A good place to be. - Warehouse Manager Cotopaxi Employee Review

5.0
Jul 20, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Leadership cares about the people here. I came from another outdoor industry distribution center, and the difference here is like night and day. Outside of fulfillment over there, no one cared about the people in the warehouse. Executives here make a concerted effort to get to know everyone that moves our products. It's refreshing and other companies could learn from them. - Change is a constant. You will learn more about your field, develop skills to accomplish new tasks that present themselves, and become a well-rounded employee/professional. Personal development is always happening. - Everyone here was drawn to Cotopaxi for it's mission and values. So we all have common ground from the moment we join the company. I know that 2% of everything I do is directly benefiting worthy causes. I think B Corps are the future of business, and we are showing everyone that we can succeed without giving up the core value of giving back.

Cons

- Compensation is an area that could use improvement, whether that is a 401k match or in some other form. Being a startup this is understandably tight. Culture and benefits like the stock options do make up for a lot of this. They don't pay the most, but they don't pay the least. They are upfront about it and are aware that this is something that needs to be a focus in the future. Honestly, if compensation is the most important thing on your career checklist, Cotopaxi is probably not the place for you. - There is always more work to do than time to do it. It's rough, but you learn to rely on others to help and that in turn builds close knit teams. - I would love to have more opportunity to take advantage of the wild time program and the unlimited vacation. It's awesome that we have it to begin with, but it can be tough to make that work/life balance happen.

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5.0
Apr 14, 2026
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Pros

Cotopaxi provides a strong sense of purpose that genuinely connects to day-to-day operations. The company empowers teams to build structure, improve performance, and drive meaningful change. ring my time here, Changes that have been made: strengthen team stability, elevate accountability, and implement processes that improved SLA performance, and enhanced safety. Leadership supports growth, and there is a real emphasis on building people and promoting from within.

Cons

The company is in the midst of a meaningful culture evolution toward stronger accountability and performance. As with any change, not everyone adapts at the same pace, which can create short-term challenges in team alignment.

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Cotopaxi Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing this, and for the specific callouts around accountability, team stability, and promoting from within. Those aren't small things, and it's meaningful to hear they're showing up in your experience. Change is rarely seamless, and we appreciate the honest framing of that. Building a culture of strong performance and accountability while bringing people along at the same time is real work and feedback like this helps us stay focused on doing it well. Thanks for being part of driving that forward!
5.0
Mar 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I've worked at a number of companies throughout my career and having seen a number of different cultures and working styles, feel very fortunate to have landed at Cotopaxi. I felt like I should make a post here after a friend of mine pointed out our Glassdoor rating when I said I was having a great time so far. The people and team I work with are excellent. It's a healthy positive culture, there's no politics, information hoarding, or some of the other baggage that you can find. It's genuinely a great group of people trying to do great things for the customer and the company. The management team is accessible and generally very nice. I've worked with mercurial CEOs and crony executive teams who kept everyone on eggshells and would jump on people any chance they had. Cotopaxi is very, very definitely not that place. They seem thoughtful and try to do the right things but I also know that there have been some hard decisions made in the past year, and not everyone has been happy about them. My exec team member has been very open to hearing feedback and it seems like they're listening. So overall a great experience thus far and look forward to being here for much, much longer.

Cons

Honestly, the management team could be a bit more organized in planning more than a few weeks ahead to help everyone have time to do their best work, but this is one of the things that they're listening to and I feel like it's getting better.

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Cotopaxi Response
2mo
This just made our day! Thank you for sharing it. We know the Glassdoor rating doesn't always capture what it actually feels like to work here day-to-day, so we're really glad you took the time to write it out. The culture you're describing - people who genuinely care, leadership that listens - is something we work hard to maintain as we grow. It's not always easy, but it matters to us deeply. We're lucky to have you on the team. Here's to many more months ahead!
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