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      REI

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      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,367 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      35% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,367 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 18, 2013

      I was micromanaged and given < 10 hrs. per week.

      Sales associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You will get amazing prodeals on gear and equipment. Your co-workers are outdoor enthusiasts and will be cool.

      Cons

      You will have to fight management to get more hours. I personally felt micro-managed and was even watched from the managers room while overloaded and then chewed out for not keeping up instead of being helped by the manager. Pay is low.

      2.0
      Apr 17, 2013

      Great job...until you realize there's more out there

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are great, the time off is quite flexible, and you work with amazing people who will teach you everything you want to know about the outdoors.

      Cons

      You have to sell your soul. They do a great job of pretending to the outside world to espouse values that they pay Fortune magazine to make it sound like they uphold, while trampling on those values and devaluing the people who work for them. Internally they also do a great job of making you think there's nowhere better to work. It's true it's a trade-off - flexible scheduling traded for weekends off and knowing you'll see your family for dinner and holidays; great healthcare traded for a livable wage; kowtowing to 20-something inexperienced "managers" traded for accountability and responsibility and being respected for your hard work and knowledge.

      1.0
      Dec 22, 2012

      More and more money grubbing, protecting the senior leadership, and degeneration of the everyday staff

      Retail sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As of right now, my health insurance is the best thing about working at REI, although that is certainly not a guarantee as 20+ year employees are losing benefits while the company is experiencing record sales that are falling slightly short of expectations.

      Cons

      REI has lost much of it's focus on customers and employees and seems to be focused purely on the dollars at the expense of staff and customer service.

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