Essilor reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(784 total reviews)
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Francesco Milleri

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Essilor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 784 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Essilor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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784 reviews
1.0
Mar 10, 2022

Harsh Realities

Recommend
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Pros

Helping people have glasses to see

Cons

Favoritism is a Huge problem they state families can't work the same shift or same dept. Only if they like or know you do they make this happen. If you want to advance or move to another dept or site they make it extremely hard if you're not in their circle. There are employees that get bullied and when they voice concerns it is not addressed if it is retaliation comes in all forms. The supervisors date the staff. It is not good when people are out with the covid supers don't tell the employees of that department to get tested or watch out for symptoms nothing is said. It is not a place that is keeping the environment safe or cleaned through the pandemic that's still going on.

4.0
Jan 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

World leader, financially strong, always in growth mode, resilient during Covid, flexible work environment (WFH), good benefits, smart colleagues, committed to diversity & inclusion, took care of employees well-being during pandemic

Cons

All depends on who you work for - some leaders are highly critical micro managers (but not the majority), strong French bias, culture not as entrepreneurial as one would like, multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years as company merges with Luxottica - which has hurt morale; career development commitment limited to a select few while multitude live with uncertainty, not willing to invest in latest technology platforms to improve efficiency

4.0
May 29, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, salary, culture.

Cons

Times were tough for a month and we were promised that everything was okay. Next thing we know they tell us it's time to restructure and despite great sales numbers and customers opening back up, they lay off hundreds.

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