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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2.0
Jan 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, good benefits, decent pay

Cons

Company declining Poor leadership Old culture lost

2.0
Jan 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with like minded people who have a passion for the outdoors.

Cons

Multiple safety measures are ignored. Management does not respect work life balance and often plays favorites. Some people skate by with no accountability while other team members are expected to go above and beyond. Management will talk circles around an issue and offer no solutions, weaponizing corporate language and avoiding any accountability. Dispite the outdoor industry boom that followed Covid, the corporate team continues to make poor investments in sub par products like thier branded shoe line and the Gen.E cargo bike that they eventually end up giving them away. Each year the company procedes with more and more layoffs, eliminating long term seasoned employees to turn around and hire triple the amount of employees as seasonal help. They are moving farther away from the "expert" advice service they brand themselves as and each year we see less and less gear options in favor of high dollar clothing brands.

3.0
Jan 11, 2025

CEO is Money Hungry

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Community, great coworkers, simple, and perks.

Cons

CEO and execs cut jobs to line their pocket books

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