Warby Parker Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker part-time for less than a year

Pros – A focus on workplace environment, community, and employeer experience in addition to its core mission of leveraging capitalism to alleviate world's problems.

Cons – None that I have experienced.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time

Pros – amazing people- even the engineers are super fun, social, quirky, and hilarious
outstanding culture- never have to check your personality at the door
social mission- it's great to know that every day you're working toward a lofty social goal (getting glasses to everyone in the world that needs them) and leading the way for socially-conscious business
quarterly outings, weekly happy hour, fun surprise events internally or with other startups-costumes often included
tons of free food/beer/wine/occasionally even great scotch
free glasses
flat hierarchy, transparent, collaborative environment
easy to know how well you're doing- clear goal setting/review process
I get to spend all day doing a job I love, surrounded by some of my best friends. Who could ask for more?

Cons – you may pack on the pounds due to all the free food...but at least you can shake them off on the dance floor at company events!

Advice to Senior Management – keep it up

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker as an intern for less than a year

Pros – - encouraging and inspiring atmosphere; all day, every day.
- transparent work environment.
- the friendliest co-workers and managers you will ever meet.
- knowing that you are part of something bigger than yourself (socially responsible, buy a pair give a pair, B-corporation).
- catered lunches along with a fully stocked healthy-conscious kitchen.
- you learn something new every day.
- synergy among all levels of the company!

Cons – - typically a loud office environment
- the tech boys enjoy shooting nerf guns across the office
- frequent fire alarms
- I have to call it work!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep hiring talented individuals!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for more than a year

Pros – -infectious, transparent, and inviting envrionment
-mentally stimulating - never a day where I don't learn something new
-amazing team - essentially become best friends with the people you work with
-brilliant perks and benefits - (FT employees are all offered a gym membership, lunch T-Th, breakfast on Wednesdays, Happy Hour Thursdays)
-was able to build out my own position and really grow into my own. Started as an intern during undergrad and have blossomed into a manager.

Cons – -lose time with outside friends as there's always something to do with the team
-other than that, nothing to complain about!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for more than a year

Pros – Camaraderie, atmosphere, unprecedented growth, health benefits, company culture, OUTINGS, catered lunches, free glasses, advancement opportunity...could go on forever.

Cons – Showroom can get pretty crazy! Great for business but can sometimes get distracting. And we don't have nap time.....yet.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the amazing work! You've created an awesome place to work and it keeps getting better. Can't wait to be part of WP for a long time!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for more than a year

Pros – Extremely fast paced and dynamic work environment.
Everyone is extremely motivated to build a 100+ year brand.
We take our work seriously but we don't take ourselves too seriously.
You seem to learn something new everyday.
Unparalleled access to thought leaders in nearly every single business discipline from traditional/online marketing to supply chain to technology.
Your co-workers will become your friends.

Cons – Loud and open workplace. We prefer it because it allows for more idea flow and conversation but there can be quite a bit of distraction throughout the day.
Salads are served every Wednesday.

Advice to Senior Management – Where did all the everything bagels go during the company wide Wednesday morning meeting? Also, we should bring back the book reviews!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for less than a year

Pros – When interviewing it was hard to believe that the culture was as awesome as indicated by those interviewing me. Now having worked at the company for a few months, I can confidently say it's legit. WP is as awesome being on the inside as it looks from the outside.

It is crazy being in the mix of a hyper-growth startup. We have film crews in the office almost daily, we're on all the shows and there are tons of articles. It's exploding.

And lastly, even though I don't talk to customers directly I see them in the office and talk to friends. I've never seen such happy customers. I know we're working hard to make them happy, but that doesn't matter as much as seeing the pay-off in their word of mouth referrals. awesome.

Cons – The office is a noisy mess. It kind of comes with the territory of a super fast growing startup (we're hiring several people each week). As a result it's hard to know who everyone is and we're a bit packed in. But I'm told we're expanding into new offices right now.

Advice to Senior Management – Make the office space a bit more enjoyable to be in (physically) and otherwise, keep doing what you're doing. It's working!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for more than a year

Pros – Open and collaborative enviroment
Team oriented
Much more transparent than other companies
Socially Concious (not just for the enviroment but for its own employees also)
Passionate fun and enthusiastic employees
People may argue but its healthy argument always for the betterment of the company
Decent fringe benefits (lunch catered 3x a week, cell phone stipend, gym membership)
Heavy promotion from within which shows loyalty back to employees
Good mentoring and leadership development opportunities
You can go beyond your assigned job and branch out into other roles that interest you

Cons – Going through heavy growth whcih gives off the perception of chaos at times
Office space needs to be enhanced heavily. It seems to be a secondary issue but should be more important
Noise is heavy as a call center lives in the front room
Sometimes it can feel frustrating that problems are not solved more quickly, especially as new features and products are still being rolled out before fixing the past issues
Reviews can be better (just up and down could be peer based as well). Hard to determine how raises etc are done as there are not always clear goals defined
Can work long hours at times

Advice to Senior Management – Solid company overall but be more conscious of employee comfort. Raises and comp should be better addressed and at least streamlined. Reviews are haphazard. Provide some sort of solution to the noise and office space!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warby Parker full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Rapid growth within the company
- Employees are just incredible - truly a home away from home
- Intellectually stimulating
- Given considerable amount of responsibility from day one
- Quarterly 180 feedback sessions between managers and their team
- Managers are very devoted to seeing their subordinates grow and develop
- Environment that fosters innovation and creativity from all employees, not just those calling the big shots
- Quarterly company outings that bring the team together in a wildly fun way
- Constantly feel challenged
- Every day is different - never a dull moment in the office!

Cons – - Often in the office later than friends, but hey - it's a start-up!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company