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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (4,368 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      35% approve of CEO

      34% 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 4,368 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
      Mar 10, 2013

      REI - A great place to work.

      Engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Since REI is a co-op, they can take a longer term view without shareholders breathing down their neck for short term gains. The co-op is also heavily involved in the communities where they do business and is an outstanding advocate for protecting the outdoors.

      Cons

      Advancement can be challenging especially if you're in IT. By nature, IT is a small organization so movement, lateral or upwards, is limited.

      5.0
      Feb 14, 2013

      10 year tenure, Full Time & Part Time

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Far better than your average retail working experience. Most employees, even if they are somewhat transient, are happy to be working there as many enjoy using the products sold. Benefits are very good for any company, and outstanding for retail. Promotion from within was encouraged so if you're looking for a career in management starting as an hourly employee may be an alright move.

      Cons

      It is retail so there is some amount of transience among the hourly floor staff which can be disruptive, but there's typically a core group of people at each store that have been there for awhile so it's not too bad.

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