Day's Jewelers has been named a Best Place to Work in Maine, marking 12 consecutive years on the list. This year also brought a first: for the first time, our New Hampshire team members were included in the survey, giving employees across both states a voice in the process.

The recognition comes from Best Companies Group, which evaluates workplaces through employee surveys covering culture, benefits, leadership, and day-to-day experience. It isn't an award companies apply for and win on reputation alone. Employees answer honestly, and the results reflect what it actually feels like to work here.

That distinction matters more at Day's than it might elsewhere. Since transitioning to full employee ownership, every team member who meets tenure requirements holds a stake in the company's success. The distinction between "the company" and "the people who work here" doesn't really exist. When Day's does well, employee-owners do well. When a customer walks out with a piece they'll wear for decades, the person who helped them choose it has a direct stake in that outcome too.

“Being recognized as a Best Place to Work in Maine, New Hampshire, and for Women is especially meaningful because these honors reflect the voices and experiences of our employees and the culture we have intentionally build together,” said Bobbi Avery, Ed.D., Vice President of Human Resources at Day’s Jewelers. “As an employee-owned company, we want Day’s Jewelers to be the employer of choice for people who want to build meaningful careers, do work they are proud of, share in the success they help create, and know their contributions truly mater. These honors are a reflection of our employee-owners, whose commitment, ideas, and shared sense of ownership make Day’s Jewelers an exceptional place to build a career.”

The recognition also extended to two additional lists this year: Best Places to Work in New Hampshire and Best Places to Work for Women, certified by the Best Companies Group. Women make up 69% of the Day's workforce, a figure that shapes everything from how stores are run to how decisions get made at the leadership level. The recognition on a list built specifically around women's workplace experience isn't a coincidence. It reflects a company where that representation runs through the whole organization, not just the sales floor.

Together, the three distinctions speak to something Day's has built deliberately over the past century: a workplace where tenure is common, expertise is valued, and the people behind the counter are genuinely invested in what happens next.

For a company built on trust with its customers, this kind of recognition is a reminder that the same values have to hold up internally first.