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 90 reviews)); "Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible" ((in 60 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 52 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 106 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 76 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 46 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 24 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

1.0

Mar 27, 2025

Run from this Job!

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount was mediocre. Hours were consistent.

Cons

This was the worst job I have encountered in my entire career. I should have run when the manager who was interviewing me went on a verbal tyraid about how people don't want to work anymore and they couldn't hire as no one was applying. Dishonest management. Hired for one location but asked to bounce from location to location. Unethical conduct by management and District Management. When I finally gave my two weeks notice, I was called by management and actually asked if I would stay another week because both managers wanted to take vacations at the same time, leaving no one there. She was actually shocked when I declined. Abusive environment with a mean girl mentality. Left me so disappointed, I will never shop there again.

2.0

May 30, 2024

Extremely low pay, Poor leadership skills, no advancement

Client specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, discounts on clothing in Talbots and sister stores.

Cons

Very poor pay. Hypocritical leadership… do not follow their own procedures and rules. Company promotes charitable giving to women’s organizations instead of emphasis on their own staff. NO ADVANCEMENT. Zero training

2.0

Nov 8, 2023

Hypocrites, all of them

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice clothes. Decent discount. Not as good as some companies but not bad.

Cons

The store managers say one thing and do the opposite. It’s important to greet the customer as they enter the store, yet they don’t always do it. They lie. They’re proud of themselves but when the boss isn’t paying attention, they don’t do what they’re supposed to. They leave early or arrive late because they’re salaried, which means they steal time. It’s not just one that does that. I have met three of them that do the same thing.

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