Is Talbots a good company to work for as a Sales/Key Holder?

Sales/Key Holder professionals working at Talbots have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 40 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Talbots employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Sales/Key Holder Jobs at Talbots now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sales/Key Holder interview questions at Talbots .

Does Talbots pay Sales/Key Holder employees well?

Sales/Key Holder professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Talbots with 2.2 out of 5 stars based on 40 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sales/Key Holder salaries at Talbots.

How happy are Sales/Key Holder professionals working at Talbots?

36% of Sales/Key Holder employees at Talbots would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 32% in the past 12 months. Sales/Key Holder professionals have also rated Talbots with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

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 91 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)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 103 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 52 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 45 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 28 reviews))

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3.3

36% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

19% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.2

Compensation and benefits

Sales/Key Holder employees have rated Talbots with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales/Key Holder professionals have a good working experience there. Talbots is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sales/Key Holder professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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40 reviews

4.0

May 25, 2026

Supportive management but challenging customer interactions

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had an excellent manager & corporate management seemed to put in a lot of effort to make sure their employees were respected at the retail level

Cons

The customers were absolutely brutal.

3.0

Feb 6, 2026

Great place to work

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the customers and my fellow co-workers but not much room to move upward within this company so it’s essentially a dead end job.

Cons

The pay is way too low for current cost of living

2.0

Feb 3, 2026

Downhill Quality

Sales/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part time, Good location for breaks and before/work, Friendly associates

Cons

Poor quality clothing, high prices, incompetent manager, rude customers

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