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 71 reviews)); "The people are great and smart" ((in 56 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if your manger is good." ((in 29 reviews)); "Good pay and product quality" ((in 20 reviews)); "Helpful and friendly colleagues" ((in 18 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 39 reviews)); "Very low salaries even for people with more than 10 years experience." ((in 28 reviews)); "Bad managers can ruin good employees" ((in 18 reviews)); "Lack of direction and leadership." ((in 15 reviews)); "Constant changing of upper management and organizational structure." ((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.

What Essilor locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Vincennes , Paris , Créteil , Ivry , Charenton

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3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(783 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 783 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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783 reviews

5.0

Jun 4, 2018

Good company

Project manager

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Autonomy - Entrepreneurship - International company - Care about employees personal and professional life balance - plurality of jobs available in the company - trainings for developing employees skills - low turnover - profitable company

Cons

- Career management more in the hand of employee than managed by the company (at least, it is what is communicated)

4.0

Jun 4, 2018

ENGAGEMENT & OPPORTUNITY

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

growth and transformation of business create alot of job opportunities and career transitions

Cons

speed of change is challenging your agility and capacity to manage ambiguity

3.0

Feb 21, 2018

Watch out to get a precise job description when you get recruited

Corporate hq support functions

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Wages - Fringe Benefits - Shareholding plan (even though the share is not doing great) - Flexible hours - Business is very interesting

Cons

-Strong disappointment between HR job description and reality -High turnover in management is starting to happen due to the merger with Luxottica -However widely advertised inside and outside of the group, internal mobility is not easy -However widely advertised inside and outside of the group, I am still looking for the culture and values of the company in my day to day job - Headquarters general atmosphere in Charenton varies from bad to neutral - Visibility on personal evolution due to the merger is very limited - Business is slow at the moment so OPEX gets cut drastically and illogically - Top management does not provide employees with a clear strategy on the company and on the merger - Communications between departements and Business Units is very difficult

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