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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      4.0
      Jul 1, 2013

      Great company to work for

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, accommodating management, relaxed environment, fun coworkers, lots of activities

      Cons

      The pay could be a lot better, but the discounts made up for it

      3.0
      Jun 25, 2013

      Seems great at first, but becomes quickly tiresome

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good benefits - Discounts on Gear and Clothing - Most of the people I work with are nice and smart - Support an interesting brand and products I always used to tell people that REI was a place that was great to work for, but I'm starting to question the long-term viability.

      Cons

      - Pay is comparatively low. - The culture is very passive aggressive. - It's impossible to get things done there sometimes because everybody wants to be involved in every single decision and management supports and condones this behavior. - Difficult to impart change across the organization. - Few opportunities for career growth. - Politics are often more important for promotions than being skilled. - The org as a whole is too scared to take risks. - Commute isn't ideal from Seattle.

      5.0
      Jun 20, 2013

      Very positive

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Insurance, great coworkers, prodeals, opportunities for growth.

      Cons

      Becoming a full-time employee is very difficult and even then you will rarely get over 35 hours per week.

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