Very poor oversite - Sales Manager Talbots Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The company on a corporate level seems to care, however in the store, the level of bullying by the store manager was horrendous

Cons

Much better oversite for ALL employees should be upheld. Employees were made to sign "culture contracts", when an employee didnt make the cut the store manager would "debrief for 30 min and eventually they quit. Was told "we helped her decide it was not a good fit" Set up employees to fail. I was in weekly 1 on 1 a week out of surgery. The list goes on.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Really nice working environment here

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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