Frustrating at it's best. - Anonymous employee Talbots Employee Review

2.0
Aug 29, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The associates in the stores are great as well as the customers. Compensation is fair.

Cons

The business acumen and leadership changes from day to day. You'll spend time doing what they ask and then not receive any acknowledgement of a good job at controlling expenses, hiring great talent, driving business or managing the company's MANY programs. No personal growth or coaching.

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Pros

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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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