They know how to hire good people but, do not know how to develop and grow employees from within. - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fellow sales associates and lower level management and clients are nice. Discount is nice. Its a clean and comfortable environment.

Cons

Having worked in a high volume store for years, you get worked to death. Being full time is brutal physically. Management fails to reward employees who consistently contribute in high sales numbers, customer satisfaction, team building, and that are very reliable. Loyalty and taking ownership of your job and responsibilities are often and consistently overlooked or ignored. In addition, management of fellow employees behavior on the sales floor in regards to bullying other sales associates for sales is at best weak. Current members of the sales team stereotype customers by their looks, speak of politics and religion on the sales floor. If you want a place to work your way up, this is not it.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 8, 2026
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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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