Is Talbots a good company to work for as a Retail Associate?

Retail Associate professionals working at Talbots have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 69 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Talbots employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Retail Associate Jobs at Talbots now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Retail Associate interview questions at Talbots .

Does Talbots pay Retail Associate employees well?

Retail Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Talbots with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 69 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 23% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Retail Associate salaries at Talbots.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Talbots?

Sales Associate (337) , Store Manager (88) , Retail Sales Associate (67) , Assistant Manager (65) , Client Specialist (45) , Sales Manager (32) , Operations Manager (27) , Manager (25) , General Manager (23) , Key Holder (23) , Sales Support Associate (18) , Assistant Sales Manager (15) , Associate (14) , Sales Associate/Key Holder (14) , District Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at Talbots according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with are great!" ((in 90 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 59 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 49 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 46 reviews)); "I cannot think of anything nice to say other than I had a great manager." ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Talbots according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 102 reviews)); "Talbots struggled under bad management." ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 27 reviews)); "no raises or bonuses in years" ((in 25 reviews))

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Talbots Retail Associate reviews

4.0

92% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

99% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Retail Associate employees have rated Talbots with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Retail Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Talbots is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Retail Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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69 reviews

3.0

May 17, 2026

just ok

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, friendly work environment

Cons

small team working at store

4.0

Jun 17, 2025

Good Retail Job

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to Learn Great Managers Fun Customers

Cons

Long Hours Boring Strict dress code

1.0

Mar 27, 2025

Run from this Job!

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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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