Columbia Sportswear Employee Reviews
Out of 204 Columbia Sportswear employee reviews, 62% were positive. The remaining 38% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Columbia Sportswear improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 76% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Columbia Sportswear compared to all other departments at the company. The Sales team offered the most constructive feedback, with 48% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Transparency, willing to fight, great listeners, etc.
Open door policy and responds quickly to employee feedback
kathy blake the best manger
The opportunities you have to move up.
so smart and kind, just wow
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
They need to become better with communication.
Talking to workers on things like onboarding and other issues that I have been ignored about.
Review from Sales Dept
Hiring people of color for diversity
Positivity. She is excrusiatingly rude and forceful to her employees who work nearly eight hour shifts with no complaints.
Increase pay, internal opportunities and help aid in creating quality product
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Nothing i wouldn't get somewhere else
Not really sure.. . Z
My health care is the best.
Omg so many things, just wowwie
They make sure employees are taken care of.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
The person doing the discrimination addressed
Employees that have work there for long period of time have to share hours they get no health insurance benefits no bonuses and we do just as much as a managers
Review from Sales Dept
I am a female worker and have never felt more uncomfortable in my life
Don't under pay your staff. Telling the team your doing great then end of quarter you tear them down
I have not been paid after almost a month of work and whenever I ask about money im ignored.
Review from Sales Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
They care about each other
Cohesive, fun, and supportive. Each with specific skillsets to learn from.
Ground staff benefits from their diverse hiring practices
they are so kind, just zooie mama
We know what to do, and all we all work together.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Meetings do not encourage better performance
Columbia employees have formed an unofficial union and act as a pack to eliminate any person who might do better than their average performance. The Columbia HR department is a joke and acts like an ostrich, refusing to even listen to employees unless management says it is okay: Nazis.
Not be afraif to speak up
very negative, stay in their lane, do not think outside the box, afraid of change
coworkers need to be more professional, need to hire talent from out side competitors. some coworkers have not had outside experience. Most need upgrading and tech skill updates
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Other store manager peers support each other
Adapts well to change and challenges
The customers are the best
They give me pizza and bathroom breaks
We are talked to like real people and not talked down to.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
One manager ruins the whole enviroment
Balance out your director to analyst ratio .
Pay your new workers or you will never keep employees long term
Review from Sales Dept
People are negatibe and hate change
Hire leaders who care about the quality of design
What did you like most about the interview process?
It was very comfortable, and easy to talk.
Multiple small panel interviews with focus on problem solving.
Person knew what they were talking about.
I like the fact that everyone was extremely nice at first, but they did not tell me my hours or how i would be paid.
Review from Sales Dept
It was super quick and easy
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Average cpuld be improved with better softwares
interviews need to be faster and panels need to be more courteous
HR recruiters teams need reevaluation, most are not specialized in apparel design or have worked in apparel so they do not know the apparel roles that they are filling in
Interviewing panel should learn apparel construction and any development or designers roles should provide technical portfolios
What makes you most happy at work?
Just having a big project.
Only the customers at work.
Actually having a job where I am comfortable.
Being with people, interact with customers and have always something to do.
Helping customers find what they’re looking for and when they are appreciative of my hel
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Part-timers should be able to be offered insurance if they're paying for it employees signing up people for rewards should also receive bonuses like the managers part-timers that have been there a long period of time should not have to share their hours
As a part-timer we should have the ability to pay for insurance through the company also if the managers get bonuses for us signing people up for greater rewards we should also get some kind of bonus as well
Old school is not cool. Remember what Gert wanted and get back to right or your legacy will be destruction of a company.
The products are cheaply made, they do not have a quality
Emphasis on respect and promoting a growth mindset, investment in employees and communication.
Review from Operations Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Get up to speed with technology, new younger millennials leaders and higher pay like TNF
Compensation and support