Talbots reviews

Extremely operational with major Floor Sets every 4 weeks along with small adjustments 2 weeks after. Payroll is very tight and challenging in order to have enough selling floor coverage to build relationships and also complete non-selling operational tasks timely. Management is also suppose to train, coach, and lead Client Specialists to provide customers with an experience and build relationships.

Extremely visually demanding without the resources to achieve demands. One of the only large retailers to not have a dedicated non-selling/ visual team. The company switched from payroll hours to payroll dollars to save money and, although great in theory, stores continue to struggle to achieve the demands of non-selling tasks. Regional Visual Managers have no understanding of selling and expect the store to look perfect at all times. In addition, schedules were more inconsistent than typical retail; sometimes worked 8-13 days in a row, ranging from 6-10+ hour days. Associates struggled with the inconsistency, too, which led to high turnover and loss of great talent. Not much room for growth after reaching assistant manager level.