REI reviews

The location that I was working for had some severe issues as far as personnel. The management team was wildly irresponsible, sharing confidential information to other employees, lack of transparency and candor with staff, clearly played favorites and never spoke to employees about negative performance. As far as the rest of the staff, they tended to be very clique-ish, and seemed to have a hive mind in developing opinions about people (if one of the ‘core’ employees didnt like you, the rest of the store will treat you poorly)

Doesn’t pay a living wage, expect to work a second job. Employees are valued for their ability to sell memberships, not for their expertise. Employee knowledge is taken completely for granted. REI claims to value empowering customers to have authentic outdoor experiences, but it’s all about emembership sales. There is a low chance of advancement in the company. Employees are overworked during sales events and are noticeably stressed.