Great people - Store Manager Talbots Employee Review

3.0
Jun 16, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of my co-workers are great, Seventy percent of the clients are nice and you know them by name. There is visual freedom to a degree. You follow a book, but can make substitutions appropriate to your business. I have an incredibly supportive DM you really seems to believe in me.

Cons

No internal movement in yrs. My DM declined a RM opportunity so there was no SM movement either. Top leadership has constant turnover. There have been four changes in the last two years. Each one had a diff idea of what we "needed" to focus on so we have conflicting messaging to our staff. SM hours are regularly +43 and with a small mgt team +46. While there is a bonus structure they are little bonuses if any. My tenured staff informed me there have only been 2 raises in the last 10 yrs. There is no recruiting support. If you are down a member of mgt you are expected to recruit with little to no help or support.

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5.0
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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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