Talbots Store Manager reviews

No internal movement in yrs. My DM declined a RM opportunity so there was no SM movement either. Top leadership has constant turnover. There have been four changes in the last two years. Each one had a diff idea of what we "needed" to focus on so we have conflicting messaging to our staff. SM hours are regularly +43 and with a small mgt team +46. While there is a bonus structure they are little bonuses if any. My tenured staff informed me there have only been 2 raises in the last 10 yrs. There is no recruiting support. If you are down a member of mgt you are expected to recruit with little to no help or support.

The in store culture has changed tremendously because everyone is physically tired and there is very little positive feedback anymore. People are simply used as bodies to get work done. Store managers do not have a voice in their own business. This company was very fortunate to have so many talented business people in their stores, but they have taken away the passion and intuitive side of managing and turned employees into robots. The people that could not abandon their internal passion and drive are the ones that have left, little by little the remaining staff is basically average, boring and incapable of bringing anything exemplary to the table. Very sad!!