Great past, but going downhill fast - Warehouse Associate 1-800 Contacts Employee Review

1.0
26 Feb 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I loved my co-workers. Had some fun events.

Cons

When I was first hired, Jonathan Coons, the founder was still CEO. He had a vision - take care of our associates and they will take care of our customers and our bottom line. It was a little revolutionary but it worked! Even in the recession, the company was growing, the customers were loyal and the associates were happy. When he left that vision slowly but surely evolved. Now the bottom line is ALL that matters. Associates are just a number that can be replaced. Starting pay is $12 - which may seem ok until you realize that all the call centers and warehouses surrounding us start at AT LEAST $15! EBay, thumbtack, Netflix, jet.com - even the Walmart warehouse! Our benefits are comparable to the other companies but not better. Leadership tries to tell it's associates the pay difference doesn't matter because they have a gym, cafeteria and events but many of these companies offer the same now-a-days AND the warehouse does NOT have a gym, their cafeteria is being taken away and they are often left out of events. To top it off management at the warehouse is ATROCIOUS! They made it very clear over the last few months that they are downsizing but don't want to pay anyone a severance. It appears their game plan is make everyone miserable so they quit then shuffle the stragglers into the call center where they won't be able to hit the ridiculously high standards and will be fired. Some way to treat your employees! I decided to quit before it got any worse. Avoid working here, it's not worth your soul!

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5.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Love the flexibility! My family always comes first. If you want to develop/grow - there is unlimited resources available to help in all areas of life

Cons

Working from home can sometimes be isolating

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1-800 Contacts Response
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Thank you for the many years of hard work you have put in with us! We are happy to hear you have a healthy work-life balance, which is one of our biggest goals as an organization. We understand working from home can sometimes feel isolating, and we hope to continue finding ways to create community amongst our associates, even remotely. Again, thank you for your review! We are very happy to have you with us.
2.0
20 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Shareholder Payout, managers, time off

Cons

The pay isn’t worth the amount of abuse we take from customers (you wouldn’t think people were actually rude about contact lenses but they are), training wasn’t great as they pushed heavily on what to know about the company and basic knowledge of how vision works but, for a sales job you’d think they train you on how to actually sale and what they expect from you in that aspect along with quotas but instead you are thrown in the wolves and are completely at a loss when you get a write up after your first month because you aren’t selling enough but again in training your tough basic stuff and nothing about the selling part or expectations. Also, there is no room to grow or to get raises which managers have stated that there isn’t a way to really move up in the company but during hiring they say you can? Really sucks to be deceived. Not worth it in this economy to live off of $15 hourly and the stress that comes behind quotas and lack of training.

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