Ok place but poor benefits and top heavy - Programme Analyst Talbots Employee Review

2.0
Mar 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice coworkers. Beautiful location in Hingham for the corporate office. Nice cafe. Good deals on surplus merchandise sales Summer Fridays are good. Some flexibility to work for home in few groups but needs to be advocated to other groups where managers still shy away from allowing associates to work from home

Cons

The company needs to get it’s act together. Like other reviewers have said, there have been no raises for several years. Most worker bees don’t get bonuses while the management tends to take a nice chunk . The performance evaluation is a sham because there are no rewards for hitting your goals. The health plan keeps getting worse and 401k is pathetic ( paltry 1.5 percent vested over 5 years). The last year has been brutal so wouldn’t expect anything to change this year as well.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
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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