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 26.7% 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 93 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 57 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 52 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 35 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 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 44 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 24 reviews))

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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

5.0

Feb 7, 2016

Great employees, management, and company

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great discounts, and strong team. The discount was 60% off, the pay was good for a sales associate position, and the team was very good, always looking out for each other.

Cons

Rude customers, because it is an upper class store you tend to get customers who are very rude - expecting a lot from you and not very appreciative. Also, having to put every customer in the system to help with the strict return policy isn't great because a lot of customers don't want to be put in the system.

4.0

Jan 25, 2016

Sales Associate

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very professional staff, always busy, never bored.

Cons

Paid hourly and not a lot of hours.

4.0

Oct 24, 2015

sales associate

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company. Good employee discount. High quality product and styling which customers appreciate. Immediate management very knowledgeable and experienced and very will to share all of tat experience in training new employees

Cons

Low salary for high expectations of employees. Frequency of promotional changes make it difficult for sales staff to focus enough on the customer.

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