totally unapprectiated - Store Manager Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Apr 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

excellent pay for my level great co-workers

Cons

company wants to appeal to every age so styles become old & predictable season after season every time I have scheduled days/vacation off my DM would come up with some reason to cancel it-I was always giving up my time only for it to go unappreciated! DM wants only her ideas-doesn't listen to anyone who doesn't agree with her. producing results is not rewarded-individual thinking is stifled payroll should be based on results not given to the highly visible stores first

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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
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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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