Great organization to be a part of - Manager Cotopaxi Employee Review

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.

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.

Cotopaxi is built on a strong mission and foundation. The company’s purpose is something people across the organization genuinely believe in, which makes it easy to feel proud of the work being done. The Cotopaxi Impact Fund and the commitment to give 1% of sales to vetted organizations is also something the company takes seriously. There’s real thought put into making sure the organizations supported align with the mission and are doing meaningful work. Sustainability is another big positive. All products are made with recycled materials, which reinforces the company’s commitment to responsible and environmentally conscious manufacturing. Employees also get great product discounts and access to gear, which is a nice perk when you work for a brand you actually like. And the people are great. The team is collaborative, supportive, and fun to work with. There’s a strong sense of camaraderie across the organization that makes it an enjoyable place to be for the most part.

As Cotopaxi has grown and evolved, the company has brought in a lot of new team members, updated benefits, and added new processes. There have been moments where communication around changes could have been clearer. Over the past year in particular, leadership has been trying to integrate the “old Cotopaxi” culture with new Cotopaxi that come with the business growing. At times, the organization hasn’t always fully understood the why behind those changes.