Is America's Best a good company to work for?

America's Best has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 1,516 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 37% of employees would recommend working at America's Best to a friend and 31% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about America's Best have been left by employees working as District Manager , General Manager and Certified Optometric Technician .

Does America's Best pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, America's Best employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at America's Best. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at America's Best?

37% of America's Best employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated America's Best 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at America's Best?

Optician (186) , General Manager (166) , Receptionist (123) , Optometric Technician (111) , Sales Associate (101) , Assistant Manager (68) , Front Desk Receptionist (63) , Unlicensed Optician (41) , Licensed Optician (36) , Optometrist (34) , District Manager (23) , Technician (20) , Store Manager (17) , Assistant Eyeglass Manager (16) , Manager (15)

What are the pros of working at America's Best according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and affordable." ((in 68 reviews)); "the great coworkers made it worthwile" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 35 reviews)); "Free glasses and half off other merchandise" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work environment and easy to move around in office" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at America's Best according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and yearly raise is low." ((in 228 reviews)); "Poor management and rude customers" ((in 121 reviews)); "Horrible manager s not trained well" ((in 56 reviews)); "bad upper management and lots of wasteful practices" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and very busy on Saturdays" ((in 32 reviews))

What are the top reviewed America's Best locations?

Houston , Chicago , Atlanta , Philadelphia , San Antonio , Dallas , Saint Louis , Miami , Austin , Orlando , Jacksonville , Richmond , New York , Tampa , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Huntsville , Mobile , Washington , Tomball , Nashville , Akron , Columbus , Denver , Panama City , Buford , Duluth , Garfield

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America's Best reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(1,496 total reviews)

Alex Wilkes

35% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

America's Best has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The America's Best employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Apr 12, 2014

A complete disgrace to the practice of optometry & miserable place to work-->zero stars & 2 thumbs down!

Optometrist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Don't have to deal with insurances & high starting pay

Cons

Unprofessional & rude GM & staff, double/triple booking, unethical practices (requiring doctors to see a minimum of 55+ patients/day, requiring doctors to push specific contact lens brands & solutions), illegal practices (ie: dispensing contacts when doctor is not in the office or without doctors consent)

2.0

Apr 11, 2013

This is really not a good company for doctors who care about healthcare and the quality of interactions with patients.

Optometrist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You don't have to deal with insurance. When you leave for the day your duties are done. No hiring/firing duties. Pretty good compensation package.

Cons

Corporate bosses that tell the doctors which contact lenses to fit, often pushing unhealthy outdated lenses on the patients and tying the doctor's compensation levels (when allowed by state law) to the # of patients seen and the % of those who walk with an Rx for the "preferred" contact lens: 'Softmed'. They even tell you which solutions you have to recommend. Can these business practices even be legal in what is supposed to be a medical office? No advanced diagnostic equipment, and a corporate culture that actively DISCOURAGES doctors from practicing full-scope optometry, because that gets in the way of the company's top priority: having the docs write as many glasses and contacts Rx's in a shift as possible.

2.0

Oct 9, 2019

Was to oversee the opticians, and take care of the reports

Eyeglasses manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The bonus system was good. Everyone had room for a good paycheck if they put forth a good earnest effort. The general manager had great knowledge and was a terrific asset to the company

Cons

They did not rotate Saturdays for anyone to be off. Management never had Mondays off so they would have a two day holiday. They could have rotated the contact lens manager GM and assistant eyeglass manager on Mondays to where everyone would have a two day weekend ever so often. No one had a set day off except for the part-time people. The amount of pay that you received for your hourly Salary was ridiculous.

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