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Columbia Sportswear

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Toxic Culture - High Turnover - Marginal Executive Leadership - Former HQ Employee Columbia Sportswear Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers if you can stay out of the gossip loop,

Cons

*Round, after round, after round of layoffs *Old school upper management that doesn't ebb and flow with change *Out of date systems that will receive a band aid instead of an upgrade *HR personnel who are there to protect management *SLT values themselves over their employees *A good culture that unfortunately has become a toxic culture *Now called (in most inner employee circles) "Nike 2.0" - meaning welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of sportswear

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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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