Talbots reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,628 total reviews)
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Lizanne Kindler

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Talbots has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,628 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
Sep 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow sales associates and lower level management and clients are nice. Discount is nice. Its a clean and comfortable environment.

Cons

Having worked in a high volume store for years, you get worked to death. Being full time is brutal physically. Management fails to reward employees who consistently contribute in high sales numbers, customer satisfaction, team building, and that are very reliable. Loyalty and taking ownership of your job and responsibilities are often and consistently overlooked or ignored. In addition, management of fellow employees behavior on the sales floor in regards to bullying other sales associates for sales is at best weak. Current members of the sales team stereotype customers by their looks, speak of politics and religion on the sales floor. If you want a place to work your way up, this is not it.

3.0
Sep 23, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Clothes-They do have some interesting pieces Pay-Competitive with similar brands Location and Atmosphere-Usually more upscale and refined Co-workers-I have met a lot of interesting and nice people through Talbots

Cons

They are very selling focused. And they do not pay commission for your efforts. Oftentimes their demands are desperate and unrealistic and they do not know and or care about that. They are a hurting company. Their inventory control is out of whack and disorganized.

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