Is Talbots a good company to work for?

Talbots has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,685 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 89 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 59 reviews)); "Benefits were good Nice clothing" ((in 48 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 99 reviews)); "Talbots struggled under bad management." ((in 74 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 47 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 27 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

(1,628 total reviews)

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Feb 23, 2012

The New Schedule Maker?????

Pt sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Discount *Repeat customers who come back for YOU *Flexible hours *Close to home *Newer store *All the Concepts - Women's, Women's Petite, Missy, & Petite

Cons

*Management belittles associates - the "I'm better than you" attitude. *Sales Goals - how can you make a sales goal when no one comes in? Why does the hour after close count towards productivity? PT should be there for support for the FT employees and Management.

3.0

Jan 14, 2012

My experience at Talbots was fair but lacked greatly in opportunities for professional growth.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was decent for an hourly position. The women I worked with were great people. 40% off discount, and generally once every couple of weeks they'd offer 50% off. The work is fairly simple. A great job if you love sales, since its all based on the clients and your client book.

Cons

Not a good place if you're looking to advance in the company. Always brought in new managers from outside company. I only ever saw one person actually receive a promotion in my 3+ years there. Hours get cut often. One week I would work 29 hours, the next 16, and so forth. Not good if you need a stable job.

5.0

Jan 1, 2012

Internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Talbots provided me with relevant experience in a well-known brand. The company is incredible and I wish them the best of luck!

Cons

Current environment of Talbots is incredibly turbulent as leadership and staff layoffs are changing the organization.

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