Is Talbots a good company to work for?

Talbots has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,686 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Talbots to a friend and 45% 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 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

45% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.7 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 60 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 52 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 106 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 76 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 46 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

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,629 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

57% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

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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2K reviews

3.0

Mar 30, 2015

Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Meet good people and the clients are nice.

Cons

Company doesn't invest in the associates.

3.0

Mar 29, 2015

Coworkers are great, overall nice company to work for

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Iconic brand, pleasant coworkers, longevity of employees

Cons

Corporate directives change frequently, timing of merchandising is often before stores even have all the product making it challenging, upper management can be difficult at times

3.0

Mar 15, 2015

Good people; hectic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive senior leadership, great discount and sample sales, love that the company just partnered with Dress for Success and does a lot to give back to the community.

Cons

Not the greatest work/life balance, minimal training, terrible health benefits, prima donna attitudes in some departments.

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