Toxic culture of burnout and stress - Anonymous Brilliant Earth Employee Review

1.0
Nov 29, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not too many, some great people although they are being used and abused.

Cons

Where to begin. This company is all about their bottom line, expanding, profiting and cutting costs. Everyone below the higher ups are more or less disposable. It’s very obvious how little they care for the people that work SO hard for them. Upper management created a hostile culture of fear, blame game and pressure that trickles down and has managers throwing their own team members under the bus to save face. There are a ton of broken processes, the customer experience is notoriously horrendous and nothing is being done to prioritize fixing what is broken. The only priority is continuing to make more money and opening more showrooms. This company also has no problem cutting corners to pinch their Pennies when it comes to resolutions to HUGE customer service fails, going back on promises that were already made to customers, and refusing to eat the cost and have some policy flexibility when they mess up as a company. It was hard to stand behind their practices for these reasons. Turnover is so high that everyone who is still there is left to scramble to pick up the pieces. This is constant, leading to burnout, low morale, high turnover and a never ending race out the door. Pto blackout period from thanksgiving through New Years with very inflexible time off during the rest of the year as well, causing more burnout. Last but certainly not least, in addition to being overworked, burned out and unappreciated, as previous reviews have stated, brilliant earth employees are also severely underpaid.

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Brilliant Earth Response
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5.0
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Pros

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

I do not have any cons so far.

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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

Complete mismanagement from the top down. The company has aggressively expanded its showroom footprint over the past five years despite many locations struggling to generate meaningful profits. Instead of fixing operational issues, leadership continues opening new stores while the business and stock price have steadily declined. Product quality has noticeably deteriorated over the years. Precision, craftsmanship, and consistency are nowhere near what they once were. Manufacturing has largely been outsourced to third-party vendors, primarily in India, yet the company continues to market itself as a premium luxury brand. The company’s values have also become increasingly performative. It promotes a “Beyond Conflict Free” mission while sourcing diamonds from Angola under the justification that the country is “on the pathway.” At the same time, leadership seems more focused on replacing human expertise with AI wherever possible than investing in employees or improving the customer experience. Sales expectations are completely detached from reality. Sales Consultants are expected to hit quarterly targets as high as $330,000, and falling below 100% of quota can lead to disciplinary action regardless of market conditions, inventory shortages, or showroom traffic. Management roles are equally unsustainable. Managers are expected to be administrators, salespeople, recruiters, trainers, conflict mediators, HR partners, coaches, and upward managers—all simultaneously—without the staffing or support needed to succeed. The workload is excessive, accountability flows only downward, and leadership consistently prioritizes unrealistic growth metrics over employee well-being or operational excellence.

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Brilliant Earth Response
1w
We appreciate you sharing your honest perspective. Thank you for your feedback.
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