REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,371 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 4,371 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
Oct 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

For a retail job, REI is the best around, especially if you're into the outdoors. Pretty solid benefits, a corporate hierarchy that cares, great perks. Typically your coworkers will be awesome people as well.

Cons

Experiences vary largely by store, so while I love the company as a whole, changes in individual store management can drastically affect store morale. Company does not do a great job overall at recognizing and encouraging talent, and sometimes gets too stuck in their rules to be flexible for part-time employees who want to stay, resulting in the loss of some truly great people.

5.0
Oct 26, 2015

Great Company!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, amazing management, great atmosphere, truly the definition of balancing work and life.

Cons

None that I can think of

4.0
Oct 26, 2015

Great job, not enough hours

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great working environment, incredible discounts, good starting wages

Cons

Extremely competitive hours, most stores have too many employees on the books.

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