REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,368 total reviews)
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Mary Beth Laughton

35% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,368 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The REI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Jan 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great to work with. Also learned much about technical aspects of merchandise and the use in the outdoors or travel.

Cons

Selling memberships was pushed strongly at the time I was there. The company has changed so much lately, so not sure of the culture now.

1.0
Jan 20, 2025

Great Potential

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours/shifts opening and closing Great Industry discounts CoWorkers are wonderful Union

Cons

Management cuts hours without real explanation Shop standards do not exist, corp level management disavow any responsibilities of training their managers. All levels of store and corp management are anti-union, attempting various ways to fire unionized employees.

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