REI reviews

The company does not treat its employees well. Starting salaries are low, benefits are limited, and work hours have been drastically cut. I was cut back to working 16 hours/week before I quit, and on $17.80/hr, that gets you nowhere. The company projects an outward image of being responsible, sustainable, and progressive, but behind closed doors, it's just like every other massive American corporation.

Leadership has begun making some really really awful mistakes and they aren’t slowing down. More layoffs after 2 already last year and the promise of more coming in the next two years in the IT world. They likely won’t be hiring anytime soon and if they are, don’t bother. You might just get let go. Leadership is focusing more on money and less on its people, it’s full time employees who are invested in keeping REI a wonderful place to be. Leadership is reducing full time employee workforce in the IT department by 50% over the next two years and keeping contract forces the same or greater. In other words, hiring and playing less for developers who aren’t as invested in the company for its values. REI is no longer the place it used to be to work for. The people are still making it great but they are slowly dwindling and being let go. This is no way to run a company that was respected for its values. Something in leadership needs to change fast.