Coolibar Reviews

2.3

28% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Chinda SINGH

41% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Coolibar has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Coolibar employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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85 reviews
2.0
14 Jan 2023
Recommend
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Pros

There are some people left that are great. The product is great.

Cons

Men running the business that see people merely as transactions and have zero empathy or knowledge on how to effectively run a HEALTHY business and keep people happy. Large numbers of incredible talent across all departments left in 2021/2022 due to this lack of people centered leadership. In addition, very poor business decisions have been made that exemplify what happens when leadership doesn’t know all aspects of the business doesn't include the people that have the core industry experience to effectively create ideas that make sense for the business. The people that do speak up are looked down upon and unsupported. The new female CBO reports into a man that doesn’t allow her to have the full chance to turn the company around to the healthy state it once was with happy employees. The patriarch is fear led. It’s very sad. This is a company on a mission to provide the best sun protection and on the sidelines is providing awful standards in a job place. That is not an authentic wellness company!

1.0
28 Nov 2022

Stay away!!

Recommend
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Pros

Some great people are still there…but they’re keeping their heads down and hanging on in a horrible environment.

Cons

The owner and CEO are two of the most toxic men I have ever had to work for. The CEO especially likes to ‘rule’ with fear which is likely a side effect of his own personal short comings. Neither understand how to run a business. They were both handed a successful brand staffed by talented individuals and it suffered. In 2022 alone most senior staff who had contributed to the brands success and growth resigned or were fired for speaking up on behalf of colleagues or the brand. The WORST part is that this culture has crippled the entire management team. They don’t speak up. They aren’t championing better treatment for their employees. They’re just stressed and trying to save their own skin. They’ll let the guy next to them burn so they can keep their job. It’s really awful. The heart of Coolibar is gone. It honesty looks like the owner sent in a guy to dismantle everything so he can sell it to someone who will scrap Coolibar for parts. Hot tip: do NOT work for Mott50 or SunTect either. Both are also overseen by these men. SunTect has the added bonus of being run by another individual with no business sense and horrible people skills.

2.0
8 July 2016

CEO

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent product quality, great niche market and the clothing and hats are better than the competing products. The company is in a really good location in West End and their goal is altruistic in that their products are virtually saving lives.

Cons

The CEO is uncontrolled and throws regular toddler-esque-type temper tantrums. Her archaic, abusive, and irrational methods of management have poisoned the work culture at this company. Many, and perhaps all, of the employees hold great contempt for her but are too fearful of losing their jobs to admit it. Right now there is no good reason to seek a job there.

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