Does not match the job description - Customer Experience Assistant Brilliant Earth Employee Review

2.0
Dec 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The coworkers and manager are incredibly talented, charming, and willing to help each other out at a moment's notice. I enjoyed the laughs, the banter, and group outings. Though the schedules are intense, coming into work every day with amazing people is what made the job worth it.

Cons

But now - In only a week, only one other customer experience associate remains. It's concerning how easily BE is willing to stand idle and watch as their longest-standing and most talented sales reps leave because of burnout, underappreciation, and stress. No, adding more responsibility to the 5 remaining employees to fan the fire is not sustainable. To be able to focus efforts on the customer and success of the company, upper management must work at making the lives of employees comfortable, happy, and properly compensated for the work they do. After all, the showrooms are located in the most expensive cities in the United States where parking is a nightmare, food/clothes/rent are substantially higher. The staff was elite and it's a devastating loss to see them go. Now it feels like the showroom is hanging on by a thread. For the first month, this job requires intense training. Do note: the Training team is really fantastic at their job; it's the business structure of BE that has people running away after their first 2 weeks. Urgent: The success of the company and the customer experience is in hot water. With its severely understaffed team, the current "solution" of forced schedule changes, increase work responsibility, and no change in compensation is unsustainable. Not to mention it does not align with the job description. Customers should look forward to making this monumental purchase in their life. This is not a traditional retail store. Because customer expectations fall short, it will only lead to more escalations, impatience, bad reviews, etc. Time is of the essence as the holiday season is in full swing, and meaningful change must happen now.

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Brilliant Earth Response
4y
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Brilliant Earth I feel truly cares about you as an individual. Great work life balance. Good benefits. The people you work with are very supportive.

Cons

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Thank you for sharing your experience! We're so glad to hear you feel supported here.
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Cons

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Brilliant Earth Response
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We appreciate you sharing your honest perspective. Thank you for your feedback.
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