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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      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).

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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      4.0
      Mar 19, 2016

      Senior Mobile Engineer

      Senior mobile engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great culture - people are hard working but good work-life balance. Outdoor focused. Retail with a difference. Good benefits. Great employee purchase incentives.

      Cons

      Not on the bleeding edge of my field - but I knew that going in.

      3.0
      Feb 23, 2016

      Retail Sales Lead

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great atmosphere, awesome coworkers, cool customers, great products to work with

      Cons

      Managing ambiguity is seen as a strength at REI, direction is lacking, lots of misguided goals

      1.0
      Jan 28, 2016

      Shipping & Receiving Specialist

      Inside sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall, the company has great vision and experience in the outdoor world. On paper, the ethics and morals of the company are spelled out very well.

      Cons

      There is so much mention about how much money REI gives back to members, donates to groups, supports causes. The most important cause they forget, is their very own loyal employees. Regardless of the position, unless you hold an actual management position, there is no way you can earn a liveable wage without working a 2nd job. After THREE years, I received only 3 employment reviews, and was only paid $11/hr. That was as the Shipping & Receiving Specialist. I saw several Sales Leads make upwards of $13/hr, and their workload paled in comparison with mine. Job expectations need to be revamped in a big, big way.

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