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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,361 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      39% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      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 4,361 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
      3.0
      Dec 11, 2015

      Marketing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun place to work; great people; outstanding prodeal program for outdoor gear; nice campus in Kent; good benefits

      Cons

      REI touts itself as an outstanding company to work for, but beware: Even though it is a co-op and privately held, profits -- like any company -- dictate direction. They will always put the needs of REI above employees (or REI members, for that matter). Again, this is not unusual for most companies, but you expect more from a company that spews life/work balance, stewardship, members first, etc. like it's a religion. Basically, don't drink the Kool-Aid. Additionally, pay is low to average at best. The benefits are good, however.

      1.0
      Jan 26, 2024

      Terrible Senior Leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good discount. Overall positive work environment.

      Cons

      Senior leadership regularly guts workforce and sneaks in new layers. No accountability to C-suite for over-spending, employees and middle manager always pay the price.

      1.0
      Oct 12, 2023

      An Ill-managed Company Masquerading as Progressive

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Flexible time off. - Ok pay for retail (still can't afford rent comfortably...) - Attracts fun employees. - Offers "ok" benefits to part-time employees. - Does some good for the world through community impact.

      Cons

      - Ill-managed from the top down. - Is not a co-op and uses the legal benefits of a co-op so as to not be held responsible for poor decisions. - Does not care about the health and safety of its workers. - Treats employees as disposable (ie. Laid off a large amount of employees with no notice, all of whom are the most knowledgable.) - Pretends to be a career job. (ie. see above) - Actively union busts. - Does not engage in good faith bargaining practices. - Has a massive divide between corporate and local stores resulting in the ability of active harm to local employees.

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