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Eric Leonard
9 Ratings
Pros
Good work/life balance ; Always acquiring business (in 14 reviews)
Good Benefits and good team to work with (in 16 reviews)
Cons
no carreer growth, no work life balance (in 13 reviews)
Upper management is rarely onsite to observe this abuse (in 13 reviews)
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"Great Place To Work - D Magazine"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essilor full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Powerful corporate mission "Improving Lives by Improving Sight' and strong corporate values. Ability to learn across a highly diverse employee base. Global reach and perspective. Dynamic industry driven by innovation & technology... never a dull moment!
Cons
Not many people know about Essilor or the work they do to provide affordable vision correction to everyone through the Essilor Vision Foundation.
Advice to Management
Continue to reward the employees who drive innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit which is the foundation of Essilor's success through employee shareholdings - Valoptec Share Awards.
Essilor 2016-09-02 09:48 PDT ![Essilor Logo]()
"Retired employee."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Essilor full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great benefits. Room for advancement. Original management was superb. Product superb and sells itself.
Cons
Lots of competition. Too many new acquisitions. Starting to compete against our own selves.
Advice to Management
Don't try and under sell your product or your people.
Essilor 2017-06-12 18:11 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Not Bad, But There Are Better In Dallas"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Essilor full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Benefits are good, 401K with match, stock plan with a progressive match, health plan, salary with bonus, good if starting on a career
Cons
Bonus used to be predictable, but management unreasonableness in growth expectations caused lowest in many years. While attempting to promote Diversity and Inclusion, still favors younger males, unless Recruiting only sends in females, even then, many promotions are uphill struggle for females.
Advice to Management
Do more and talk about what everyone else has to do less, lead by example. Hire in qualified females into leadership roles and mentor promotable females rather than promote less qualified candidates just because you need a female.
Essilor 2017-07-16 08:44 PDT![Essilor Logo]()
"Chaos"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essilor full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Its fast paced. There are always new challenges. There are good people and it's a friendly work environment. Opportunities to learn.
Cons
There's an unclear strategy from management whether by design or by incompetence. Lack of structured development of employees except HR type trainings.
Advice to Management
Match performance to upward mobility rather than timing
Essilor 2017-07-10 23:21 PDT![Essilor Logo]()
"Great Company To Grow With..........."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essilor full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
If you want new experiences as well as room to grow, this is the place for it. You can advance according to the work you do. But YOU have to initiate your own growth. They will not advance you for doing average work. But they will fully accept and help you grow if you are a motivated individual.
Cons
Not all change is good change........ Company tends to make major changes in upper management very often. Often, lower level employees are unaware of new positions.
Advice to Management
More exposure to lower level employees for advancement opportunities.
Essilor 2017-06-08 18:33 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Essilor will suck the life out of you"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Essilor full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great benefits, well-kept facilities in 2 of the 3 corporate buildings, French company so exempt from SOX restrictions, good central location right off of interstate 35, best products on the market, fairly lax on the dress code depending on the department
Cons
Big disparity in pay in men vs women, management doesn't understand the concept of glass ceiling and instead blames lack of diversity on women and POC, salaried workers will work long long hours and hourly employees are expected to work off the clock to get all the work done, upper management can't make a decision and stick to it, review process is unnecessary and complicated, employees are not valued as people only as cogs, HR is toothless, IT is abused, hourly workers are treated as sub-human, sexual harassment is rampant in finance, out sourcing to Mexico is straining some departments, parking is nightmare! You are not allowed to have fun, ever. Be a robot and work yourself to death at Essilor
Advice to Management
Realize that your employees are human and actually want to do a good job if you let them and give them the proper tools. Don't punish HR for trying to help employees. Let your IT workers have an outside life, MAKE A DECISION. Start caring that your turnover is ridiculously high.
Essilor 2017-06-09 06:56 PDT![Essilor Logo]()
"Eyewear packager."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essilor full-time (More than a year)
Pros
This will benefit me because it is closer to my college which is Columbus state for.
Cons
Little farther from my house but better opportunities for me.
Advice to Management
Management is amazing and works well with employees.
Essilor 2017-05-16 08:46 PDT![Essilor Logo]()
"Finance manager"
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Pros
Company growth appears to be good
Cons
Tough onboarding process for new employees
Advice to Management
Listen more to employees
Essilor 2017-05-25 20:37 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Stay Away!!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Essilor (More than 3 years)
Pros
Pay is fair, they do offer insurance, had a few good co-workers.
Cons
No raises, no OT (and they earn HOW MUCH?) HR has no clue, totally useless. They do NOT support employees, Management only, no matter how bad they are.
Advice to Management
Stop with the blatant favoritism. Yes, it happens everywhere. Try starting a new trend, maybe others will catch on. RIGHT! Get a spine a take care of your employees the way they deserve (the good ones). Get rid of the ones that make so many mistakes. Good Customer Service should be a priority, not joke.
Essilor 2017-05-13 12:06 PDT![Essilor Logo]()
"Sales representative"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essilor full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Innovation is always on the rise. Great place to work.
Cons
Low base salary and you Drive your personal car
Essilor 2017-04-29 08:14 PDT
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