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Burton Snowboards

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Fun mixed with a heavy dose of sad and PBR. - Marketing Burton Snowboards Employee Review

3.0
Feb 22, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the employees are great and in it for the right reasons. Lots of inspiring, creative people to be around. You'll make life-long friends. Discount is great. Snowboarding is fun. You get to expense partying, lots of it.

Cons

They pay terrible and say "It's good money for Vermont!"...don't be fooled...Burlington is not a cheap place to live. The low pay forces the majority of the people that work there to stay 28 forever...aka you cannot afford to live on your own so before you know it you'll be 36, living with a roommate(s), have zero money saved up, and still out partying with college kids at RiRa's. Sounds awesome...until you wake up and realize you're 36, have a roommate, still live paycheck to paycheck, and your boy puked all over your Burton tee and couch you found on the side of the road (at least both were free! Sidenote: Plato's Closet is your best friend and a great source of side income if you work at Burton. But they won't take the puke stained one, I tried). The upper management is the worst and does not have your back. It's rigged like that time Bush won the election in Florida. Hanging Chad style. Unless you are sleeping with one of them. Then you'll get a promotion that will leave heads scratching. If you work here, make sure you take advantage of Burton before it takes advantage of you. It can either be a great jump off point for your career...or a black hole of depression masked in snowboarding and PBR.

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Pros

Fun work atmosphere and plenty of room to advance. Great company culture and lots of events for employees.

Cons

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3.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

The perks are real: paid snowboard days, discounted gear, and some genuinely incredible colleagues.

Cons

Getting promoted here is nearly impossible. You'll be underpaid and underappreciated, but subtly convinced this is acceptable because you're part of something "cool." Management is chaotic and the company values are laughably hypocritical. The handful of promotions that do happen internally are largely driven by nepotism and favoritism from senior leadership. Their diversity and inclusion efforts appear to be more of a marketing initiative than a genuine commitment; the workforce is overwhelmingly homogeneous, and many employees are only able to afford to work here with financial support— think family money (White, Vermont, UVM/Champlain graduates). If you're looking to grow — personally, professionally, or creatively — do it somewhere that actually makes that possible. The environment is deeply political, job security feels constantly uncertain despite being overworked, and there is little to no long-term roadmap or direction from leadership. The people are great. The company is not. Go somewhere that deserves you.

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