REI reviews

Raises are applied once a year during “calibration” or a manager review. The employee isn’t given a chance to ask for more money if they feel falsely accommodated for their development in that role. Which I feel is a tactic to mitigate negotiations. “The increased pay has already been applied so…” The process for promotion in the time that I’ve worked there has been murky, no real training, just subjective goals held by a manager. The acquisition of said goals is supposedly supposed to be supported by measurable dollars (problem, solution, outcome) “I did “X” which changed “Y” which resulted in more sales/ professional growth etc. in my role (sales lead) I am not given access to any meaningful metrics to support my goals. Only managers have access to that. They are the gate keepers. And the turn over in those positions is go great, within management that establishing a relationship with my management team has been reset every year, in some cases every six months. This process then begins again, new goals and subjective assessments based on “gut feelings” or Personality is the basis of my development. In short the hoops are many the pay is mediocre, the effort is high and the reward for experience is low. This isn’t a great carreer type job unless you already have the skills they want at a store. Development or internal education is essentially YouTube videos, no classes or hands on training (beyond product training/clinics). Deveopment training is different. And your access to information for development is limited.

Hours can be unpredictable (scheduling happens 1-2 weeks in advance and there is little room for changes). Low pay but hey, it's retail.