technician

optical technician

machine operator

customer service representative

senior staff accountant

Hoya Vision Care

The first ninety days are pretty good. They teach you the ropes for the first two weeks and then you're pretty much on your own after that. Work is simple enough since its mostly automated. 
  Down sides are (for me any way) is that there are other positions available if you want to move around, but from my experience it seems that they favor certain individuals over others. Mainly if you want to move into
a different position or move up, you almost have to be recommended by upper management to qualify. But the positions are open to anyone that wants to apply.
  But the hardest part of the job is not learning the process or the machinery itself, but the people. As one that is eager to learn as much as can in this field and wanting to progress in the position I'm in, I find it frustratingly hard to move out of a position that I have been in for a few months now because I feel that some coworkers are reluctant to help others succeed. Which brings me to most enjoyable part of the job.
  Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. When I'm finally able to move around and learn something new, I treat that feeling as little bit of success because its something different and out the ordinary. As weird and odd as it sounds, I enjoy
learning something new. I just wish that some of my coworkers would share just a little bit of that sentiment.
  I have an ambition to learn and eventually wanting to advance but sadly in my view, moving up or in any direction is only reserved the fortunate few. I’ve seen and listened to a coworker start from where I was at, moved to a different position and from there was promoted to a lead. All within a year and six months. Even though he admittedly said he’s not at very good at his previous roles.
   In the year that I have been there I could barely move out of the position I started in because I was told nobody else could work in my place. I asked my coworker why some people that work here can move around faster than others and he replied confidently saying the management like who they like. This was the straw that broke the camels back. 
  Working here is great if you just want something simple. Most of the people here have been working here for years in the same spot. But if you’re wanting your company to do right by seeing your labor as merit. And in hopes that it will move you into something bigger and better than I hate to discourage you. Your merit working for this company will not hold any value. 
  
  

HOYA is a decent place to get your foot in the door in terms of experience but not a place for career advancement whatsoever. During my tenure, I learned how to operate various CNC equipment/machinery in the production process of prescription eyeglass lenses. Worked 8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week Mon-Fri. Wage at the Tacoma location is low (i.e., not much higher than city minimum). Seldom opportunity for overtime. Quite a bit of favoritism at the Tacoma location. There is a high turnover rate, so there is a consistent flow of temporary workers coming and going within the lab; reducing production rate and quality as well as employee morale. No communication amongst management. No real employee culture. Just an overall dead-end job.  

The type of work performed was not bad; however, management often took advantage of more dedicated workers without offering additional compensation. Two 10-minute paid breaks and one 30-minute unpaid lunch every day. Two weeks paid vacation plus three floating holidays after one year. Paid holidays off. Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability benefits. HOYA's benefits aren't all that bad. Flexible with schedule if need be.

For me, the hardest part of the job was being expected to perform the tasks of 2-3 employees while maintaining a high production rate. This became even more demoralizing as compensation remained low as did appreciation for the work done. The most enjoyable part of the job was the fast-paced flow, which made the night go by a lot quicker.

Get in and get your production experience and take it elsewhere!

I worked in maintenance for the ar lab for over a year, was promised promotion and advancement, didn't happen. Was given a .03% cost of living adjustment that they called a raise, even after scoring highly on my work evaluation. I saw how everyone there was treated... Poorly is understatement. They will run you into the ground and burn you out. Then simply replace you with someone else. After you learn everything they want you to learn to "improve your position" they will find a reason to overlook you and hire someone off the street to get the job you worked so hard to get. The stress and disrespect isn't worth the mediocre pay. They will not allow you to take your earned PTO when you want to so it's pretty much useless. And they force you to wear a mask even against doctor order. Just stay away unless it's for temporary work or trying to get experience to work for a better place.

Working at the Ramsey Hoya lab started out well, but progressively starting going downward. After my first year of employment my hours got switched resulting I'm making significantly less money than the previous year and working more hours per week.They actively made the work environment less accessible and uncomfortable for all of its employees. The upper management lacked the ability to provide a clear direction for their employees, it felt like moon cycles dictated weather quality or quantity was the precedent for the day. This company as like to play sly manipulateive tactics, such as last minute overtime in order to get paid for a company provided paid holiday. They did this to get paid for labor day. My summary from working here is, The work is easy, the supervisor, team leads and co-worker were great people, but it honestly felt like the upper management are actively trying to make you miserable and quit working there. Dispite the work being easy, I never felt like the Hoya company wanted me there. 

I got hired through a temp agency called Attero. When I start I was shadowing two people on the phone interchangeably. They had too many incoming calls that I barely learned anything being that I was not from a vision background. I shadowed for a weeks and half and was on the computer doing holds. Being that I am not from a vision center I have to learn a lot more. So I was first told to take my time with the holds and do the easy ones. They did not set up my phone system correctly because  every call I was making did not show that I was making any calls the next thing I know I got a call saying they are letting me go?? I was shocked !! I how would they expect me to know everything in one week ?? So don’t waste your time. There is no room for advancement, the manager talks bad about other management in the office. The employees don’t get along, they pretend to like each and being extremely fake. The hours are impossible to make it hard to go to appointments. And there was not proper training. Overall horrible place to work for !!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people in the Finishing Department and Pre-Production. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of work and being sent home at 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon when I’m supposed to be working until 5:00. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is pretty relaxed, but Management is definitely, let me say upper management, the General Manager and Production Manager are selective when it comes to who they interact with, and these Managers take a good game about the Largo location being a family, although they have no qualms about letting good, loyal employees go. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
When there is enough work to actually keep everyone working for a full day, it’s good. When there is enough work, Management has no problem sending people home, which has been rampant over the past 5-6 months.

Inventory role does not allow for work life balance. Work late on weekdays and many late weekends. Other accounting groups will work normal hours while inventory accountant works long hours and no other team members will help to alleviate the work load. Management doesn’t reach out to get help either as they assume you will work the hours needed to complete. (No acknowledgement of hard work). Upper management belittles accountant and throws under the bus if something goes wrong. This is even more destructive than the long hours as it deflates your confidence. Not all management is bad but some definitely need training on how to treat people (common people skills lacking) Good luck with this role if you get it. You will need it! At the end of the day no matter how hard you work or all you do, it will never be good enough

Not much networking drive or ambition experienced from executive or top management.  Never a connection or consensus of identified direction.  Japan owned company, with billions in revenue.  Insurance benefits plan are astronomically excessive with regards towards premiums offered for their employees.  But if you're looking for employment that will just offer you a day to day job....this isn't a bad option.  Just don't expect to be challenged, or offered ways of increasing your personal potential.  As well as don't feel that just because they have a tuition reimbursement plan that you'll actually be reimbursed, even if your degree sought after is directly aligned with the company's interests.  Lastly, 3-4 years straight of building wide pay freezes and no % increase for anyone.  Basically you get paid the same while cost of living increase.  People suffer financially here over time.

The type of work that I did every day was enjoyable. I absolutely loved my immediate supervisor but higher management was a bit screwy. Lots of miscommunication between managers sometimes made it unpleasant and confusing as to what we were required to do during the day. Also managers paid more attention to what you did wrong than what you did right even if you exceeded their expectations. Pay could've been better for the type of work performed and skill required for some positions. Turnover rate was pretty high so it was noticeable that the product quality was dropping due to constantly having to retrain new employees. I believe the company would've gotten much better results from their employees and less of a turnover rate if they had taken better care of them and made them feel appreciated. It seemed as if co-workers would dread walking in the door at times...

Worst job I ever worked spend two years and never got a raise, management is really bad. They say that your voice matters but never gets passed managers you’ll hear a bunch of I’ll look into it a year later still nothing, company doesn’t care about the employees bonuses are only paid to supervisors and about even thou the hard worked are the ones under them that make things happens I worked in other optical labs and they paid every one here you only see the managers buying new cars with their bonuses and when you try to ask for a raise they bring out every little thing you do wrong and most of the time is they change rules every week avoid this place I even knew someone who worked there for 10 years and never got a raise she didn’t speak good english and they took advantage of her too much things I want to say but this should be enough for you to see how thus company works

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Technician 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Optical technician 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour
Machine operator 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Customer service representative 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Senior staff accountant 3 salaries reported	$68,833 per year

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