Pros
Work/life balance, great collaborative team, benefits, product discounts.
Cons
Unable to feel like I can be my authentic self, ideating not heard or actioned, no room for growth. No role clarity in a matrix so no one knows who to go for for what. A suite of new Nike execs have brought a toxic political culture over with Nike budget expectations far from realistic Columbia budgets, and a Nike steamroll attitude, not taking time to understand team impacts and unrealistic expectations. Bullies getting promoted in marketing for playing good politics has killed team morale, while seeing hard workers aren’t rewarded, has created a culture to do bare minimum and only what’s told. Columbia product cuts corners and will trail 18 -24 months behind trend leaders, tough to create cool out of old dad brand product.