REI reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,365 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 4,365 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
Jul 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Responsible corporate citizen trying to do good in the world and for our members. Colleagues are great people who share the vision and passion for the outdoors. Great work-life balance, fairly good benefits.

Cons

Headquarters organization poorly managed, leadership and HR not strong at day to day running of the organization, especially talent management. Still run like a much smaller company, especially HR, Finance. Not exactly a meritocracy - bad apples are allowed to stay if they make a good impression with certain leaders, hard workers are often taken advantage of by giving them more responsibility without commensurate promotions or raises. This is why I am planning to leave the company soon, and have heard this from other top performers as well.

1.0
Dec 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Only pro is discounts.

Cons

No growth or advancement opportunities. No problem solving. No corporate structure. Tiny raises. Cut hours when slow, work OT when busy. The place is a joke honestly.

1.0
Apr 23, 2019

facade

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

discounted gear, some fun emplyees

Cons

many... low low pay esp for the commitment they expect. coworkers w attitudes, kool-aid drinkers and robotic managers

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