CSR - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros to working for this company. Management is geared to a "Do as I say, not as I do mentality." Gossip reigns with this company as most of it's employees are females who love to spread idle and most of the time totally untrue gossip about their co-workers. Management does nothing to stop it and chimes right in. Got called out on the carpet for sending out a message to the entire call center because was told Talbots has a "No Solicitation Policy." However, the message was an attempt to help co-workers not a solicitation at all and was totally misinterpreted by management. However, the company's policy is to "Do what's right for the customer," even if it means circumventing policy to do so. Why then does management not abide by the same policy when dealing with it's employees. The reason is clear: Management cares nothing about it's employees and their feelings and only about protecting it's customer base which provides it's source of Revenue. It's all about the money. The company cares nothing about personal relationships with it's employees, it's only focused on the almighty dollar. That makes it a poor choice of a company to work for.

Cons

See above.....it's all laid out in the Pros (there are none) section.

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Pros

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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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