Coolblue culture
Coolblue has a unique entrepreneurial culture. It is what Coolbluers make together, what connects us, and what we preserve together. This culture is rooted in our 4 core values: Unconventional, Friends, Go for it, and Flexible. They are of such importance to us, that they can even be found written on our walls. In 2023, we ensured that all new Coolbluers got to know our values from the start, during our renewed Paint-it-Blue Day. We had friendly contests, such as the competition for the Best Coolblue Store 2023 award and a game of laser tag at each of our depots. And of course, we celebrated together during the office party and rolled through the mud with 564 Coolbluers during Mud Masters and Strong Viking.
Coolblue careers
We believe in careers rather than jobs. We strongly emphasize training and encourage Coolbluers to take the next step in their career with us. To help them, we offer various educational opportunities and (online) training courses.
Careers website
We have an internal website where Coolbluers can find all available internal vacancies to take the next step in their career. We highlight
new vacancies through a weekly next-step email, allowing Coolbluers to find their next challenge.
Suniversity
At our Suniversity, we help Coolbluers take the next step in their career by training them to become certified solar panel and charging station installers. Both courses are taught by Coolbluers and take place at our training institute and in the field.
Coolblue University
Through our Coolblue University, we offer training courses, e-learning modules, internal internships, and more. They are all aimed at various target groups within Coolblue and taught by internal and external trainers. To provide more 1-on-1 guidance, we offer a 3-month mentorship program where experienced Coolbluers help Coolbluers who seek to improve a certain skill. Simultaneously, the mentors get to see the organization from the perspective of their mentee.
Schuurschool
At the Schuurschool, students get a 2-year training at secondary vocational level. Here, they are taught everything there is to know about logistical processes.
Work locations
Because our ways of working had evolved, we needed our work locations to evolve too. In 2023, we invested in our locations to suit these new needs. At our Rotterdam depot, we opened our new Suniversity, where we train our own solar panel and charging station installation experts. We opened our redecorated Package Park in Tilburg and the Coolblue Energy office moved to Utrecht. And we refurbished our Berchem and Weena offices, providing them with more meeting rooms, call cubicles, and flexible spaces. We are very proud of these new and refurbished locations, so we showed them to our family and friends during Coolblue Fathers’ Day and Family and Friends Day.
