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      Talbots

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Senior management

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      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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      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      2.0
      May 7, 2015

      Allocator

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Small company with good teamwork, overall nice people, relaxed environment

      Cons

      The company has been headed in a terrible direction for years now and is not doing anything to course correct. There are a few bad apples in the organization who basically terrorize their direct reports and manage to keep their jobs after multiple HR complaints. Layoffs, constant new management, and people jumping ship made it very stressful.

      1.0
      May 6, 2015

      Poor leadership

      Assistant retail store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Definitely the customers, building relationships. Nice working in climate control and being nicely dressed and smelling good every day!

      Cons

      Poor/almost no leadership from store manager and DM. Leadership would not address serious issues, but allowed pettiness to take place. Favoritism abounded. No recognition for those who were top performers and extremely hard workers. No training, only flippant/random "coaching". Lengthy wasteful time spent on "conference calls" several times a week. When asked about training, was told "you just learn as you go". Extremely high turnover. Don't expect full-time unless you get assistant manager, then you will carry that load plus store manager's job! Be prepared to do a lot of "filling in", so no life except that of Talbots! And forget about being considered for career advancement unless you kiss up!

      2.0
      Apr 28, 2015

      High expectations with little recognition

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are some really great employees that work for Talbots. The employee discount is generous and the clothing is appealing. The culture shift should bring positive changes to Talbots.

      Cons

      There is little to no work life balance. Expectations are set very high with minimal support and communication from members of upper field management. Some upper field managers are not consistent with managing to the message set forth by senior management (corporate.) Very little recognition given and you are not shown any appreciation for going above and beyond since that is what is expected at ALL times. Pay is low for associates in comparison to the amount of work they do. Customers are very needy and can be rude to associates at times.

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