REI reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(4,369 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 4,369 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
4.0
Jul 15, 2013

Great people, great mission

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People with shared excitement for the outdoors, great gear perks, well-respected brand and retailer. It's exciting to hear from customers and members every day, telling us how much they love REI.

Cons

Somewhat slow-moving decision making processes, growing pains from "small co-op" to "large, successful company."

5.0
Jul 12, 2013

Great Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

fun people, fun atmosphere, customers are usually excited to be there, decent starting pay for retail.

Cons

occasionally get scheduled for a close the open shift, sometimes understaffed

5.0
Jul 9, 2013

Sales Associate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is nice, good benefits, caring company, management is encouraging, positive work atmosphere.

Cons

very few cons in my experience. Some other employees have complained about being occasionally scheduled with closing shifts one day and opening shifts the next, but that's really not that bad.

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