In the beginning----Awesome!!.....by the end----Awful!! - General Manager Signet Jewelers Employee Review

2.0
Oct 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

If you thrive in an environment where no cognitive thinking skills are required, no creativity is required and every aspect of your job has been predetermined for you....then this is the place for you!! The corporate culture or belief is that "all you have to do" is follow the "world class" systems, policies and procedures that they've created over the years and you'll be fine.

Cons

Over an eleven year career I watched the future success for this once great company gradually erode. In what appears to be an attempt to control every process of the customer experience the corporate vision has attempted to make every stores atmosphere, customer interaction and repair experience the same. The problem as I see it....not every customer is the same. Needless to say, neither are their employees. A culture of inspiration and development has been replaced by a systematic approach of accountability and termination. Example: First month not at 6 for 6 standards----verbal/written counseling, Second month not at 6 for 6 standards----written counseling, Third month not at 6 for 6 standards----termination.....Fortunately, I got out when I did and would encourage my friends still there to do the same. The current structure of this company will be non-existent within 10-15 years.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Very good information, organized, and good at keeping you engaged.

Cons

I wish I would have been able to do this my first week like I was supposed to and then I would not have been so lost.

5.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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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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