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      REI

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      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,367 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      35% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

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      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,367 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
      5.0
      Oct 21, 2013

      Great job if you enjoy the outdoors

      Camping/hardgoods/customer service specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fellow employees are helpful and generally fun to be around Discount/Prodeals allow you to use the products you sell Very understanding management, will work around your schedule for the most part Laid back, relaxed company culture

      Cons

      The only downside is the inconsistent and unpredictable hours. Some weeks you work 6 days, some weeks only 1. You have to work weekends.

      4.0
      Oct 21, 2013

      Great company in the midst of change.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic people Belief in the outdoors and being fit. Value employees

      Cons

      Lots of changes in company as a whole Lots of changes in IT methodology Loose leadership of change management leaves gaps and confusion

      3.0
      Oct 16, 2013

      Not quite poor management-more like lack thereof

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Getting pro deals Short shifts Little responsibility No repercussions for poor sales Fun coworkers

      Cons

      You are expected to be experienced and knowledgeable, an expert. But being paid around minimum wage feels more like your expertise is being taken advantage of. There are no incentives or rewards for good sales. Sales are not even tracked and there are no commissions. Plus the store I was horrible at scheduling staff. Some weeks we would get calls telling us to not even come in so they could make the budget. Sales are not effective and employees are blamed and punished with cut hours when poorly supplied sales fall flat.

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