Is Talbots a good company to work for as a Store Manager?

Store Manager professionals working at Talbots have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 88 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 Store Manager Jobs at Talbots now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Store Manager interview questions at Talbots .

Does Talbots pay Store Manager employees well?

Store Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Talbots with 2.4 out of 5 stars based on 88 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Store Manager salaries at Talbots.

How happy are Store Manager professionals working at Talbots?

34% of Store Manager employees at Talbots would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 59% in the past 12 months. Store Manager professionals have also rated Talbots with a 2.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.7 rating for culture and values and 2.6 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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Talbots Store Manager reviews

3.6

34% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

34% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Store Manager employees have rated Talbots with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Store Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Talbots is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Store Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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88 reviews

3.0

Jun 9, 2026

Fun Environment, but very “Tone Deaf” corporate

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, and upbeat work environment

Cons

Corporate is extremely tone deaf. Posting videos of redoing offices while also being known for never giving raises to staff. Outlet is drowning and doesn’t get the appreciation they truly deserve for being the hardest working in the whole company. Corporate also does a lot of gaslighting ex: saying this is what everyone wanted but couldn’t be farther from what everyone wanted.

5.0

Jun 17, 2025

Culture

Store manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Great culture and values , business transparency, professional development opportunities

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Competitive base salary, technology issues

5.0

Feb 5, 2025

WONDERFUL!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love this role and the people

Cons

Lots of time on your feet and moving product

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