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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).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 17, 2015

      Great Company, Great Benefits, relocation for promotion

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people you work with are fantastic filled with passion about living and going on adventures. You have people that only work there part time and have careers outside of REI. Training is ongoing and most of the time throughout the year by employees and company reps. You can have the work life balance at REI. I was never affected by this but full time employees would not get full 40 hrs, but just become a point person early on and you will be scheduled full hours. Benefits are fantastic for part time and full time employees. Profit sharing 401k and health benefits are very affordable. Pro deals are a bonus.

      Cons

      Personal growth was there if you were willing to move around the country to be a supervisor and you will work your way up the ladder. The Denver Market was EXTREMELY competitive. They claimed that they would hire for a supervisor from your local market but the person that would get it was from outside your market and then when someone would apply for a position outside of your current market they would get hired. I still have friends that work there and say they have changed this, but no personal experience. The compensation is equivalent to retail, which is not fantastic. Hired at $9.25 and when left $12.75.

      2.0
      Jan 12, 2015

      Outdoors Pros & Cons

      Retail sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For an outdoorsy person, it is an ideal job to get familiar with the many products.

      Cons

      As a sales person, the pressure to sell memberships is high and was not indicated in the interview. In the stores I worked in, the store culture was very cliquey.

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