REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,368 total reviews)
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35% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Jun 28, 2014

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with like minded people who love being outdoors and are passionate about the products we sell, extremely respectful and helpful management and sales leads, competitive hourly pay especially for college students.

Cons

Pressure of meeting membership selling goals set by management

4.0
Jun 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The customers and the co-workers were all passionate about the same things I was. Made it easy to come to work each day.

Cons

It seemed the ability to move up was very competitive, required relocation and didn't happen that often.

4.0
Jun 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful place to work where both employees and customers are valued in a real way. Great starting pay and some really interesting, knowledgeable co-workers. The company is very responsible and it felt great to work for a company I could believe in.

Cons

I started working for REI because I wanted to get into camping and outdoor activities and would have appreciated more product knowledge and training in the different areas of the store. I felt like because I didn't come in with a background that I was relegated to customer service and found it difficult to integrate myself into the team.

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