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

Sales Associate professionals working at Talbots have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 332 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher 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 2.4 out of 5 stars based on 332 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% 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?

53% of Sales Associate employees at Talbots would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 12% in the past 12 months. Sales Associate professionals have also rated Talbots with a 3.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 2.3 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 60 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((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 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 46 reviews)); "Low hourly pay with no raises" ((in 23 reviews))

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Item: Talbots
Rating: 2
Author: Sales Associate

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(332 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

45% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Culture & values

2.4

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Career opportunities

Sales Associate employees have rated Talbots with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 332 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate professionals have a good 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

Nov 11, 2008

Great prices, good employee discount

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great clothes at close out prices. Great place for Christmas shopping. They offer an employee discount on top of the outlet and clearance prices. You can use the employee discount at other Talbot Stores in the mall. I find that buying clothes and returning was very easy for customers and employees since you can make returns at any store. On top of that if you buy anything online and it doesn't fit, you can bring it back to any store for a full refund.

Cons

Store is not as nice as regular Talbot Stores in the mall. The lighting and interior are dated.

2.0

Oct 5, 2008

Upscale retailer/low-level pay for position expectations

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

employee discount on merchandise - women's apparel and shoes

Cons

limited training for sales associate/starter position; corporate, mid-level and store management expectations for associates to perform non-work related tasks; i.e. cleaning, vacuuming, trash disposal, display construction, general store maintenance

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