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      REI

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      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
      4.0
      Jan 2, 2017

      REI Job

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great enviroment to work in

      Cons

      Strict management to work with

      4.0
      Dec 28, 2016

      Retail Sales Manager

      Retail sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great community, fantastic co-op values coming from such a large company, and the connections and inspiration to get you outside along with customers every day.

      Cons

      Great benefits and connections does mean a little less pay. It's an incredible company that is doing it's best to continue with the heart of a smaller company and thrive as the largest consumer co-op - but, it's still a large national company and sometimes it's hard to remember the co-op and starting values while in the position.

      4.0
      Dec 16, 2016

      Great place, great co-workers and customers...just know it still is retail.

      Operations supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Supportive store management, REI is a leader in the outdoor recreation realm as far as legislation affecting parks and public lands, educating consumers on gear and skills, better pay compared to other retail jobs, opportunities to move up in store management.

      Cons

      As stated, it's still retail so while not REI's fault at all, just know you're still dealing with some folks who don't appreciate good service and good products. Holidays were crazy like anywhere else, but that was before they started the #OptOutside, which is a stellar idea.

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