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 89 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 47 reviews)); "Benefits were good Nice clothing" ((in 45 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 49 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 47 reviews)); "Low hourly pay with no raises" ((in 24 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

2.0

Nov 5, 2025

Corporate doesnt care

Key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The discounts I guess. If youre old and like the clothes.

Cons

The hierarchy. The pay The company lies to the customer with coupons and fine print.

4.0

Oct 29, 2025

A lot of fun!

Key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful coworkers and clients! Great discount , you’re almost never bored and you’ll definitely get your steps in!

Cons

Like most fashion retailers pay could be better.

4.0

Aug 3, 2025

Hate the new owners

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, great staff, fun environment.

Cons

understaffed, overworked, and not compensated for my work

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