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 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 60 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 106 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 46 reviews)); "Low hourly pay with no raises" ((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

5.0

Apr 17, 2015

Real team atmosphere

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

small staff, great hours, flexible, promotes from within

Cons

moves people from store to store

4.0

Jan 26, 2015

Awesome

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company, Great Associates, and the sales/points were extra perks for the associates.

Cons

Not as much support from management when it was difficult to achieve sales goals during the bad economy.

4.0

Aug 6, 2010

Reasonably Decent Place to Work

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*upscale retail store = more respectable place to work *better than average pay for retail *managers were good at communicating important details *sometimes good perks (incentives for getting the most charges opened, etc) *friendly coworkers *were allowed to wear capris and sandals in summer

Cons

*standing on your feet all day in dress shoes can get uncomfortable *selling goals were sometimes outrageous when the stores just did not have any customers *when I requested part time (15 hrs/week) I was given 20 *high turnover - when I left, the staff was almost totally different than when I started *upper-level management sometimes condescending

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