Does Talbots pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Talbots employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Talbots. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Talbots?

53% of Talbots employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Talbots 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Talbots?

Sales Associate (336) , Store Manager (87) , 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 51 reviews)); "There are also great benefits for reaching sales goals." ((in 47 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 101 reviews)); "Talbots struggled under bad management." ((in 71 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch and incompetent." ((in 49 reviews)); "Managers don't follow the rules" ((in 45 reviews)); "No training whatsover and failure to promote from within." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Talbots redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(1,625 total reviews)

Lizanne Kindler

68% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Talbots has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,625 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 and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

23 Feb 2026

Nice company

Customer service specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great job , able to work from home. Very nice supervisors and always available to help

Cons

Some customers were very rude and abusive. But most of the customers were very nice

5.0

26 Jan 2026

Love It

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Repeat Customers; shift goes quickly; 15 minute break; classy; good clothes

Cons

Can’t think of any cons.

5.0

4 Dec 2025

So fun

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Love me some Talbots. Managers are nice.

Cons

Nothing I love this store

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