I would consider a different job - Sales Manager Talbots Employee Review

3.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The customers are great and you are encouraged to build lasting relationships with them.

Cons

There is rarely support besides what the company issues out. There are only few ways to promote. You will not get a yearly raise or bonus unless the whole company does well. They haven't been doing well. The HR department does little to help your concerns and will allow retaliation, even when documented and reported. They try not let you take your legal 15 min breaks.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

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

Cons

I have no cons to mention

1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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