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Columbia Sportswear

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Nepotism and Toadies - Senior Business Intelligence Analyst Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

1.0
Dec 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Food and volleyball. OK wages and benefits.

Cons

The place is basically a little fiefdom for the Boyle family. The Boyles run the place with an iron fist and promotions are handed out to the best toadies. The 3rd generation of Boyles is now firmly in place as successors to the 2nd generation. In general, the VPs and Directors are second rate throwaways from Nike, Adidas and other tier one players. The IT department is so backwards I can't even begin to describe the dysfunction. The Human Resources department is like the secret police, they are basically spies for management. The 15 months I worked there as a business intelligence analyst were the most depressing of my 30 year career. Every promise I was given to come work at Columbia was immediately disregarded the moment I started work.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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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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