Focus Camera reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(178 total reviews)

Abraham Berkowitz

88% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Focus Camera has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 178 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Focus Camera employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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178 reviews
1.0
Oct 26, 2016
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Pros

Absolutely nothing - I was disrespected, lied to and discriminated against. There is quite literally not one positive thing about working for Focus Camera. Every positive review on here was solicited by Management. I was witness on more than one occasion to Micahel/Zevy (the manager) actively telling employees to post positive reviews here, as well as other platforms, in order to mask the low scores and terrible reviews accrued there.

Cons

You are micro-managed every moment of every day. Everyone is on camera and if management looks and feels like you are not working hard enough, you are loudly and publicly chastised. Well, SOME people are, while others are not. If you are not Jewish, you are treated differently. They use an office-wide intercom used to yell at employees all day. They cheated me out of PTO. My pay checks were regularly wrong. You are required to work Sunday mornings sometimes. They have no tolerance for any culture or calendar that they do not use. This company is completely inept, malicious, and crooked. These are not good people and you should not work for them under any circumstance. I say this all calmly and from the comfort of another high paying job somewhere else. I started working here under desperate circumstances and no one else should ever have to do that. English is everyone's second language and no one there has a working knowledge of very, very basic computer and office software such as email or spreadsheets. In three years i was given a $1hr/raise. The pay is abysmal. Benefits are non existent. I meticulously documented my growth there and value to the company and was repeatedly denied any request for a raise. Usually they would just ignore the requests all together. A month after leaving, i was offered 2 jobs at x6 times what Focus was paying me.While i was there the Labor Department and 311 were called on management at Focus many times. For 3 months they made us work in an active construction site. During the winter everyone sat at their desks in wool hats, scarves and winter coats, because management refused to turn the heat to a reasonable level. I regret every single moment I wasted there and strongly warn anyone else from doing so.

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Focus Camera Response
9y
I'm sorry to hear that your experience at Focus wasn't a positive one. Perhaps you were unclear on how to read your paycheck and pto balances? We encourage you to reach out to HR with any PTO or payroll questions so that we can clarify them for you. We respond to every email and every salary evaluation request. There was likely a reason for your request to be denied, however it is not possible to clarify as this is an anonymous review. Thank you for your feedback.
5.0
Sep 28, 2016

Love working here!

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Pros

I love working at Focus Camera! So much diversity and so many people to get to know and learn from! Everyone is always willing to help out and answer any questions you may have.

Cons

Its a long commute for me.

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Focus Camera Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience!
1.0
Sep 27, 2016

Horrendous experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The diversity is the only decent part of Focus Camera

Cons

Zero training provided. Working with the boss is like dealing with a 5 year old. You never know what kind of mood he will be in. His mood swings affect anyone that comes across his path. Problems arise and are often never dealt with properly thus creating a chaotic work environment. Comments and suggestions can be made to come across as sexist and racist at times. This job is a means to and end.

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Focus Camera Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience, we would like the opportunity to discuss your concerns as a former focus camera employee. Please reach out to our Human Resources team at HR@focuscamera.com, be sure to enter Glassdoor review in the subject line. Looking forward to speaking with you soon.
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