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

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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4.0
Nov 20, 2013

Great place to work, with limitations

Anonymous employee
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Pros

*Great people *Great discount *Great Values

Cons

*Often a disconnect between values and actions. *Difficult to earn a good wage, "exceptional" raises are barely the level of COLA. *Promotions are FEW and FAR between. *My role had regular hours, including the benefit of teleworking and some perks, I don't know how others stay in entry level roles. I would have left years ago if I didn't move up the little I did.

4.0
Nov 5, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• great pro-deal incentives if you have play money to spend • good benefit package even for PT employment • good training regimen • good company management • best fellow employees, with consistently more life experience and often education than any comparable kinds of work or pay rate. • good support for taking recreational time off • best match for people who don't need the income and have flexible hours

Cons

• non-conducive to competitive pay for performance • schedule, like most retailers now, is based upon "business needs" which translates to: "be available at any time but we may need you for only 10 hours a week." • based on the above, not conducive for most positions as dependable source of income for necessities like rent/mortgage, food, fuel, benefit eligibility—basic necessities of life • not necessarily a "con" but be aware that major floor staff factor is % of memberships sold e.g. performance review and hence, scheduling status

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