REI reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,359 total reviews)
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Mary Beth Laughton

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
5.0
Feb 15, 2010

Good job

Recommend
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Pros

As far as retail is concerned, this is a great place to work. The company is sound and has good upper management. Good opportunity to advance upwards.

Cons

Long sometimes stressful days during the holidays and during sales. Harder to advance within company due to strong internal applicant pool and limited number of stores nationwide

4.0
Jan 24, 2010

Decent place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers and store management are decent to be around. It probably is one of the better retail store environments and cultures to work in. Seems to have a respectful relationship between store management and employees overall. Good attitude with everyone and colleagues overall.

Cons

The employee discounts on gear is tempting, but if you're part time, you're usually too poor even for those :)

3.0
Jan 31, 2026

Meh

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts and coworkers were cool

Cons

The pay was really really low

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