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Columbia Sportswear

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Works around college school schedule - Retail Sales Associate Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

4.0
Nov 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great hours (mall opens at 10am and closes at 8pm, holiday hours only extend 1 hour). Shifts usually 9am-3pm or 2:30pm-9pm. Flexible around school schedules, days off change weekly, they don't keep you there long after close usually 30-45mins max. Breakroom fridge, microwave, lockers. rotating department shifts every two hours, so you're not stuck on register or in fitting rooms for an entire shift. Great coworkers, fun and exciting products, great discounts. Employee parking is close to the store.

Cons

Most of the customers are foreigners stopping to stretch their legs on the way to the grand canyon. Many don't speak english, mostly from Europe and asia. Lunch breaks are only 30mins, which is fine in the summer, but pack a lunch in the winter or else you'll spend you're entire break in line at the food court. Ads change every week, so you're constantly changing mannequins and displays. No snaks or drinks are allowed outside of the break area (which isn't a bad thing until you're flooded with customers for hours).

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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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