Lack of dedicated company direction does not allow focus on customer to consistently happen - Store Manager Talbots Employee Review

3.0
Jul 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The ladies are great to work with

Cons

Company is lost. Customers and employees both feel this and it is hard to combat on a daily basis. Lack or annual raises in quite a few years. High cost Medical/Dental...double what other retailers currently offer. Lack of opportunity to grow

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5.0
May 12, 2026
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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
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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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