Learn and Leave - Eye Care Advisor LensCrafters Employee Review

3.0
Aug 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Place to learn the field, supportive managers, good and relaxed environment, good overall culture

Cons

Pay/Benefits are not good, It will be a fight for hours, learn what you can and move on. Difficult to get full time hours even if management likes you, upward mobility is not excellent, if you become certified as an optician or learn to benefit the team you will become more useful. However do not think that means anything...you would be much better off using your learned skills somewhere else and will be better compensated for it. Appreciation is low for knowlege/helpfulness and ability to difficult customers. Appreciation will only come with selling a LOT. Even then managers are not very happy. Schedules are crazy!!! They wont post them until the DAY BEFORE you have to work sometimes. How can an employee schedule their life like that?

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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
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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