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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
      Feb 10, 2013

      Could be better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee discounts, flexibility, fun work environment

      Cons

      Below average pay for a specialty retailer, policy inconsistencies from store management, lack of accountability and poor technological infrastructure

      4.0
      Feb 6, 2013

      Sales Specialist

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The discounts on products are phenomenal. The company values are awesome. The camaraderie is great-everyone is more than willing to help out their teammates. The product quality is very good and the training and training resources leave little room for inadequacy. They are very accommodating with availability=work/life balance.

      Cons

      The pay rate is a bit low. The product discounts make up for the low pay, but that does not pay bills! It is also sometimes hard to get enough hours to make the paycheck work. When trying to promote, it seems that people who aren't willing to relocate are somewhat penalized.

      4.0
      Jan 24, 2013

      Former Camping Sales Specialist

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I loved working at REI. It was a perfect part-time job to get me through college. REI emphasizes a good work/life balance. Scheduling is very flexible with sick and vacation pay for employees who meet certain criteria. Discounts are fantastic. The Eugene store had a fire that put REI out of commission for a couple of months. REI was amazing and supportive - they continued to provide paychecks based on employee rolling averages.

      Cons

      Pressure to sell memberships was frustrating at times. Most of the things I disliked about working at REI were not specific to REI as a company, but retail in general. Scheduling was irregular at times, but that was fine as a student.

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