It has been mostly good; great manager, nice sales associates, nice store and merchandise. - Sales Associate Talbots Employee Review

3.0
Feb 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Quality clothing, good employee discount, nice environment; good life balance.

Cons

The clothing is treated with something (pesticides/and or formaldehyde?) that makes us all sick when we open the boxes...we have to leave them open to "off gas" for awhile. There doesn't seem to be any hope that pay might be increased over time, there seems to be little connection between sales associates and the corporate headquarters...we would love to give feedback once in awhile. No system for tracking merchandise; we get too much of some things, not enough of others.

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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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