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
Sep 6, 2022

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good environment, fun people and work

Cons

Deadlines, corporate politics, shady hiring process at times

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1-800 Contacts Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We’re happy to hear you enjoyed your time working with us as we strive to provide a positive workplace for everyone. Thank you for sharing your concerns which we'll be sure to pass along to our leadership and talent acquisition teams. At 1-800 Contacts, there are many development programs in place to help our associates learn and gain experience. If there are specific areas of work an associate is interested in, we invite them to work with their manager and business partner to identify growth opportunities to aid in their development. If you’d like to provide additional feedback, we invite you to email us at people@1800contacts.com. We're always looking for ways we can improve and grow as an organization. Thanks again for taking the time to post a review!
1.0
Aug 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.
4.0
Aug 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They really care about their people. From free resources to food this company sees and values the employee.

Cons

Over sharing with communication would be beneficial. Some small details like wider aisles and product placement higher from the floor could be useful also.

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1-800 Contacts Response
3y
We’re so happy to hear your experience with 1-800 Contacts has been a positive one! We’ll keep striving to offer the best resources and perks to our amazing people. 😊 Thank you for sharing your thoughts on current communication and warehouse layout opportunities. We’re always looking for ways to improve and would be happy to pass along your feedback to our DC leadership team. If you’re open to further discussing both topics, we invite you to reach out to your manager or business partner, or any member of the People Department, so we can explore ways to improve and be Better together. Thank you again for your review!
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