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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,370 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      34% 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 4,370 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
      2.0
      Oct 15, 2014

      Was good when the getting was good.

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very relaxed schedule. ProDeals....If you're a gear junkie this is the place to work. Fun people to work with. I have made lifetime friends working at REI.

      Cons

      I am quite eccentric so it was hit or miss with management. They either praised me or condemned me. Difficult to move around to different positions if you are not a model REI employee even if you're very knowledgeable, diligent, hardworking. You basically have to look the part.. Lack of personal development tracks. Pay compensation. Better have a day job. Benefits reduced as of recently

      1.0
      Oct 13, 2014

      Information Technology

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee Discount; long term employees care so much about the organization and values.

      Cons

      The politics in the IT department is some of the worst I have ever seen. Instead of it being an "old boys" network; it has now become an "old girls"

      4.0
      Oct 9, 2014

      Love working with great people at REI!

      Customer service specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love working with people that share my interest for the outdoors and interacting with customers who are excited to be headed to the trail or to the river. Pro deals and employee discounts are a big plus here. I love the culture and history of the Co-Op.

      Cons

      Pay is not the best and only provide part-time hours, but work environment and additional perks, such as employee discounts/pro deals, are a big plus. My advice would be to hire fewer people and make them full time so that they can be fully committed to the company. Several people that I work with only work one or two short shifts a week and, as a result, do not keep up with things going on within the store and company. Most people need to have other jobs to make ends meet and as a result are not available to help cover shifts when needed.

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