Run from this Job! - Retail Sales Associate Talbots Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount was mediocre. Hours were consistent.

Cons

This was the worst job I have encountered in my entire career. I should have run when the manager who was interviewing me went on a verbal tyraid about how people don't want to work anymore and they couldn't hire as no one was applying. Dishonest management. Hired for one location but asked to bounce from location to location. Unethical conduct by management and District Management. When I finally gave my two weeks notice, I was called by management and actually asked if I would stay another week because both managers wanted to take vacations at the same time, leaving no one there. She was actually shocked when I declined. Abusive environment with a mean girl mentality. Left me so disappointed, I will never shop there again.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really nice working environment here

Cons

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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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