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      Unrealistic Expectation - Retail Store Manager Talbots Employee Review

      2.0
      Oct 18, 2015
      Retail store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The stores are very pretty and well kept. The stores attract a very high-end customer. The quality of the product is excellent.

      Cons

      The store managers are tasked with everything from cleaning to processing shipments because they have no budget to hire people. They must also sell and maintain a high personal SPH or face write-UPS.

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      5.0
      May 12, 2026
      Print & pattern design internship
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Team was so supportive and kind - Taught me lots of valuable industry experience

      Cons

      I have no cons to mention

      1.0
      Jul 8, 2026
      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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