1-800 Contacts reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(635 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 635 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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635 reviews
5.0
Dec 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They paying out 50k to FT and 20k to part time employees. Stick around and you get payouts it’s worth it

Cons

Customers can be jerks sometimes but it’s alright

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1-800 Contacts Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We are proud to offer 100% of our associates ownership in the company, and at the end of 2025, it was exciting to share the wealth they helped build over the past five years. Thank you for your five years of service—here’s to five more!
1.0
Oct 7, 2025

Lip service

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I can’t really think of any. they are proud of their kitchen

Cons

The people making the decisions have been there for so long that they are unable to understand how modern business works. They refuse to listen to anyone who hasn’t been there less than Fifteen years.

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