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

2.0

Jun 28, 2010

Unhappy work environment

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved the women I worked with in the store and had a liked helping their customer. Their product was of great quality. I loved executing visual merchandising incentives.

Cons

Corporate Management left a looming death atmosphere on their employees. True sales are how business is made, however threatening employees with termination for their inability to meet sales goals in a down economy. Very stressful negative work environment.

4.0

May 3, 2010

Overall good

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Higher pay than other stores More respectable than other stores Higher class and not run down Had one really good manager!

Cons

At times job could get boring and long while standing all day Annoying gift wrapping during holidays Some customers can be snobby Some managers act above everyone

5.0

Feb 17, 2010