Is Talbots a good company to work for?

Talbots has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,686 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Talbots to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Talbots have been left by employees working as District Manager , General Manager and Assistant Store Manager .

Does Talbots pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Talbots employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

47% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.8 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 91 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)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 48 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Talbots according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 103 reviews)); "Poor Management and a lot of turn over" ((in 75 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 52 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 45 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about Talbots layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Talbots layoffs and their outlook for job security at Talbots in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Talbots locations?

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Talbots reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,629 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Talbots has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,629 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Talbots employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Dec 24, 2011

A lost puppy in a field of gossip trees...

Sales supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent employee discount Great experiences with customers Ability to learn what is fashion trends consumers really enjoy ...Great employee discount (I know that I said this already).

Cons

Management = Gossip Crew (think back to high school or the movie "Mean Girls.") Associates are not respected as people, but as mere work mules. Leadership abilities of management team questionable.

3.0

Dec 12, 2011

Fun place during great economic times. Depressing during hard economic times.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, monthly discount, days off when requested far enough in advance.

Cons

Plan to work when everyone else is off.

3.0

Oct 12, 2011

Talbots was a good starting off point, but I feel that it needs to put more faith into its employees and their knowledge

Allocation analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly environment. Claim to promote from within It is in the midst of re-branding itself still so it is an exciting time to work there. The "new" president seems to be very dedicated to the brand.

Cons

Do not value the knowledge and work of employees enough. Promotions seem to be based solely on the amount of time you worked there - but should focus more on how hard you have worked and what you have to offer.

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A lost puppy in a field of gossip trees...

Fun place during great economic times. Depressing during hard economic times.

Talbots was a good starting off point, but I feel that it needs to put more faith into its employees and their knowledge

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