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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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 24, 2015

      Great co-workers and product. Not a job to make a comfortable living

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers, awesome product, great customers, great discounts and pro deal

      Cons

      Only part time, low pay, depending on your store bad management, management just pushes you to sell memberships they don't actually manage people or give positive comments, they hire people that don't actually have good outdoor experience or knowledge, just if they can sell, the discounts are amazing if you can afford them, this is a good job for a student or retiree.

      4.0
      Apr 24, 2015

      Fun, Energetic, and Not-Too-Long-Term

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For a company as large and widespread as REI, I was tremendously impressed with how interpersonal it felt. I always feel as if my manager really does have my best interest at heart. As a student, it is particularly wonderful to have the flexibility to pursue my studies and balance my life between work and play, and still have a great job. Definitely take the "work/life balance" aspect of employment very seriously. Benefits are fantastic - we're all gearheads, and the discounts and prodeals are wonderful.

      Cons

      While REI likes to see itself as hiring "inspired guides," the truth is that the company often times feels like it's holding its employees back from really enjoying the outdoors. This has gotten better thanks to the "Yay Day" initiative - designed to give people paid time in the outdoors - but it has felt like it can be hard to actually use the gear you're selling. As a retail position, the only real ways up are either to make the (difficult) jump to headquarters, to be willing to move about the country as a sales manager. Managers often spend years jumping between states and stores.

      5.0
      Apr 23, 2015

      awesome place

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, discounts, environment, everything, fun

      Cons

      there are no cons to this job

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