Don't become a lifer, get your ABO and find greener pastures. - Certified Lab Technician LensCrafters Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2008
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Pros

If you work as a lab technician, have old school coworkers that haven't been fired yet, and work with old machines, there is a great chance to learn a trade from scratch with just a high school education. If you learn quick, you can easily get your ABO and find work elsewhere where the pay is WAY higher.

Cons

Company is owned by a very greedy family. Almost all the benefits are gone. Christmas parties, store meetings, and other such things are gone. Good luck becoming full time and getting benefits. Fear of getting the pink slip is very high at the moment. I have seen 3 General Managers, 2 Retail Managers, 2 Sales Supervisors, and 4 Lab Technicians fired in less then 2 years. Management and the employees do not trust eachother, all I see is bickering everyday.

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Cons

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1.0
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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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