Does Columbia Distributing Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Columbia Distributing Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Columbia Distributing Company. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Columbia Distributing Company?

42% of Columbia Distributing Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Columbia Distributing Company 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Columbia Distributing Company?

Merchandiser (60) , Sales Representative (31) , Sales Associate (14) , Sales (8) , Class A CDL Delivery Driver (7) , Order Picker (5) , Warehouse Worker (4) , Administrative (3) , Data Analyst (3) , Driver Helper (3) , Manager (3) , On-Premise Sales Representative (3) , Order Selector (3) , Warehouse Associate (3) , Warehouse Supervisor (3)

What are the pros of working at Columbia Distributing Company according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and time flies by so that is a plus" ((in 21 reviews)); "This job is great for people who want to be on their feet and stay pretty active." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great benefits and salaries." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great culture, supportive, and overall fun!" ((in 13 reviews)); "Friendly Coworkers" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Columbia Distributing Company according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and the driving being way to long for the Red Bull team" ((in 14 reviews)); "Managers for the state are awful." ((in 6 reviews)); "No training." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management very rarely interfaces the non higher ups and when they do it comes across as obviously disingenuous and forced." ((in 4 reviews)); "Management shows to much favoritism" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Columbia Distributing Company locations?

Portland , Kent , Seattle , Everett , Wilsonville , Canby , Springfield , Medford , Santa Rosa , Vancouver , Tacoma , Salem , Poulsbo , Tumwater , Bellevue , Paris , Sonoma , Centralia , Kelso , Clinton , Olympia , Port Angeles , Gig Harbor , Issaquah , Kirkland , Spokane , Yakima , Albany , Astoria , Bend

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3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(310 total reviews)

Chris Steffanci

57% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Columbia Distributing Company has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 310 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia Distributing Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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310 reviews

2.0

Mar 27, 2015

Management is extremely disconnected from the real world.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great group of people to work with. I have met some of the best people who love the industry. Excellent top management.

Cons

Management is disconnected with what is really happening with their employees and managers. Managers are rude, and unfair to many employees. Instead of trying to make Columbia a better company managers believe that if you don't like how they do things you should leave, because we are right and you are wrong. The thought of management taking a idea from a general employee is appalling to middle management.

3.0

Feb 23, 2015

Great place for retail experience but not so for pay scale.

Merchandiser

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Pros

I was given weekends off within 3 months of working, lots of knowledge you gain about the DSD business and what goes on behind the doors at your local grocer, cheap beer in the dents room, meet lots of people at while servicing accounts

Cons

Pays about 4 to 6 dollars less then the competition within the beverage industry, not willing to promote merchandisers to sales team without a degree or sales experience, too many SKU's for merchandisers to service all at once.

3.0

Feb 15, 2015

Not a lot of growth

Merchandiser

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Pros

This job is physical so I didn't need to go to a gym after work. The teams all help each other, so if you have a fast day you go help a slower team. This means that most of the teams work the same amount of hours. I enjoyed the weekly free beer nights sponsored by Columbia brands.

Cons

Either you go home at a decent time and do an okay job or you do a good job and go home later. The longer the breaks and lunches you have the later you and your team goes home. Many people did not take lunches and it was generally frowned upon when you did take a lunch. My "breaks" were eating in my car while driving to the next location. Holidays are all hands on deck, so if you have Monday off and the holiday falls on Monday then you will only have one day off. The job is boring which leads to gossiping. The promotions they often talk about really aren't that great.

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Management is extremely disconnected from the real world.

Great place for retail experience but not so for pay scale.

Not a lot of growth

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