Talbots Employee Reviews
Out of 279 Talbots employee reviews, 73% were positive. The remaining 27% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Talbots improve their work culture. The HR team, with 91% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Talbots compared to all other departments at the company. The Sales team offered the most constructive feedback, with 24% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Communication, listening to personnel with obstacles that impact store appearance, pride, and company quality. Less self-centered leadership and more team and corporate focused would be enlightening.
Soend time with teams instead of being lcoked away in their quiet, remote offide areas.
Scheduling & training & following corporate guidlines when it comes to floorset. Gm does her own setup & totally confuses me in training
Giving directions without being condescending or demeaning.
Review from Sales Dept
Decisiveness, not recycling ideas from the past over and over
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
I am a mere tea holder at a store in Ohio but I am expected to execute management duties daily and I receive very low pay in comparison to the assistant manager who brags about her pay rate openly and often!
Share thr equity deeper into the company instead of holding it all at the top
a raise of more than 45 cents
And uninspired and cold envirobment.
I do knot whang to answer
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
The sales associates are great!it is upper management who have unclear ideas and the inability to control some interpersonal situations that get out of handat work period I am of the firm belief you leave your problems outside the workplace but everybody has their nose in everybody's Business
My coworkers are friendly and very helpful but the comanager was disrespectful.
Review from Sales Dept
Stop bully culture, gossip and finger pointing from the top down
The teams are fine. They are just beaten down and see the writing on the wall. No raises to be had, and if they ever do want to try to catch up and pay their employees what they should be making they are so woefully behind they could not do it. Replacing IT dept with contract labor.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Management engaging with the teams
New executive leadership and a stronger focus on people
Let the sales managers work true full time hours
The comanager needs to change her delivery and attitude towards her subordinates.
Review from Sales Dept
Stop rewarding bad behavior with promotions
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Be authentic and transparent. Mangement is so fake
Be kind. Think of people. Be human.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
A focus on customers instrad of simply profits
Talbots does not pay sales associates enough. They are not even slightly competitive with other retail. They will lose competent workers.
Petite plus has been removed from the physical store. She wants to try on in store before purchase. Lower the price points. $99 for tops is a bit much & makes alot of clients rethink their spending
HR needs to audit district and store managers frequently.
Review from Sales Dept
negative attitudes, hard work for little pay, no raises or rewards. Company should pay better and treat employees with dignity, and give raises. Also work place needs to be cleaned and healthier.
Review from Sales Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Bonus and promotion opportunities