REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,370 total reviews)
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Mary Beth Laughton

38% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,370 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
3.0
Jul 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere, lots of comradarie and liked minded coworkers.

Cons

Too much emphasis on membership sales. Becoming too sales oriented of a company and beginning go forget about the employees and customers along the way

4.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

REI consistently attracts quality employees and customers, making the retail business as pleasurable as retail can be. REI takes work-life balance seriously.

Cons

Many decisions for local stores are made on a national level, which can stifle store growth and development, and is a sense of frustration (and often amusement) for retail employees.

4.0
Jun 28, 2014

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with like minded people who love being outdoors and are passionate about the products we sell, extremely respectful and helpful management and sales leads, competitive hourly pay especially for college students.

Cons

Pressure of meeting membership selling goals set by management

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