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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,373 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,373 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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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      5.0
      Aug 9, 2015

      Fun place to work

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      REI is very accommodating with your schedule and allows you to change your availability at any time, as long as you meet the minimum requirements of one weekend day and two weekdays of availability. One major perk is obviously the ability to prodeal product. Prodeals are an industry privilege of ordering product from vendors at insane discounts, usually %50-%80 off retail. REI offers full time benefits to employees who work 20hrs or more a week. Benefits include health, dental, vision, profit sharing, and retirement plans.

      Cons

      You will not become wealthy working here and most likely will need to have a second job.

      1.0
      Aug 7, 2015

      Not so friendly...is it?

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are good discounts. That's about it.

      Cons

      1. You need to work 20 hours per week to get into the health care. How can you average 20 hours per week when they don't even schedule you? 2. No matter how good you are, how much you work, how much great customer service you provide, how far you go, how you make yourself available, and how you come into work because they need you, even though it's your day off, how much you work your behind off--it doesn't matter, unless you sell a membership every shift. 3. They will take your hours away if you are not meeting membership goals. Even though you don't want to be pestering people all the time, they make you feel like a car salesman. 4. Favoritism 5. Cliquey 6. Low Paying, but they want you to go above and beyond. 7. Very inconsistent hours. You can go from 28 hours one week, to 5 hours the next week, to 14 works the week after.

      4.0
      Aug 6, 2015

      a great job if you accept retail hours

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and employee programs. Fast-paced, energetic, and co-workers are almost always stellar.

      Cons

      The promoted "work-life balance" is hard unless all your friends also work in retail. The hours are very taxing and can wreak havoc on relationships.

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