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
2.0
Sep 15, 2024
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

No one cares, so you can do whatever you want

Cons

Leadership is wildly ignorant about how everything works. The "architects" don't lead or design anything. They defend their own decisions and refuse to move on. They're outsourcing everyone and shifting to a single FTE leading a group of revolving door contractors

1.0
Aug 28, 2024

Terrible management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cool staff they are all ready to work

Cons

Terrible boss, will intimidate and forget it if you have a disability! Will tell you you don’t belong in retail!

3.0
Jul 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best coworkers & customers you could possibly dream up!

Cons

REI has went from being a knowledgeable outfitter to a regular retailer like sports authority or Kmart,

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