Pros
Some extremely talented and kind people to work with. Great opportunities to grow, if you work hard enough and present the right way.
Cons
Since the company has changed hands they have fired countless people from headquarters all the way down to stores. Most of the new people they have hired are from Brooke's Brothers and know the executives. It's like a club you need to be invited to. Most teams are demotivated because they let go of more people than they hire. There is no on boarding procedures and employees are thrown into stores like wood to a fire. They fail before they begin and the cycle never ends. There is so much riding on the big idea while stores are drowning trying to make it work. In an effort to get more employees they have been pushing employees to go on LinkedIn as well as Glassdoor and talk up the company. So I can't say the percentages truly reflect the opinion of the employees. Based on how many people they have hired and fired it is starting to appear that only the few are "elite" enough to represent them. Talbots has become the ultimate example of not practicing what they preach. Their entire campaign is based around "hugging your customer" and that included the internal one. Can't say that many people are feeling the love.
