazingly talented people, you will love 1-800 Contacts

Cons

Because there are so many people that love the company, it can be challenging to get the promotions as quickly as you would like them. The good part about that is that there are lots of great people that i compete with. The hard part is that i have to be more patient than i would like to at times.

3.0
Apr 14, 2014

Used to be great

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Pros

You get to work with some really great people. Cafeteria with subsided meal plan. Tuition reimbursement of $2500 for full time employees a year. 401k, medical and dental for working only 30 hrs a week.

Cons

Recently 1800 Contacts was sold and bought by another company. In the past 4 months things have gone down hill. This is also when Jonathan Coon retired from being our CEO. It use to be an amazing place to work. Since the purchase in January it has been non stop changes, which have been for the worse. Instead of $5000 a year for tuition its only $2500. The cost of benefits went way up, and how much you pay is no longer dependent on what you make. Vacation time is a joke. It is impossible to move up.

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1-800 Contacts Response
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This opinion does not reflect the most fundamental aspect of our Company culture which is the customer. We value customer service as one of the core pillars of our organization and are appalled that an associate would ever refer to customer work as “dirty work”. We do, however, appreciate that this associate recognizes that “you get to work with some really great people” here at 1-800 CONTACTS. We take every conscious effort to hire only the best talent into our organization which makes 1-800 CONTACTS the successful and great place it is today. Recently 1-800 CONTACTS was sold by WellPoint and purchased by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. We are both thrilled and excited to be a part of a family of companies with such respected and recognizable brands owned by T.H. Lee. We regret that this associate feels like things have gone “down hill” since the purchase. We have only just begun to realize the great potential we have with T.H. Lee and are still in the planning and strategy phase for 2015 and beyond. The Senior Leadership team and our associates are excited for the new challenges and opportunities ahead for our organization. We are also proud of the many associates who have grown with the organization since its inception and have been promoted into leadership roles over the past years. Most of our Senior Leadership in the Company started as individual contributors in the organization.
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