Does Essilor pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Essilor employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Essilor. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Essilor?

69% of Essilor employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Essilor 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Essilor?

Manager (27) , Lab Technician (18) , Customer Service Representative (15) , Sales Consultant (14) , Process Engineer (12) , Project Manager (11) , Director (10) , Analyst (9) , Assistente Administrativo (8) , Estagiário (8) , Operador (8) , Sales Representative (8) , Chef De Projet (7) , Engineer (7) , Gerente (7)

What are the pros of working at Essilor according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and ambience." ((in 65 reviews)); "The people are great and smart" ((in 53 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if your manger is good." ((in 32 reviews)); "Great culture and work envrinment" ((in 27 reviews)); "Helpful and friendly colleagues" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Essilor according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, low to middle management opinions not considered in decisions" ((in 43 reviews)); "Very low salaries even for people with more than 10 years experience." ((in 31 reviews)); "Lack of direction and leadership." ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad managers can ruin good employees" ((in 15 reviews)); "No intervention in terms of culture, employee development or training." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Essilor layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Essilor layoffs and their outlook for job security at Essilor in 2026.

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Essilor reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(784 total reviews)

Francesco Milleri

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

784 reviews

3.0

May 25, 2011

Good overall experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with international and cross-functional teams. Many challenging projects to tackle and have chance to follow through on longer term projects.

Cons

There was not much room for career growth. Often the program scope would be changed and the work would need to be quickly redirected or stopped all together.

3.0

May 13, 2011

Neutral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement Benefits - 401K - immediate vesting - dollar for dollar up to 6% ESPP - matches up to $10k/yr

Cons

Vacation - 2 wks/year Management Constant product changes that make ECP's angry

3.0

Mar 23, 2011

Cost cutting year after year.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work/life balance Supervisors and managers appreciate employee effort

Cons

Meeting culture Silo mentality Detached senior management

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