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Columbia Sportswear

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The worst team I’ve ever worked with - Anonymous employee Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

1.0
Mar 19, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is decent, food is good, bar on campus.

Cons

Contractors and temporary workers are not treated well. Disorganized when it comes to training, thinks that new hires are basically incompetent. I did things that were so outside of the job description provided, it was like I was working a job that was totally different than what I signed up for. Even though I was contracted to be here for some time, I was NEVER included in team huddles, even when I had something to contribute. The place is like a college cafeteria. Retail workers (although this is not where I worked) are literally thought of as dispensable cattle that comes and goes — so the retail workers posting reviews here are completely correct.

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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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