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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,359 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      34% 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 4,359 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
      4.0
      Jan 20, 2021

      Awesome purpose-driven company and people, but they could support their employees in a larger way.

      Web/graphic designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A great values-driven company that is posing challenging questions to its employees, members, and society at large. Great culture, especially if you're into the outdoors. REI sells and develops great (sustainable) products, they provide meaningful educational content and outdoor experiences, and they're a joy to work for.

      Cons

      The base pay and bonus structure is laughable for many. Make sure you're happy with your starting pay; a performance raise of anything more than 2.5% is a good one, and don't expect more than 5%.

      5.0
      Jun 26, 2019

      phenomenal company!

      Inventory specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everything! Great company to work for that is ahead of it's time in providing a healthy work environment to employees. Caring, understanding, and always looking to help you improve as an employee and person.

      Cons

      none, they are a top 100 company for a reason

      4.0
      Mar 16, 2019

      Great for what it is

      Retail sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I loved my coworkers! They are generally outdoorsy, always positive, and curious to hear about new adventures. Great energy. Management was super flexible with my schedule as long as it was working for both of us. The company put some solid effort into making pay appropriate for the local cost of living and the expertise they desire from employees. Deals are amazing.

      Cons

      Store management can be narrowly focused on the $ and lack inspiring leadership skills. Too much weight is put on membership sales and not enough on making sure customers get out the door with the right product. As employees, we are told that integrity is everything, and I saw that attitude every day from my coworkers. However, pay raises and bonuses were, and are again, based primarily on membership sales. It is frustrating to many to see what looks like the wrong priorities from a company we all care very much for.

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