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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,368 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      35% 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 4,368 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
      Apr 3, 2014

      Going through a lot of change, need to anchor

      Manager level
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people. Truly amazing people to work with. Decent benefits Value of work life (although this is changing) Great discounts on gear

      Cons

      Going through change and no real concern of burden on the employees Too much busy work, little strategic vision from senior management Work life balance not consistent from department to department Need to anchor back to true REI values and brand

      4.0
      Mar 31, 2014

      Still the best job environment in retail

      Retail sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers, employee discounts, relatively flexible work schedule, fantastic health/vision/dental benefits for 20 plus hours/week employees, generally the best customers in retail too. Generally good work/life balance, even managers aren't supposed to work more than 40 hours per week.

      Cons

      Besides the obvious- retail work hours= most weekends and holidays you are working, and many evenings as well.

      5.0
      Mar 31, 2014

      Great benefits and cool gear!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and very flexible with scheduling. Opportunities to transfer at stores around the nation. Overall a great company to work for.

      Cons

      Becoming more "mainstream" and run more like a business opposed to a true co-op. Getting full-time status is hard- seems like they hire more seasonal/part-time help opposed to bumping an existing employee to full time.

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