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

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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4.0
Jun 29, 2015

Sales specialist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

REI is overall a great place to work. You generally have great coworkers/environment, good benefits, cool products, mostly great customers, etc. In my experience, management has been really great about work/life balance and allowing for employees to go back to school, explore other career opportunities part time etc. REI also has a pretty great track record in terms of giving back to the community.

Cons

Despite the great environment, it is still a retail job. Customers can be pretty absurdly demanding/entitled (maybe due to return policy and membership). The experience can also be a little too focused on membership sales.

5.0
Jun 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great laid back atmosphere, easy access to growth within company, performance review system based on performance and not an arbitrary time period, amazing discounts and vendor programs,access to employee use gear and educational classes or outings

Cons

starting pay is a bit low but with the frequency of performance reviews, that can change quickly (I got my first raise within 3 months of being hired)

5.0
Jun 23, 2015

Great for part-time work while in college

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great team of people, empowering work environment, amazing discounts.

Cons

Low upward mobility, you need to give a lot of availability, but often receive low hours.

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