Is Talbots a good company to work for as a Sales Associate?

Sales Associate professionals working at Talbots have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 332 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Talbots employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Sales Associate Jobs at Talbots now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sales Associate interview questions at Talbots .

Does Talbots pay Sales Associate employees well?

Sales Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Talbots with 2.1 out of 5 stars based on 332 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 21.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sales Associate salaries at Talbots.

How happy are Sales Associate professionals working at Talbots?

38% of Sales Associate employees at Talbots would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Sales Associate professionals have also rated Talbots with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 2.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 2.0 rating 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))

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Talbots Sales Associate reviews

3.0

38% would recommend to a friend

(332 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

29% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

2.1

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Career opportunities

Sales Associate employees have rated Talbots with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 332 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate professionals have an average working experience there. Talbots is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sales Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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332 reviews

3.0

Jul 23, 2011

Ok

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

40% employee discount and sometimes 50%

Cons

No clear direction for the future

2.0

Jul 14, 2011

It was alright overall I guess.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When you do a good job on contests they reward you with "talbots cash" rather than additional discounts for full priced clothes. They basically buy you something.

Cons

Managers seem to think its ok to do less work than the sales associates. it's their point of view that they are allowed to task out or check email all day and rely on you to do all go-backs (even the manager's go-backs), sales, and open all the talbots charge cards on your own because their jobs are more important than yours.

4.0

Sep 16, 2010

Part Time Sales Associate

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The great discount : 40% off & great pay for hourly work in Racine, Wi. If you like fashion it's a great place to start and learn. It's not commissioned based either.

Cons

Hours are not consistent and the company tends to cut hours and expect more sales from each associate & management.

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