AOM - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Oct 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly the only pro I have is the relationship with my customers.I love some of the girls I've worked with over the years like family but going forward company really only cares about hiring the cheapest hourly employees there are and it sucks now.Doesn't matter if they fit for the job,just get a body to feel the spot at little pay.

Cons

Terrible hours and not good benefits.They continually take from store employees to pack upper pockets.Put all these fancy programs in place but yet they take away the red line phone.The company was founded on the red doors and red phone .Take that away and see what you have.My God you're not all that.Replace the carpet and the dingy pant,clean up the store fronts and make sure it's even safe to shop there.If you've worked there a long time and are a dedicated employee you are discriminated against..Make less and less the longer you work there when the manager gets more for totaling reaking havoc on the business running off customers left and right.DM is totally clueless on why things are done wrong.Heres a clue...Look at the manger ,does she fit in there,is she capable?Well no,no,and no.

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Cons

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1.0
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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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