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Columbia Sportswear

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Employees are nice, managers are a mess - Retail Sales Associate Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

2.0
Oct 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Worked at the employee store, the other sales associates were very nice and easy to get along with. You need a pass to get into the store so the customers are usually pretty excited to be there. Got a Trimet pass for only 2 dollars out of my paycheck.

Cons

There are too many managers and they are all telling you to do something else. They don't know how to speak to people in a professional manor, they treat you like a child. The pay is extremely low and they almost only hire part-time so there are no benefits. The work is extremely boring most of the time, but that's retail. It's frustrating that there is all this amazing half price clothing and gear, but they still don't pay you enough to be able to afford any of it.

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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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