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      REI

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      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,361 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      39% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      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 4,361 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
      Jan 27, 2011

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great in store and pro deal discount, fantastic employees, management encourges personal growth and provides time off to acheive those goals.

      Cons

      Limited hours available, hard to get hired

      5.0
      Jan 21, 2011

      REI was the best place I worked.

      Customer service specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits for part time employees, encouraging environment, flexibililty with scheduling, opportunity to advance, great employee perks.

      Cons

      May not be great for someone looking for full time work. When I was there, the hours were good, but not really guaranteed.

      5.0
      Jan 5, 2011

      Wonderful place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Love my fellow employees. Even though I'm just in sales I feel like my voice matters and that I can (and I have) make decisions that impact my department and the store as a whole. I have met the CEO and also received a video via email about REI's long term goals and how the company plans to meet them. Interviewing for a new position in the store I work at soon and will be attending a meeting next week for people who want to work their way up the ladder at REI.

      Cons

      Employee discounts make even thing you want feel obtainable and I tend to spend more money than I should on the great gear I'm selling to customers. Also many may complain about having to sell memberships. I researched this before I was offered the job and figured, "Hey, if I can come to terms with having to constantly push memberships and get myself to be ok with it, then there may not be any downsides to this job." I have sucked it up and sold memberships...it isn't hard to do at all as long as the people you work with aren't cut throat about it and don't try to push memberships on every customer they see.

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