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 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 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 49 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 98 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 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 25 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

(351 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

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5.0

May 1, 2016

Shopping Assistant

Personal shopping assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment at Talbots was great. It was very team oriented and there were always goals that we were working toward together. The company holds team meetings as well to keep everyone on the same page and also to promote a sense of unity. Your improvements are always recognized and usually indices with little incentives. Also, management was always very approachable and really seemed to want the best for their employees. As a whole, Talbots was a great company to work for as an associate.

Cons

There were no real cons of working for Talbots. If you like working in the retail game, this company is a great employer.

3.0

Apr 12, 2016

Like to change your job title a lot,not sure of the benefit because your salary never changes...

Assistant operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely love my job and my customers.They do provide benefits,but employees pay for them.Hours are good and you don't have the normal riffraff customer from the mall.

Cons

Have worked for the company a long time and progressively make less each year,to the tune of $1000 's..No cost of living raise for sure.Expect for you to do a lot of work with less pay.

3.0

Apr 2, 2016

Depends if you like the retail world

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slightly higher quality clothing company and a higher income client. Management is usually decent.

Cons

Selling credit cards and achieving personal sales goals is stressful and you receive no commission for success. Clientele is target age of 50+ so sometimes clients feel very entitled to a certain standard whether it be your attention or the product (which of course you can't help) which makes your job less than pleasant at times.

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