Lacking in integrity - Client Specialist Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Sep 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Employee discount is better than most retail stores.

Cons

There is no integrity in this company/store. There is a level of favoritism that is actually palatable. If you speak up - you are a troublemaker. If you do your job - then there's always something you didn't do. Communication is not consistent. The back stabbing and gossip is ongoing... not to mention the snide remarks about certain customers. If you do not participate in the gossip - then the gossip is about you.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

- Team was so supportive and kind - Taught me lots of valuable industry experience

Cons

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1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

None. This company is garbage compared to how it used to be.

Cons

Slave wages, not enough hours for anyone except management because the private equity company that owns us has cut our staff to a skeleton crew even on busy days. Management and associate alike are stretched super thin to the point of exhaustion. Even as a sales associate, there was a time I supported myself on a Talbots salary. Now I have to choose between paying my car insurance or getting an oil change. I used to get 30+ hours a week even as a sales associate. Now I'm lucky if I get 20. Health benefits are a rip-off. The company in my observation has had a time finding and maintaining good workers. If you value your livelihood, run fast and run far.

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