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      REI

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      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,371 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

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      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,371 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).

      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 2, 2016

      Administrative Specialist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Steep gear discounts, schedule flexibility, and after 6 months, you acquire health benefits. work/life balance is amazing, casual atmosphere, coworkers who all have very similar interests and become life-long friends.

      Cons

      Compensation is terribly lacking. You're expected to invest yourself 100% but are invested into 50%. You work incredibly hard to get minuscule % raise during your yearly review. You will be hired for one position but are expected to grow into covering multiple departments, but that will not be reflected in your compensation. In the past, it has been difficult and confusing to move up the management ladder but as of this year, that may be changing.

      4.0
      Apr 23, 2016

      IT Project Manager

      It project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cool work culture plus Good salary compensation and health benefits.

      Cons

      Work pressure is high and you are required to work more than 40 hours per week.

      3.0
      Mar 25, 2016

      Low pay high turnover

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Co-workers are generally outdoorsy and easy to work with, customers are typically pleasant. Flexible hours, easy to get time off when needed. Great discounts on gear etc. Great place to work if you don't need the money to support yourself.

      Cons

      Low pay, hard work may be noticed and praised verbally, but is not rewarded with higher pay. Pay raises are quite small (typically 3% per year or less). Managers are overworked and underpaid as well. Little incentive to work harder if you don't want to get into management. Inconsistent scheduling, may be difficult to get hours. Business model is low pay, high turnover, keep most employees part time so they don't have to pay for benefits. Small number of full time and management positions with lots of competition, pay is still pretty low for the full time positions ($14 per hour to start, managers make more like $15-20 per hour)

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