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Columbia Sportswear

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Columbia Sportswear reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,320 total reviews)
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Tim Boyle

69% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Columbia Sportswear has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,320 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
Jan 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-The discounts you receive on Columbia clothing are pretty good, but the discount is not always consistent. One month you may have a large percentage off while the next month you will have less. -The people you work alongside are, for the most part, great. They are good sounding boards for many of the problems you will encounter.

Cons

-Compensation is below other peer companies. Unless you sell a large amount of clothing, you are unlikely to make much money in this position. -You're very much a cog in the wheel. Not so much seen as an individual employee, but as a means to make a sale.

3.0
Dec 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing product, incredible technology, a brand that is very easy to get behind and be passionate about, good benefits and a corporate team that is available to help

Cons

corporate retail manager that was hired to lead the division was condescending, played favorites and was completely unsupportive of upward growth and promotion.

1.0
Aug 7, 2011

Hostile work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible footwear with the Sorel brand and fabulous cutting edge technology based apparel.

Cons

No accountability within departments. Employees are downright hostile towards one another. Lots of verbal direction - no trail when wrong.

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