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Columbia Sportswear

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Columbia Sportswear reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,322 total reviews)
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Tim Boyle

66% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Columbia Sportswear has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,322 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia Sportswear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Nov 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The hourly staff and most managers were wonderful to work with. Decent Health coverage and matching 401-K. Generous vacation policy.

Cons

The Store Manager was incredibly bad. He talked behind everyones back and was psychotic. He was totally unempathetic to other coworkers. Suffered from emotionally arrested development. Liked to start out morning meetings by telling everyone how bad they were and threatening to fire the staff. He united the entire store as a team because they all hated and distrusted him. After two plus years he was fired. Too many complaints accumulated in his personnel file I guess. Nearly every other manager quit just to get away from him. Some quit even without other jobs to go to in the middle of the great recession--thats how bad it was.

2.0
Nov 2, 2013

Where Integrity Goes to Die

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The hours are very flexible and you are able to make your own schedule if so desired after getting hired. The discount is great too and employee appreciation discount is even better. PTO and Holiday pay is reasonable.

Cons

Low pay, ignore employees thoughts and concerns about bettering the business and management, incompetent management in the retail division, no upward growth opportunity, no policy structure which allows for inconsistent and fair application to employees, favoritism , dishonesty of management staff

4.0
Oct 25, 2013

Frustrating

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits are good summer perks are nice.

Cons

Feel like I have been stalled in my career opportunities with my manager.

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