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 8% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Talbots to a friend and 45% 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 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

45% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.7 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 88 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)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 51 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 50 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 100 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 44 reviews)); "no raises or bonuses in years" ((in 23 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

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,629 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

57% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Dec 18, 2013

The management is not cohesive from store to store. They lack a uniting thread.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In my first store we got paid holiday pay for working on Sundays.

Cons

When I transferred stores I was turned down for an assistant manager role due to "lack of experience" when I had a college degree in business and had over 3 years of retail experience. My second store practiced major reverse discrimination and hired people who were friends rather than a "brand" fit.

2.0

Nov 21, 2013

not good

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the coworkers were very nice

Cons

Tried to force me to work on the day I go to church

3.0

Oct 12, 2013

Treatment of Management Staff

P/t assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Because I had a good manager, daily in-house treatment was excellent.

Cons

Poor consistency in operations. Always changing something. Gives the impression of "the tail wagging the dog." : always a new procedure, as though home office staff has nothing else to do but think up other procedures. Improvement has been realized with levels of stock, however, size runs are askew - very poor. Can't sell all of one size when other sizes not balanced. Can't replenish items which sell well. Automatically replenished with items or sizes or styles which don't sell. Pay attention to sales!!! Replenish what sells - not what doesn't - and please please balance the sizes when shipping!!!! (and ship on time - not when time to mark down!) When personnel is transferred - there is no advance notice or consultation with the employee who has positive performance. Communication is key. Communication is lacking.

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