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Columbia Sportswear

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Was a good place until they offshored teams - Anonymous employee Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

4.0
Mar 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Columbia was a great place to work. The local people are great, pay is good, office environments are clean and modern. The attire they produce have great selections for the whole family.

Cons

The company changed once they started offshoring departments, adding to the US unemployment stats. They are becoming another big company that are losing the culture they once had where everyone wanted to work. COVID may have contributed to a shoft in people wanting to WFH. Tariffs hurt every business. Can't blame them 100% for wanting to save costs.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Positive environment, great training, pride in products and technology.

Cons

Seasonal employees get "up to 25 hours" but I have only been scheduled up to 15 hours a week.

3.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance and benefits.

Cons

What was once a pro for culture has now become a con. Uncertainty due to massive layoffs. Remote work has been largely eliminated, and thus flexibility has decreased signficantly. Offshore and AI initiatives to reduce local US workforce. Although collaboration is encouraged, departments are siloed and operate independently which causes significant inefficiencies costing the company millions of dollars. Diversity is also lacking in a number of departments. Over reliance on external consultants instead of leveraging internal expertise.

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