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 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 56 reviews)); "flexible hours and fairly easy" ((in 49 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 45 reviews)); "I cannot think of anything nice to say other than I had a great manager." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"Low pay and not enough incentives" ((in 101 reviews)); "Talbots struggled under bad management." ((in 73 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 51 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 26 reviews)); "no raises or bonuses in years" ((in 22 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

Sep 30, 2011

Used to love it, Trudi turned it to HELL!!!!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Clothing Discount - Meet Great People (Employees & Customers) - Benefit Package (That was in place 2009 and prior)

Cons

- CUT, CUT, CUT thats all we were hearing - If you don't make target 3 months in a row, we had to let you go - Managers kill themselves to do "Brand Moments" (floor moves) with very little help and or time - Upper Management expects you to be able to respond to their dim witted immediate floor changes immediately... like 5 min after walking in to the store. EVEN after we were told to not come in more than 30 min. before store openenig. - The restructuring of Districts & DM's- put dedicated people (my mentors) out of work... and put incompetent "Hitler-esque" people in their place. - No matter if you were a store producing TOP RESULTS.... you still had to cut sales & support hours. -

1.0

Aug 30, 2010

A little understanding goes a long way

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay No sensors on clothes Beautiful store set up

Cons

Upper Management doesn't give clear direction Terrible training program Never on time with payroll hrs, in-store promotions, or shipment

2.0

Mar 28, 2010

Was a good company...things have changed

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

discount, pay was pretty good, benefits good

Cons

hours, expectations too high considering they give you very little to work with in regards to payroll, staff, etc... Very "political" when it comes to promotions, etc... You must be a brown noser to move up...

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