[Jewelry making - Article 00417] - Re: [Orchid] Employment in the Metal arts/Jewelery Field

[Bru55]

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    To: David L.Huffman,,,,,,,,,,,,always a ear to the ground. Iam a
    Bench jeweler of approx. 30 yrs. Iam 50 yrs. young. I took a position
    with Sterling Inc.as a Bench Jeweler( of course) 5 years ago. My
    reasons were many, one was for my future. I was promoted with in one
    year to a Jared Shop manager, which I proudly accepted. The quality
    of jewelry I see on a daily basis is the same as its always been. I
    see alot of jewelry, more work than I have ever seen in my entire
    career and not because it inferior. Talk about job security. I work
    abut the same hours I always have 48 to 58 hrs. a week. My staff(who
    are all excelent Bench Jewelers) and myself complete on time,done
    right ,quality repairs and custom designs to our customers on average
    400 to 700 times a week. Irregardless of where the jewelry came from
    or what condition it was in.Fishing stones out of a ultrasonic has
    been a mandatory past time of mine for 30 years. I may not get payed
    any overtime, however my bonus package and my incentive package well
    than make up for that.Sterling is sending me to a Fairmont Resort in
    Mayakoba Mexico, all inclusive, for a week. Google that.I believe
    Bench Jewelers want to be paid well and most are more than willing to
    work hard to get there. Sterling employs approx. 660 bench jewelers
    at present,they will want to double that in 5 to 8 years. Those of
    you who are looking for a future as a Bench Jeweler could do alot
    worse.David L. Huffman knows of two..............anoma-lies 

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