REI Reviews

Pros

Its great to work in a place with high values, respect and kindness from the whole team of employees and management. If you work hard and are actually interested in the company and what it stands for, you will go far. but if you treat it like a job at a fast food joint, then you won't get full time. They are great about giving you the hours and schedule you want if you work hard and take pride in your work.

Advice to Management

Each management team is different. My management team is amazing and they truly live out REI's core values.

Pros

Great work environment, hours, customer base.

Advice to Management

None

Pros

The job is fun - you're not offering products to people to do something they don't want to do, they're going outside and are excited about it, and in turn this inspires you.

The benefits are fair, although not tremendous. Great discounts on gear (an awesome thing if you're a part timer and want to get latest and greatest equipment for cheap)

They DO promote within. In my experience, opportunities have been provided due to motivation, prior experience and a good work ethic. They offer a pathway for moving up in the company if you're interested and show an aptitude for it.

The co-op's direction is inspiring and makes every employee feel like they count. This creates a real family vibe within the stores when we're working together.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing and driving the mission home. Just consider investing in the employees just a bit more.

Pros

Great environment to work in with great management

Pros

Great discounts and work life balance

Pros

Fantastic people, great time off, and discounts. Many of my best friends are green vests.

Advice to Management

Please listen to your staff for suggestions to improve and departments/positions they are interested in. I worked at three different stores with three different management teams. All three stores kept me in a department where I was a leader and excelled but had no interest in. They were willing to promote me to sales lead multiple times but my schedule would not allow it and thus punished me by keeping me in customer service to slowly lose my mind. I would likely still be at REI if I were simply able to transfer departments. I was told by management that because I don't brag about my outdoor accomplishments, they had no idea I was knowledgeable. My fellow coworkers, however, knew I was one of the most knowledgeable people on staff.

Pros

Awesome Benefits. Very good bonus structure.
Excellent People that care.
Inspiring work.

Advice to Management

Continue to stand for what the Co-Op believes in.

Pros

Co-workers, travel ideas from customers

Advice to Management

Sally Jewell was fantastic as CEO.

Pros

People genuinely enjoy working here. Great work-life balance, up-to-date software development practices, smart people, with reasonable expectations.
You're helping people value the environment by encouraging them to get outdoors.
Dividends go towards 401k

Advice to Management

Do more all-hands.

Pros

Get to walk around all day and talk about your cool adventures. It's a great job if you are successful, outdoorsy, don't need money, and don't want to be bored. You are appreciated based on your worldly experience.

Advice to Management

pay a kid