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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
      4.0
      Jun 29, 2015

      Sales specialist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      REI is overall a great place to work. You generally have great coworkers/environment, good benefits, cool products, mostly great customers, etc. In my experience, management has been really great about work/life balance and allowing for employees to go back to school, explore other career opportunities part time etc. REI also has a pretty great track record in terms of giving back to the community.

      Cons

      Despite the great environment, it is still a retail job. Customers can be pretty absurdly demanding/entitled (maybe due to return policy and membership). The experience can also be a little too focused on membership sales.

      5.0
      Jun 27, 2015

      Absolutely LOVE working here

      Customer service specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great laid back atmosphere, easy access to growth within company, performance review system based on performance and not an arbitrary time period, amazing discounts and vendor programs,access to employee use gear and educational classes or outings

      Cons

      starting pay is a bit low but with the frequency of performance reviews, that can change quickly (I got my first raise within 3 months of being hired)

      5.0
      Jun 26, 2015

      REI Still Growing

      Operations managet
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      REI is a fun and fast pace place to work. It has great benefits and we are really getting back to what we should be about a great place to get outdoor gear. The new CEO has renewed the great culture that has always been here

      Cons

      It would always be nice to make more money with a higher base rate, but the trade off for 15% retirement and the summit bonus makes up for it

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