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 6% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Talbots to a friend and 48% 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 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

47% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.8 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 91 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 61 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 103 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 52 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 45 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 28 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

Talbots reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,629 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jul 10, 2013

Nice job, flexible hours

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Everyone is incredibly nice - Whenever I needed time off, I just had to put it into the system two weeks prior so I would be able to get the time off - All the clients are very nice (with the occasional bad apples) but that's retail

Cons

- Don't get enough hours, especially when it's slow.

4.0

Jun 6, 2013

Loved it...So sad I had to leave.

Interim key holder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Advancement opportunity, I got promoted after 6 months (when I was only 18 years old!) -Pay is higher than other retailers -Fun working environment, I had wonderful coworkers, managers and customers -Every time I asked for time off, I got the days off as long as it was at least 1-2 weeks in advance -There would always be little challenges between the stores with incentives, which were really fun. This is an amazing place to work at if you value strong relationships with people.

Cons

-The company is going downhill -Some customers are hard to deal with, but this is the retail industry, it is always going to happen -I did not get enough hours, due to very slow days -Not fast-pace all the time

3.0

May 21, 2013

Flexible hours- terrible benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Hours, can work to make sure you have days off

Cons

Low pay, no bonuses, terrible benefits, they try to save money everywhere to the point that it is unsanitary and annoying not to have Clorox wipes for the headsets.

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