Talbots reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,629 total reviews)
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Lizanne Kindler

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Talbots has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,629 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).

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2K reviews
3.0
Mar 20, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Generous Discount-60 % off new arrivals and 50% off the rest including markdowns Friendly managers and coworkers. We all get along really well! Often snacks in the breakroom Team Rewards

Cons

Low pay and barely any raises for all the work we do. Extremely short staffed. Will be working alone in one concept with a long line and customers wondering why I cant get any help Extremely physical job so be prepared to be on your feet all day with only one 30 min break that goes by so fast. Countless sign changes because Talbots offers countless promotions and many promotions overlap eachother and confuses the customers Your occasional rude and entitled customer but that's to be expected in retail The Tag Sale- The Tag Sales are also very confusing to the customer, takes a long time to complete and they always fall off the hanger Corporate can often change their mind at the last minute about promotions. Shopping Parties- A shopping party sounds fun but trying to invite others with people's busy schedule is hard.

2.0
Apr 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

60% discount on full price, new merchandise might sound appealing, but the pay is so low that it really is out of reach for employees who are living off these wages.

Cons

Low pay, no raises, no benefits for part-time except eventually 401k. Talbots motto is “It’s all about her” and the CEO loves to spew that she is all about “empowering women” but they are not empowering their retail employees with their low wages and apparently no raises.

2.0
Dec 20, 2018

All for HER None for Employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Typical Mon-Fri 9-5. Benefits such as vacation and sick time.

Cons

They preach their “values” and put all focus on HER. We “win as a team” yet most areas aren’t willing to share helpful information freely. We have excuses for when we don’t hit targets. “Women supporting women” yet the maternity policy could be improved. They are aware that they’re employees are wanting raises yet provided excuses for why they cant give them. Minimim wage and cost of living are increasing but if you make more than minimum by even a little you dont see any extra pay. Even a dinky $50 holiday bonus would be preferrable to an ornament.

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