Where do they get their upper management team from the circus? - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great sales associates who go above and beyond with customer service and product is starting to improve

Cons

Poor DM and regional management team that are only focused on numbers. It's very hard to move up from within they company they hire from outside Talbots people that have no idea how the company works. They should realize how long associates have been with the company and how hard management team and sales associates work in the store and promote these people.

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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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