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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,368 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 4,368 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
      Oct 12, 2013

      A great company to work for!

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent employee discounts Benefits after a month of being employed Active atmosphere Pleasant enjoyable customers

      Cons

      It's tough to move up in the company, since positions don't vacate often Sales specialists work only part time

      4.0
      Oct 11, 2013

      Great if you love sharing your passion for the outdoors, but risk spending your paycheck.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall, fantastic benefits; and pay is generally higher than any other retailer out there. Trends to attract some pretty cool people as well.

      Cons

      Corporate has been playing around with a lot of things recently in a strive for innovation; and while being innovative can make great things happen (e.g. the founding of REI itself), innovation for the sake of innovation rarely is key. This and pushing to be first in something and purposely launching a program/initiative/directive/etc. incomplete &/ with many bugs &/ without fully accounting for the various market needs has lead many to question the integrity at HQ.

      4.0
      Sep 16, 2013

      application

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      applied online and heard back within a reasonable time (approximately 1 week) through email

      Cons

      Many people get stuck working the front door for a long time without being able to advance to other areas of the store

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