REI reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,373 total reviews)
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Mary Beth Laughton

38% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,373 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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2.0
Mar 24, 2022

Disappointed

Recommend
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Pros

Employee culture, discounts, yay days

Cons

It all depends on your management team. On our team the women were consistently the last to know critical data and often unheard. The pay was abysmal for a company of its size.

3.0
Mar 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I loved working with outdoor nonprofits and helping people learn locally about LNT and other skills. Also, some of my best friends were made in my tenure here, all around the country. Making close, meaningful friendships as an adult is difficult, and working at REI makes it extremely easy. I would definitely recommend working here for a part time, relatively low stress minimum wage job, but would not recommend it for someone looking for a career with advancement opportunities.

Cons

Salaries were low for my particular job, comparative to the skills I used daily. Additionally, advancement was difficult and often meant accepting more responsibility for little to no pay raise, but with promise of potential pay raise or job advancement in the future.

3.0
Jan 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits Great people Good discounts good location Fun environment

Cons

schedules can be a bit tough, they used to give us 3 week out, -not sure if that is done anymore. Train people better rather then just videos. If you questioned the managers (at least when I was there) they would listen but not really hear you. Communication from the top down

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