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Columbia Sportswear

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Going down the tubes - Business Analyst Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

3.0
Mar 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great health benefits. Lots of time off available for HQ salaried FTE as long as manager approves. Really nice coworkers and supportive management if you’re lucky. Work life balance is decent, at least on my team. I think all of the above varies depending on your department/team.

Cons

ELT has lofty goals but isn’t willing to invest in the right technologies to achieve them. Decisions often seem to come out of nowhere and the communication can be very poorly executed. Occasional surveys to pulse check employee sentiment seem pointless when we don’t see any change. I’ll echo another reviewers sentiment that if another in office day is added then I’ll be looking for the exit pretty quickly. Given that pay is low at CSC compared with industry peers, I’m not sure there would be enough pros to keep me on board if you force us back in office. Columbia is a cheap company. One could argue that creates stability, but it can also be very frustrating.

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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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