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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4.0
Jun 22, 2014

One of the best company's I've worked for.

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Pros

work life balance. Great starting off pay. Even if arent the outdoorsy type, working here will get you outdoors. Very professional management team. Diverse environment. Awesome customers. Intense training will turn you into a outdoor guru. Benefits and perks like grants and parental paid leaves for new dads, which is almost unheard of. after 3 years of employment, I have triple the skill and experience I started with.

Cons

Never will get a set schedule. Sometimes may work 10 days with one day of and still wont go overtime because of the way scheduling was done. You will never be at 40 hours a week. This week ill have sunday and monday off and the day off could be the next tuesday. You start off part time and depending on how good of a membership seller you are you will start to see more hour. Hard selling the membership. It does kind of stress you out because you have a goal every week and you are always trying going crazy about if your going to make it or not. Kind of a problem to move up with their endorsement process. Im a hard worker and I think if I was working for another company, I'd be a supervisor by now.If you are a top performer you will see no more then 37 hour a week.

5.0
Jun 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits even with part time employment, flexible hours and incredible product discounts.

Cons

Difficult to advance but possible.

4.0
Jun 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The senior leadership is genuine and thoughtful; at REI, it's about more than just the bottom line. For full-time salaried employees, the company is generous with health an insurance benefits, and seems to genuinely care about its employees. The company culture absolutely supports outdoor exploration and physical fitness, and is serious about environmental stewardship.

Cons

The culture is slow to embrace change and innovation. It's a very risk-averse environment. Company HQ feels like a big high school campus and staff is isolated from professional peers. Professional development opportunities are limited. Leadership is mostly male, and men tend to advance much more easily through the ranks.

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