Great place to start in the Optical retail field! - Unlicensed Optician America's Best Employee Review

3.0
Nov 28, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Required individual sales quotas easily met, decent commission in the high traffic stores, no previous experience required, on the job training, generous paid time off for full-time employees.

Cons

Some GM's are hired in with no previous experience in optical or retail management, extremely frustrating to work for a manager that doesn't have a clue how to lead a team. Low hourly pay.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Decent team, regional management did their best

Cons

Abusive patients, extremely low pay. The company's "two for one and a free eye exam" deal is deceptive being that it does not include any lens options other than the bare minimum, and it limits you to a certain section of (very ugly and cheaply made) frames. Patients, upon realizing that this deal was misleading, would often take it out on the staff.

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