Pros
(My experience bad and good) I worked for the company for 6 years, moving myself up from Dr. Tech to sales & third key then lastly eyeglass manager, I worked for 2 different divisions. Neither one is great, most stores I worked at were busy to the point where I couldn’t even step out to use the restroom or take 10 min breaks. Short staffing was always a problem (all around), the pay is low, including commission (it was a joke) the work hours sucked and there was times when my hours would drop to 31, for periods at time. The only benefit was that I knew if I ever really needed a day off, I could talk to the manager about getting it off. However, that was only at certain locations because some managers didn’t care, which sucked since I was always hard working, did more than I was asked to, jumped in to solve problems and when I was rejected on days I needed off, it was upsetting. At some point when working as a third key, I wanted to move up to ASM in the same division, the area manger stringed me along, giving me hope that she would promote me. I would take the roll of an ASM and assume the responsibilities, they wound up bringing someone else in to become the ASM then was told I would get trained for it so the next time I’d be fully ready, I was fooled. I did as they said, even moved location to be closer to the area manager (who’d be training me) months pass, nothing changes, was never promoted and eventually moved division where I found a location who’d hire me as their eyeglass manager. I feel that I worked very hard to toyed with, the way they did. To the point where when I was leaving the area manager said in a very condescending attitude that if they other division wanted me, they’d call me to interview, even emphasized “IF” as if she was trying to make me feel like I wasn’t good enough for them to want to interview me. She was a mess, she even took the time to bad mouth me to the manager who hired me and said to be careful and with me, when all I ever did was work for them and with them. The audacity of that lady.
Cons
Pay, management, hours, and toxic
