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
Apr 13, 2025

Don’t do it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Prodeals Discounts Coworkers with similar interests

Cons

Management Scheduling Condescending Hypocritical Profits over people

1.0
Mar 19, 2025

HORRIBLE

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discount is ok classes are ok

Cons

Horrible culture, Not very tolerant of other races, It's like working for Game of Thrones. The put out all this "positive press" but that place will steal you soul. They use favoritism to run shifts.

3.0
Mar 2, 2025

Working through change

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

REI is a great company to work for. I like the people I work with and the projects I get to work on.

Cons

Over the past few years it’s become clear REI is losing its way. Bumpy retail times aside, it’s not the company it used to be. Leadership swirls, and we lack clarity in direction that used to be much more cohesive. There has been massive turnover and frustration among longer-term employees, as well as limited bonuses and not much opportunity for growth. Also not thrilled with our Experiences business going away, it’s something that helped differentiate us as being more than just a retailer. Now we have great diversity, but with so much turnover, we have lost quite a bit of historical knowledge in stores and in HQ.

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