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      3.5

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (59 total reviews)

      Dan Nordstrom

      56% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      Outdoor Research has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Outdoor Research 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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      59 reviews
      5.0
      Dec 25, 2016

      Consumer Services Rep

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A great place to work

      Cons

      There isn't any cons that I can think of.

      4.0
      Jul 31, 2016

      Growing Pains

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers! Brand is strong and growing. Bring your dog to work. Great SODO location. Purchase company product at deep discount.

      Cons

      Korean Parent struggles to understand the culture and how to contribute to it positively. Also, since the Korean parent is a public company, it creates short term earnings pressure at the expense of making investments for future years.

      3.0
      Jul 26, 2016

      The only thing constant is change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people with whom you will want to play outside in your off time. Flexibility to take on new projects or responsibilities if you can convince management of their necessity. Fairly flat structure so not a lot of inefficient and ineffective layers of management. An actual production floor making actual products actually in America! A commitment to high quality, highly functional product.

      Cons

      New majority owner is the huge Korean manufacturing conglomerate Youngone corp. The chairman is very hands on and after 2 years of hands laissez fair it is time for him to drive Korean style efficiency into the laid back Seattle outdoor company. It ain't pretty. Company is merging systems with Smith USA, another Youngone holding. The independence and uniqueness of OR will soon be a thing of the past.

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