Excellent customer focused retailer but lacking in basic people skills at the home office - Manager Signet Jewelers Employee Review

2.0
5 Sept 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's one of the best in a dismal field from which to choose if you need to be in NE Ohio. They do a terrific job of bringing emotion and personal connection to the customer experience. One of the finest retailers I've ever known. Exemplary customer focus. I'm proud of the company's involvement in its charitable programs. Sterling is a good corporate citizen.

Cons

Managers are fine task masters, but lack the ability to generate enthusiasm and commitment. Ironic that its business is about emotion, but middle managmeent does not or cannot make an emotional connection with the employees. It's a real disconnect from how Sterling treats its customers and what its stated core values are . This may be Sterling's greatest opportunity for improvement and achieving its goal of being a world class company. HQ departments are in silo mode, the classic us vs. them mentality. 401(k) plan is pathetic, been under review for more than a year.

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5.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Inclusive; Puts love and people first

Cons

Not enough people are aware of the company’s changes to revolutionize their company with the times.

5.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to learn how to become a better jeweler and grow your skills, if you are in an environment that takes full advantage of what the company provides. The benefits are also extremely generous with PTO and depending on the work environment, your schedule can be very flexible. Also being a jeweler means you are in a separate department from the sales side of the company and they have no authority over you, and your job as a jeweler isn't impacted by the sales side, you could be working inside a Jared, but it doesn't matter if the salesperson couldn't make the sale, and the money charged between the Service Center and the store is all just a number for tracking margin, so it's really nice being a jeweler that doesn't need to worry about sales or have a salesperson lord over you. It's very different than a mom and pop jeweler job.

Cons

Depending on the shop/manager your growth can be stagnanted. The company pushes for number of units and that's created a mentality of a focus for lesser quality workmanship to pass through QC. The store side salespeople don't get trained well on their side and will lean on the service center side to do the technical things for them. The sales staff knowledge on jewelry can be next to nothing because it's not a requirement for them, so that adds a lot of friction between jeweler and sales staff.

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