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 90 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 59 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 49 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 46 reviews)); "I cannot think of anything nice to say other than I had a great manager." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 102 reviews)); "Talbots struggled under bad management." ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 27 reviews)); "no raises or bonuses in years" ((in 25 reviews))

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Talbots Sales/Key Holder reviews

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

1.0

Nov 20, 2024

Stay FAR AWAY!

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The previous Store Management Team Team members Regular customers

Cons

Corporate and Senior Leaders lack of care for store employees; Corporate promises of benefits with lack of follow through; Lack of fair compensation…they really couldn’t pay much less!

4.0

Aug 2, 2024

This is a great part time position

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I absolutely loved working here, the hours were good, and the other employees were pretty easy to get along with

Cons

If you're not used to walking or being on your feet for long periods of time, it will take some getting used to.

3.0

May 3, 2024

Just Okay

Sales associate/key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, can be fun if you like fashion. Is fast-paced and engaging. Very social.

Cons

The pay isn’t great and you work most holidays. Employees are stretched pretty thin these days.

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