Horrible company! Find another retail company to work for! - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Aug 9, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great sales people and very nice customers.

Cons

Horrible management! Very lazy and rude managers. They will call you 1 hr. before you have to work to say don't come to work because business is slow. Discount is okay. 60% for new arrivals for 1 week and 50% after but you must use a Talbots credit card to get that discount or you will only get 40% off. Most companies do not do that. There should be the same discount for everyone. They do not give you breaks and do not pay holiday pay. They do not have company parties for the staff or give them small gifts of appreciation . They say that Nordstrom is their competitor but we all know that is ridiculous because we are in 2 different leagues, Nordstrom being so much better.

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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
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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