Is National Vision a good company to work for?

National Vision has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 940 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at National Vision to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about National Vision have been left by employees working as District Manager , General Manager and Optometrist .

Does National Vision pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Vision employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Vision. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Vision?

46% of National Vision employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Vision 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Vision?

General Manager (123) , Optometrist (57) , Optician (45) , Sales Associate (44) , District Manager (29) , Assistant Manager (27) , Store Manager (25) , Optometric Technician (23) , Licensed Optician (20) , Receptionist (16) , Manager (15) , Lab Technician (12) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Unlicensed Optician (10) , Optician/Sales (8)

What are the pros of working at National Vision according to real employee reviews?

"Very philanthropic and good benefits" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great people and will give you a pair of glasses and discounts" ((in 37 reviews)); "The company has a great culture and upper managment is supportive" ((in 28 reviews)); "Cares for employees across the board." ((in 22 reviews)); "Some friendly coworkers" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at National Vision according to real employee reviews?

"pay is low for hourly and hard to retain" ((in 83 reviews)); "12 hour nights bad manager" ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours and weekend hours" ((in 20 reviews)); "The tools are disgusting the raises are way to low the management and training is terrible I don't recommend working here unless you have no other choice" ((in 18 reviews)); "Salary low for the amount of work" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about National Vision layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about National Vision layoffs and their outlook for job security at National Vision in 2026.

What are the top reviewed National Vision locations?

Duluth , Lawrenceville , Miami , Atlanta , Chicago , Los Angeles , Houston , Orlando , San Diego , Phoenix , Plano , New York , Charlotte , Dallas , Tampa , Detroit , Texas City , San Antonio , Indianapolis , Columbus , Colorado Springs , Aurora , Seattle , Philadelphia , Jacksonville , Mobile , Salt Lake City , Richmond , Saint Louis , Plattsburgh

National Vision reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(917 total reviews)

Alex Wilkes

28% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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National Vision has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 917 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Vision employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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917 reviews

4.0

Oct 11, 2022

Good culture

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Supportive upper management and good culture

Cons

Low pay for work expected

2.0

Sep 22, 2022

Not appreciated

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cross training, lots of experience to put on resume for medical schedule jobs, free glasses, great GM who fights for you

Cons

Refuse to give wage increases to staff that is cross trained in every position. Worked there for 4 years and still make garbage money as a key holder. Be prepared to hire/train people who make more than you. Upper management like district and regional managers don't care about retaining loyal employees.

1.0

Aug 11, 2022

Awful company to work for

Doctor's technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, free glasses, and patients. The best part of working there is working with the doctors.

Cons

Doctors are overworked. Eye exams are scheduled every 20 minutes. There are two follow-up exams scheduled with in an hour, each appointment is 15 minutes long. There were several times we were fully booked and the optical staff or store manager would force the doctor and tech to overbook patients and take in lots of walk-ins. This action caused patients with appointments to be seen late because management forced us to take in walk-ins and to be seen at once. Ignored doctors warnings about not being able to do a full eye exam. Constant harassment from store manager. Verbal, mental, and emotional abuse. Was denied breaks. Optical employees and doctors office tech denied to use vacation hours because manager didn’t want to approve it.

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