Overall good workplace - Assistant Manager LensCrafters Employee Review

4.0
Jun 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is definitely an excellent training program to learn and grow skills. There are lots of opportunities to learn new skills like cyst service, selling, insurance filing, cutting lenses for frames in the lab.

Cons

Micromanaging is company culture. They want the floor leader to instruct you and you are supposed to check back with the floor leader before proceeding to the next client (which you already knew who was next). You are told when to take breaks, who you are assigned to for patients ordering. Technology is there but lacks fine tuning. As an example they just upgraded the tablets so that they are more functional. There are LOTS of “known issues” as stated by the service team that helps with tech issues. These issues can be quite a long time before being resolved (like over a year in some cases). They come out with new lens drop downs and then don’t remove lenses that are no longer available and you are just supposed to know which ones not to pick. The order will get canceled so you have to do remakes.

Explore other reviews about LensCrafters

5.0
Mar 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Worked well with a flexible schedule

Cons

Busy work during slow times

1.0
Mar 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All