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

2.0

Nov 29, 2020

Jack of all trades/Sales/Visuals/customer services/Shipping Receiving/Handyman/Janitorial

Aom sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Customers/Truly loved visual ops even though it was a tough job/Discount descent/Some of the coworkers were great some terrible

Cons

Always changing sales,making up policy and procedures to whoever was in charge for the day,never going by one book,backstabbing,hiring idiots and not admitting you made a mistake when they are letting merchandise walk out the door . After 4 months can’t even run a register always needing someone to assist or spoon feed them .self sufficient is a must at a fast paced environment Store managers can’t be trusted to have your back and want you to be the one to always tell HER NO but when they are threatened you get to clean up their messes.It’s not about the HER experience it’s about the THEM experience.Meaning anyone above Store Managers.Will never get an incentive and never a pay raise .No matter how dedicated and great at your job you will never be good enough unless you can kiss ___ at all times.

1.0

Nov 28, 2020

Trainers are awful. Low pay and more

Customer seevice representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I get to work from home.

Cons

After the first week of training, the trainers barely answer your questions. We all communicate through a portal called slack and the trainers will act like it’s a hassle to answer your questions. They are not clear with their answers when they do respond. They never remember the days or reasons you need off. Some of them have a serious power trip. I have gotten great reviews from my customers but it’s all because I have played with the system enough on my own to learn it. I will be looking for a new company to work for. The trainers are all catty as well.

3.0

Nov 17, 2020

Talbot's, Inc.

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Customer base is educated, mature and easy to work with.

Cons

Typical long retail hours especially during the holidays - but as expected.

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