They are all over the place - General Manager LensCrafters Employee Review

2.0
22 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free glasses and eye exam every year

Cons

Leadership is all over the place. No one ever knows what is going on and each store has a different view as to what they think they should do. Their approach to everything is throw it at the wall and see what sticks. Operating system is abysmal. System is constantly lagging and running painfully slow which makes it hard to do your job on busy days. They've had the new app based OS for years and it still runs like that. Literally...no improvements. For a company that is worth half a trillion dollars, if not more, you'd think they would have their stuff together. Pay is not great for the work you do. The commission isn't any better. Limited hours most of the time but not always. You are seen as a number, not as a person. They want you to do training but there isn't any time so you just click through all the slides just to get the training done.

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5.0
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Pros

Worked well with a flexible schedule

Cons

Busy work during slow times

1.0
19 Mar 2026
Recommend
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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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