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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,373 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,373 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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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 26, 2014

      This is an amazing company to work for, I am one of the lucky ones.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company offers flexible work environments with great benefits. By far, the best attribute to REI is its employees. I have never been surrounded by as many smart, capable, amazing people!

      Cons

      Change is difficult and lots of longer term employees have difficulty embracing the change in culture from slow moving, committee centric decisions to fast, just make it happen.

      3.0
      Aug 26, 2014

      Positive Experience, good discounts, nice people, ok management

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Deep discounts;working with people who for the most part have a great outlook on life, a higher class of customer when membership is required, you will meet new friends, outdoor activities are encouraged,

      Cons

      Retail Scheduling, Pay is low, the only 'real' Manager is the store owner, all others with those titles still punch a time clock (yuck!); Store management is secretive regarding why decisions are made, poor management communication from store management, focusing on saving a very few dollars occasionally when store is empty, no consistency in tools or processes,

      1.0
      Aug 25, 2014

      Very disillusioned about eroding company values.

      Frontline cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All the Medical Benefits good

      Cons

      Think twice before working at REI. Long timers are sad to see REI becoming so corporate that it cares nothing for the well being of its employees. REI has lost sight of the important values that it claims to hold. It is sad to see a a company's values erode in its greedy clutch for money. The compensation is poor. There are really no perks.

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