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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
      4.0
      Jan 24, 2010

      Decent place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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 :)

      4.0
      Dec 4, 2009

      Why REI SUCKS!

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management are enthusiastic, positive and friendly, for real.

      Cons

      evaluations are totally dependent on membership sale. you can be great at everything else, but that counts as zero compared to the sale of memberships.

      5.0
      Aug 27, 2009

      REI Sales Specialist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      REI is a place where people know how to work hard and play hard. We have fun at work but everything is focused on the customer. People are very respectful and for the most part get along. Management does a good job with trying to get time off requests covered but at times we can work too many weekends. Pay isn't the greatest but the prodeals are fantastic and the work environment is as good as it gets.

      Cons

      Pay isn't the greatest. Schedules are flexible but it is a lot of weekends, holidays and nights. Most customers are great some some expect too much.

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