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 88 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 61 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 51 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 100 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((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 raises or bonuses in years" ((in 23 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

2.0

Jul 13, 2015

Great for stay at home moms

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great discounts for associates and its very easy to build relationships with customers and build your sells. There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals. Was a good job for students and stay at home moms but sales and expectations are growing.

Cons

management is not that great and upper-management is very disconnected with the store. So goal focused that the needs of the customers often go unnoticed.

3.0

May 24, 2015

Pretty Typical for Retail

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I went to work at Talbots when I was laid off from my corporate job. I figured I could make money, meet career-minded people, and possibly even learn some new skills. It was a pretty relaxed, low-pressure environment, mainly due to our great, laid-back managers.

Cons

It's always hard to work for a company that's not doing well, and especially when they're going through a personality crisis. Talbots was trying to move to a younger, hipper audience and it just wasn't going well. The tried and true customers were disappointed in the ill-fitting, cheaper merchandise, and the new customers....well, they were few and far between, because it's hard to change your image as an older woman's store.

5.0

Apr 23, 2015

Retail Sales Associate

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the people I work with. Always energetic and upbeat. Great company values and awesome management.

Cons

Customers need a lot of assistance.

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