One of the most toxic enviroments I have ever been a part of - Anonymous employee Alcon Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Outstanding name in the industry with surgical optometry equipment and products.

Cons

Their digital team is in complete shambles. The Ft Worth location is all about politics and is one of the worst work environments I have ever seen. If your looking at any position in Digital Health there, think long and hard about it. They play games, lie, and will stab you in the back in a second if it gets them ahead. Senior leadership is oblivious to the catastrophe this division is in because they are not being told the truth about those products and the challenges they face in the field.

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Cons

Working here makes me want to unalive myself daily. It's a typical corporate environment with lots of rules and processes that do nothing for efficiency or production and are only applied to women, minorities, or high performers that carry the team but don't have the right anatomy, look, or last name for promotions and growth. But don't worry, if you have a family connection and absolutely no skills or intellect and like to schmooze but hate work you'll probably get promoted often and rapidly. Working here over the last several years has truly drained any previous ambition I entered the workplace with. The lack of work life balance and low pay contributes to a slow descent into a sloth like existence because I can no longer afford to do outside activities and barely pay my bills, and when I do have free time it's typically interrupted by some arbitrary coworker crash out over a minor inconvenience. I find myself taking on bad health habits to make it end sooner and because you'll need to conform to being chained to your desk and sitting at your desk at least 8 hours of the day to last. bathroom breaks-ha who needs those!

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