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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

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      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
      3.0
      Apr 8, 2015

      HR

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some great people work at REI. Friends for life.

      Cons

      It is a surprisingly unstable work life.

      2.0
      Apr 7, 2015

      Slow, dysfunctional at many levels.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great gear deals, nice people for the most part, and a good lifestyle connection for those who love the outdoors.

      Cons

      culture is highly resistant to any type of change, makes decisions at a glacial pace, and lacks empowerment. If your goal is to take it easy and coast, rei is great. If you have any drive or ambition, look elsewhere. Folks are aware of the dysfunction across depts but shurg it off

      4.0
      Apr 4, 2015

      Great place to work, but a lot of it depends on your store.

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company, even better discounts. Your coworkers are your friends, and if you're in the right store, management fosters those relationships with all store events.

      Cons

      The store that I worked at had a lot of turnover and a store manager that went on vacation about six times a year. I know based on talking to employees in other cities that this doesn't happen everywhere. Management often caused drama with one another. I stayed because I loved my work and coworkers. The scheduling was the worst-- you had to maintain 30 hours of availability but you were usually only scheduled 15.

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