Pros
location of campus work life balance is very good good product discounts
Cons
A big problem with the portland hq (can't say about the herzog hq), is that its run by a group of insiders, dubbed the adidas mafia by the general populace here. The insiders generally have been with adidas for a few years, and are almost exclusively white (bonus points for being british, australian, or NZ). If you are part of the mafia, or are cozied up with key members of the mafia, then the sun will shine on your career, and you will likely move up the ranks with relatively impunity. I've seen many better deserving team members, especially african americans, asians, etc that have been let go, punt aside, or ignored in favor of those the mafia prefers to socialize with, regardless of their qualifications and skills. An example of this would be people chosen to head up merchandising that have no real merchandising experience. in recent days, some have chosen to speak out via a letter to the head of office. my guess is that there will be some lipstick put on this pig, speeches made about how much they care, a couple of people will be promoted, and the mafia will continue on its merry way. It will be interesting to see how a letter to the lead who is part of the mafia and has dated members of the mafia will lead to any real change, there are some very nice people here, but especially among the higher ranks, i've learnt there is a lot of smile at your face, stab you in the back types here looking to preserve their spot at this high school we call adidas hq.
