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REI

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

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 4,373 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews
2.0
Aug 31, 2016

Another burnt employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Fellow employees are amazing. -Prodeals are awesome.

Cons

-Intentionally being kept just under enough hours to not make benefits. -Hiring another employees in your department as they send out an email about why hours are being cut because of slow season even though you and fellow employees have full availability and are not getting even half the hours they are asking for. -Management does not back employees.

4.0
Aug 18, 2016

Sales Associate

Sales associate
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic discounts on merchandise. Flexible schedule, when there isn't a sale. Coworkers are knowledgeable, caring and helpful. The training was better than most, as they do a good job of making sure people are prepared to sell their products.

Cons

It's retail, so working weekends is a given. The pay isn't great, but they do offer benefits to part-time staff. They ask the staff to push membership sales HARD. A lot of promotions are based on membership sales.

3.0
Aug 10, 2016

Not bad for retail...

Customer service representative
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Employee Discounts, training on new outdoor equipment, good company mission statement

Cons

workers forget they do, in fact, work retail and that REI is a for profit business. Many workers feel a sense of entitlement and create a very clique-ish environment.

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