REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,372 total reviews)
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Mary Beth Laughton

38% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,372 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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5.0
Jan 12, 2015

REI Norwalk

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Love working with my coworkers - Love the flexibility of being able to take time off for other work - LOVE the PRODEALS - LOVE RETIREMENT - LOVE YAY DAYS!

Cons

- You dont get health benes until a year after your employment. and you have to be averaging about 20 hrs a week. - Managers at our store are to the book. They dont allow you to wear hats that we sell in the store. Other REI do. - Get less hours if we dont sell memberships. I'm great with people/ equipment/ technical skills, but they base your review entirely on MEMBERSHIPS.

4.0
Jan 7, 2015

Great environment!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for REI for 2 years part time. Excellent culture and focus on work-life balance.

Cons

There have been several cuts to employee benefits packages in recent years...which was one of the major advantages to working for the company. Part-time employees that used to have benefits packages no longer have robust health insurance options. Only other con is that you will spend most of your paycheck on gear once you see the great deals you get!

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