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

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
1.0
Mar 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get great prodeals. They are one of the few entry-level retail jobs with health insurance for part timers.

Cons

Overbearing union-busting in the last half year. I left in December. Several people from store 103 who were pro-union have been fired for “other” reasons. Leads are expected to do the work of managers with no pay increase. Raises are directly tied to your ability to push memberships, your product knowledge and ability to be a functional member of the team are in distant second place. Management team is poor quality, mostly just pushing corporate jargon down the pipeline in haphazard fashion with no human connection to subordinates.

2.0
Mar 11, 2024

Not a great place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people I get to work with day to day are great.

Cons

The management can be less than truthful. They will send out surveys as anonymous. Without the survey takers knowledge they will break them down by department. This can be used as a tool for retaliation.

3.0
Feb 10, 2024

Downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are intelligent, empathetic and work with a purpose. Discounts are great. Outdoor community is awesome.

Cons

leadership needs to change, that's what's not currently working..less innovative more copying other companies.

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