Is Talbots a good company to work for?

Talbots has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,685 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Talbots to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Talbots have been left by employees working as District Manager , General Manager and Assistant Store Manager .

Does Talbots pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Talbots employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

47% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.8 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 56 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 50 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 49 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 79 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 48 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Talbots layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Talbots layoffs and their outlook for job security at Talbots in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Talbots locations?

Hingham , New York , Knoxville , Houston , Boston , Atlanta , Tampa , Lakeville , Raleigh , Philadelphia , Nashville , Skokie , Minneapolis , Bakersfield , North Wales , Greenville , Marlton , Chicago , Richmond , Austin , Dallas , Columbus , Pittsburgh , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Los Gatos , Morristown , Birmingham , Bloomington , Scottsdale

Talbots reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,628 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Talbots has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,628 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Talbots employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Feb 23, 2016

Marketing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

short commute, brand loyalty, nice campus

Cons

leadership, micro management, limited perks

3.0

Jan 5, 2016

Co manager

Co-manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Let you say Yes to the customer no matter the circumstances. The customers should always leave happy!!

Cons

They give you a "paid" holiday at Thanksgiving and Christmas but you have to work the same schedule that week and just take the pay. You don't get the time off and pay Ike a paid holiday is supposed to be.

3.0

Dec 15, 2015

Hard Times

Asm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retail work is hard times when economy is done, and sales goals are not being met. They were going through an identity crisis trying to change their core customer target to a younger look, and that was a big mistake. Baby boomers have the money, and will spend if good quality and great service.

Cons

Too much task work, because of company's merchandising approach. Too many tables of folded shirts, and one customer pulling out one from the bottom is a repeat fold of the stack, and 10 more minutes of labor. Sales goals too unrealistic. Low pay, little bonus opportunity makes tensions tight, and good people leave.

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