Talbots Supporting Sales Associate reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Lizanne Kindler

40% approve of CEO

1% positive business outlook

Supporting Sales Associate employees have rated Talbots with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Supporting Sales Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Talbots is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Supporting Sales Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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24 reviews
3.0
Jun 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible scheduling, perfect while working my way through college. The store managers have strong customer service and selling skills. Co-workers are generally willing to switch shifts with you or pick up a shift if you need them to, which I always appreciated. This job helped me become more outgoing and confident working with customers and responding to unknown situations, which is a transferable job skill I use every day in my career. I was able to grow while working here, becoming a member of the brand moment team for new store sets, and also taking a lead sales support role. After graduation, I interviewed for a full time role as an assistant manager, but did not get an offer.

Cons

As in all customer service roles, the customers can be very mean, cranky, negative, and unappreciative.

1.0
Mar 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on what store you work at, you can meet some awesome people

Cons

Bad company values, they don't care about their employees. Corporate people are very rude and look down upon you. They expect too much and give very little

4.0
Jan 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Positive atmosphere. Loyal client base. High-quality products. Helpful customer service representatives. Flexible work schedule. Caring coworkers and managers. Low turn-over rate; loyal employees.

Cons

Frequent miscommunication on all levels- within management, from higher management, and from management to associates. Very little performance incentive and reward. Very difficult to be promoted within the company.

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