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Columbia Sportswear

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Hard to fit work culture - Analyst Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

2.0
Jun 18, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great discounts, benefits, competitive pay, decent work-life balance. Willing to provide training and pay for certifications. Onsite gym and cafe (though cafe is limited and the gym hardly had any equipment).

Cons

- Very political environment, most people have the poor attitude when you ask for help outside their scope of work. - Slow to implement anything or programs were band-aid patched to work (some for years) - Teams constantly pushing back on each other with passive aggressive behaviors. - All work was treated with a "reactive" attitude instead of having a clear insight on what managers wanted. - Very little ability to move within the company. - Too many layers in management which lead to "telephone" style project requirements (half of the time project requirements were different from what was asked for). - Teams are too small for the load of work asked to work on - No stock option

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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
CEO approval
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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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