Low Pay, No benefits for P/T and most retail employees are P/T - Sales Associate Talbots Employee Review

2.0
Apr 11, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

60% discount on full price, new merchandise might sound appealing, but the pay is so low that it really is out of reach for employees who are living off these wages.

Cons

Low pay, no raises, no benefits for part-time except eventually 401k. Talbots motto is “It’s all about her” and the CEO loves to spew that she is all about “empowering women” but they are not empowering their retail employees with their low wages and apparently no raises.

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5.0
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Pros

Really nice working environment here

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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