Great Retail Brand - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

5.0
May 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Talbots has a great brand and a great product. They understand the importance of uniting a team to get the job done. The employee discount makes it easy for employees to represent a brand that most all of them love already. Also, they offer benefits like medical and 401k match to part time employees.

Cons

As with any retail, work can be difficult during big sales and events, and keeping customer service up can take a hit when the lines get long and there are only so many hands to do the work.

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5.0
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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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