Worked there for less than a year - Retail Sales Associate Talbots Employee Review

5.0
Apr 29, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The manager was very nice and the training was great

Cons

They brought in some other managers from other locations and one of them was very mean to me. She basically told me that I was too quiet, but she didn't know that at that time I was doing tasks my "real" manager told me to do. The true manager at the skokie location is really great though.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really nice working environment here

Cons

None, haven’t gotten the job yet

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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