REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,369 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 4,369 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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3.0
Jul 9, 2022

Beyond the Kool-Aid

Recommend
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Pros

Fine staff, who are generally passionate about outdoor recreation and preserving wild places for future generations. Decent benefits, especially for full time. Decent perks, like pro-deals, though the pandemic lessened that availability. Decent focus upon training for one's position.

Cons

There should be an * around postings for retail positions, because of a giant caveat that is historically known among management but not often related to new hires, probably because it may be illegal, if not counter Politically Correct, especially in 2022. That is, staff working retail were commonly told, in response to queries about insufficient compensation, that floor positions were never intended to provide permanent FT compensation, that the jobs were always implied as "fun" jobs that provided pro-deals but no serious living wage. It was always implied that you either climbed the management ladder or had a spouse who had a "real" job. So compensation, especially as you gained seniority, has always been far below scale for similar positions of expertise and tenure.

2.0
Jun 23, 2022

Greenwashed out

Recommend
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Pros

The community of co-workers & access to quality gear at steeply discounted prices.

Cons

Inconsistency when it comes to upholding supposed value system. Values profits over people and planet.

3.0
Jun 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Gear discounts from REI and vendors are incredible, annual bonus, time off

Cons

You get promoted by agreeing with whatever your boss says, they don't want to hear why something won't work or if it's even feasible "just do this wild ridiculous thing to make me look good" Also, they hire based on prior experience, but then never respect your opinion based on your prior experience.

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