National Vision reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(917 total reviews)
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Alex Wilkes

28% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Feb 21, 2012
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Pros

One aspect that I really admire about National Vision was their overall dedication to giving back to others in need. We contributed to several charities in our community and around the world.

Cons

The greatest downside, is upper level managements inability to keep up with the moving trends of technology in the workforce. They seem to be stuck in the past. Most training material was 5+yrs out of date. Therefore, they do not have comparable material to evaluate new employees against. They do not show employees how to train new employees.

1.0
Oct 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed Food Truck Tuesday.

Cons

Where do I begin. First, there’s no diversity in leadership. Management feeds you a lot of false promises. Your role, title, and manager may change just because they say so. What happened to me was pretty much a demotion, even though they said it wasn’t and they were giving me more responsibility (without more pay, of course). Some management talks down to you and insults your intelligence. I’ve never felt so discouraged and incapable of doing what I’ve had years of professional experience in. They tend to hire/promote people/friends who can not fulfill their duties and you’ll be made to pick up the slack to cover their mistakes. You’ll get thrown under the bus a few times to cover up others mistakes. You walk by some management in hallway, who would rather look down at the floor than say hi to you. The mental abuse I received while working at NVI and other factors forced me to walk off my job.

1.0
Nov 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

End of year bonus Celebrates majority of holidays with snacks, catered lunches Nice working environment as for the desk, chairs, etc. Depending on your position the pay is great. If you are working in the corporate section of the company, you are allowed to work remotely.

Cons

The main HR executive and the HR department is horrible. They look down on people and are not helpful when you bring problems to them. The CEO is fake. He acts like he cares about people until he is put to test then shows what a coward he is. He only cares about looking good for social media and investors.   Management takes and takes and takes until you become mentally and physically unhealthy. When you need them, no one is there to support you regardless of how much work you have done. Management does not care about you. Toxic culture - it takes a couple of years to see all the red flags but once you see them you cannot unsee them.

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