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      Talbots

      Engaged Employer

      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

      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 1,628 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
      1.0
      Jul 26, 2010

      Don't do it...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The loyal customers are a joy to assist. It is almost like a sorority, or secret society. The customers will seek you out and what to know about your life outside of the store. They are the reason I keep coming to work.

      Cons

      Lack of respect, constant schedule changes, high pressure to always sell more, and now your are expected to do it in heals at least 3.5 inches high. The company is reactive and in a downward spiral, every day it is something new in regards to how we are to merchandise, and exactly which words we are to use and not to use. I am not making this up, I am living it.

      4.0
      Jul 5, 2010

      Sales Associate

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, smaller stores means less busy all the time. Change of pace. They had many employee promotions and contests, even bonuses for sales associates.

      Cons

      Began to run sales on goals when I started working. Performance review if you didn't meet their "set" goal for the month, every three months reviewed weather to keep job. Not really fair considering they expected nearly the same sales for a smaller, slower store compared to bigger and busier ones.

      3.0
      Jun 30, 2010

      Decent

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Well established company - "Red Rose" dollars used to be given to employees...to be used to in store purchases - Clean and well organized stores

      Cons

      - Managment and upper managment very snobby - Put way more emphasis on dollar goals and not excellent customer service - Tend to favour employees who have been there very long

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