Love Optical, Do Not Love All the Job stressors - Patient Care Advisor LensCrafters Employee Review

3.0
Sep 16, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely enjoy the field of optical; always something new to learn working with both the Telehealth and In-Person Drs. to treat patients, Love styling customers in new frames and the gratification seeing their excitement after fitting them in the perfect (or multiple pairs), and even more so seeing their smiles trying their new glasses on for the first time at pick up

Cons

Constant stress of working under staffed since my hire date 1+ yr ago, trying to run the store efficiently with 4 or 5 staff that call in every other week, pick and choose which job tasks they “feel like doing,” and no dependable support gong through 2 ASM’s (and being without one for 4+ months) and no store manager for 9+ months due to health issues, and staff having zero respect or authority for the Manager's expectations upon return due to bitterness and feelings of “abandonment” going without a manager on site for 12+ months total out of the past 24 and the stress of barely keeping the store operational with 2-3 staff members total

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Mar 19, 2026
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Pros

when I first started it was a very employee based company. Great discounts, great benefits. Regional managers were swift to help if we had questions and offer support

Cons

Since last year the environment has changed vastly. They no longer care about the employees and only want results. They have raised prices and insurances dont cover as well as they used to and they expect the managers to just force people to buy. If you dont make your monthly goals youre put on a PIP and the Regionals are constantly threatening you to make them. The work life balance does not exist. There is a group chat with your fellow store managers hosted by the Regional and if its your day off they still expect a response. I know it comes from the top down but the micromanaging has gotten so awful. Down to the minute you must be scheduled correctly. I have been here for 3 years and have never had a positive review even though our store has exceeded its goals. Doesnt matter to them, they expect more and more. They raise goals constantly and the only answer they have for making sure we hit those goals is no one leaves, even though they can get the same product from a competitor at a much lower cost.

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