Lifetouch reviews

3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

(2,228 total reviews)
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Ken Murphy

59% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Lifetouch has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lifetouch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Sep 12, 2010
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Pros

get to travel every day, contantly meet new people, every season there is a new set up to learn so it doesn't get boring

Cons

there's not much education in actually "being a photographer" they teach you how to do the job- no more, no less

2.0
Sep 8, 2010

It's an income -- better than nothing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Some nice people work there 2. It's seasonal, for most employees, so you get time off between seasons 3. Most jobs requre little effort as one does the same thing day after day and week after week

Cons

1. Pay sucks 2. The work environment reminds me of the TV show The Survivor. Lots of backstabbing and plotting. 3. Nepotism rules. 4. There is no communication from management to rank and file employees. This gives rise to all sorts of rumors and has most employees wondering how many hours they will work.

3.0
Sep 4, 2010

Spead Thin

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Pros

Working as a studio manager for Lifetouch gives me a great opportunity to gain experience that another employer will consider serious experience. I can take what I have done with Lifetouch to find something better.

Cons

Not enough training to manage a studio and a staff of 5-10 with a high traffic flow. They have a labor model to follow that is about impossible to be succesful with. Managers have to be the associate, photographer, sales person, and managing comes in where you can fit it in. It is also a high turn over retail business and recruiting/training is very important on top of all the above. If you go over your labor hours (labor spent vs. how many sits/sales you have=profit) then you will be nagged by your Field & Regional manager who have the ultimate decision to keep you on or not. STRESSFUL!

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