Talbots reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)
avatar

Lizanne Kindler

57% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Reviews by job title

180 reviews

Reviews about "Culture"

Return to all reviews
2.0
Mar 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers. Beautiful location in Hingham for the corporate office. Nice cafe. Good deals on surplus merchandise sales Summer Fridays are good. Some flexibility to work for home in few groups but needs to be advocated to other groups where managers still shy away from allowing associates to work from home

Cons

The company needs to get it’s act together. Like other reviewers have said, there have been no raises for several years. Most worker bees don’t get bonuses while the management tends to take a nice chunk . The performance evaluation is a sham because there are no rewards for hitting your goals. The health plan keeps getting worse and 401k is pathetic ( paltry 1.5 percent vested over 5 years). The last year has been brutal so wouldn’t expect anything to change this year as well.

2.0
Feb 25, 2018

No Leadership, No Tools

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone leaves the building at 5pm no matter what - The front desk associates are lovely - Extremely creative focused environment - Very family-focused culture

Cons

- Absolutely no leadership, from managers to SVP's there is not a single strong manager all the way up the chain. The lack of leadership causes absolute chaos in the most basic business decisions. All employees are just ping pong balls going back and forth from the one managers/SVPs guidance to the next. - Talbots refuses to invest in modern tools and it's taking a toll on all teams. The teams desperately need new tools to modernize the workflows but this is not possible without investment. Each year, there is a big flurry of excitement as the executive team talks about purchasing better tools and each year it gets pushed off as a secondary concern. - The people here are just horrible. They all gossip about each other and exhibit "clock in/clock out" mentality. They are so mean to their peers. Would never offer a helping hand and are such unhappy people.

4.0
Feb 4, 2018

Store Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Empowered to do what's best for customer. Lines of communication open with higher levels of management. Improving technology.

Cons

Pay is low for everyone at the store level. Difficult to find quality associates for hourly rates available. Overall, great company to work for.

Viewing 106 - 108 of 180 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,686 Talbots reviews submitted anonymously by Talbots employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Talbots is right for you.