REI reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,359 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,359 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
1.0
Nov 30, 2011

Constantly pushed to sell memberships

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Health benefits even for part-time employees 50% discount on REI brand items Encouraged to maintain good work and personal-life balance

Cons

Upper management constantly push you to sell more memberships. If you do not sell at least one membership during your shift your name is highlighted for everyone to see in the staff room. Inadequate training for people placed in departments they don't request.

4.0
Nov 19, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with at my location, very responsive to schedule requests. Fun industry. Good effort to make communications from HQ reach all the way down to bottom rung of employess.

Cons

Difficult to live on the pay, even with modest performance bonus yearly. It is retail so hours are not always regular or predictable.

4.0
Nov 4, 2011

Eventful

Recommend
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Pros

Really caring company trying to do the best it can and attracting some top notch talent in the process; very stable company

Cons

Dealing with a changing retail terrain and, like others, where it will be in the 21st century. Lots of change going on.

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