VSP Vision reviews about "salary"

Salary not up to market Difficult to move up due to new HR requirements

Salary is more on the low side with rate negotiation

There is a continual decline in benefits which use to offset the salary compared to other companies. Promotional guidelines and merit increases seemed geared towards thinning the population of long term employees; those coming in new over the past years really have no idea how excellent the environment used to be. The company used to talk about how extraordinary we are but over the year the dialogue has changed to "...this is Best Practice...". It will be just a matter of time before the 401K contribution is slimmed down just the the medical. Then there is the Non-stop political infighting between departments which is at intolerable levels (particularly with the Sales department...awful back-stabbing managers!). The volume of work demanded of everyone is unsustainable.

It's not about the quality of your work but how much people like you that will get you promoted.

The compensation philosophy of the company is to pay less than the median salary compared to similar positions in similar organizations, without regard for the value the individual brings to the company, the esteem of peers or management. Other forms of compensation (such as healthcare) are over-valued in the internal self reporting (for the same coverage an individual could purchase for less than the company says it is worth). There is also a an extreme divergence in the workforce: most employees have been with the organization for less than five years, or more than 20. This "old guard" has little regard for those with less seniority, and resists changes, even when required.