[Jewelry making - Article 00116] - Re: [Orchid] Job Seeking

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>       Basically you get the same teams that worked for zales or other
>     chains working in other stores it is a revolving source of
>     employment and when one of thesre large chains and their upper
>     management burn up profits for the stock holders they file for
>     chapter 11 and everybody jumps ship again.I have seen this happen
>     on three occasions.It is like the same pirates are sailing the
>     ships over and over again.As a former indi shop owner I was amazed
>     by it all .The upper management does not even have a budget for
>     advertising for employees.They encourage this type of behavior.Such
>     is life.Regards J Morley 

    Hi J. Morley, I fully agree with you... The same story is true with
    the larger jewelry Manufacturers that are left in the USA... In the
    70's and 80's, There was a large number of highly skilled employees
    in RI. ... people with lots of experience due to the tremendous
    volume being manufactured. Part of the loss in jewelry manufacturing
    jobs was in directly created by poor management in large companies
    ... I'll explain. 

    When a very skilled caster/foreman or stonesetter... basically any
    job requiring many years of knowledge to be able to handle any
    circumstance, achieved a financial position that the company
    managers deemed to be too high, the managers had them train people
    to do some of the jobs they did... then , perhaps a year later, they
    would lay them off..... After a few years of this, skilled people in
    the area became disgusted with this practice and found other
    employment... Now, The big shots/ managers who did this type of
    practice are still employed today , and the result is a bunch of
    larger companies that no longer have the skills they used to have...
    this is the "old Buddy Sindrome"  . I have been asked occasionally
    to be a consultant for a few of them and told them that before I do
    any consultant work , to realize that I'm in the business for many
    years and that it will cost probably about $1300/day ( yes,
    Expensive, but... realize that I would be leaving my company
    unattended for a few days and this will cost me!) What I have usually
    found is employees that don't have the training ... and managers who
    have been in the field for many years with no knowledge other than
    being able to push paper around and make themselves look good. Don't
    get me wrong... There are some people who are very knowledgeable and
    skilled in the field... But not many . Daniel Grandi 

    We do casting finishing and a whole lot more for designers and
    people in the trade. Contact off list at  Sales AT racecarjewelry.com

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