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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 demographic groups

      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
      2.0
      Dec 6, 2021

      Some good, a lot of bad

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some really nice co-workers, working with customers is usually fun, floor set is fun

      Cons

      Too much work for too little pay, rampant racism and micro aggressions, classism, ableism, fat phobia & more. Some of the managers are awful and so are some of the customers.

      3.0
      Sep 24, 2021

      Work here if you really don’t need the money but like the clothes

      Retail sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      New clothing comes out every month and that’s when you get 60% off full price of item over several weeks. Normal everyday discount off full price and sale is 50% off. There is no limit to what you can purchase for yourself. Discounts do not apply to full price name brands sold such as Keds, Spanx, etc. Social environment, Usually nice colleagues and customers.

      Cons

      The hourly wage is minimum wage unless you literally have a fashion background, then you may get a dollar an hour more. Seriously! Raises are few and amount to cents on the dollar. I’ve been there over 5 years and the only way you’ll make a substantial amount more is if your state raises the minimum wage. I even moved to Client Specialist Position and didn’t get a raise. Some colleagues can be nasty and if you get stuck working with them, put on your happy face and go with the flow. They will not be reprimanded and you will still have to work with them regardless. Customers can be disgruntled, confused and abusive and there’s no recourse. You just have to smile and be nice.

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