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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      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

      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 4,369 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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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      3.0
      Jul 1, 2015

      Sales

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible hours, gear discounts, friendly people

      Cons

      Low pay, always on your feet

      5.0
      Jun 29, 2015

      Great company, coworkers, & customers. Pay is notsogreat.

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Actually live their values. Management really does try to do the right thing by customers and employees. Lowest proportion of coworkers are buttheads and higher proportion are genuine friends than any other place I've ever worked. Love for the outdoors.

      Cons

      Pay sucks, but that's with all retail. Have to work evenings/weekends.

      4.0
      Jun 29, 2015

      Sales specialist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      REI is overall a great place to work. You generally have great coworkers/environment, good benefits, cool products, mostly great customers, etc. In my experience, management has been really great about work/life balance and allowing for employees to go back to school, explore other career opportunities part time etc. REI also has a pretty great track record in terms of giving back to the community.

      Cons

      Despite the great environment, it is still a retail job. Customers can be pretty absurdly demanding/entitled (maybe due to return policy and membership). The experience can also be a little too focused on membership sales.

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