It's earned it's spot on #7 in the Fortune Top 100 list - Anonymous employee REI Employee Review

5.0
2 Feb 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Upbeat environment, fantastic medical benefits even for part-timers and seasonal employees, amazing discounts and vender connections, great advancement opportunities if you're mobile, awesome training

Cons

Getting hired is really difficult as a slew of people want to work at REI, hours can be hard to come by

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

very supportive management and team members.

Cons

sometimes, the hours are late. But very doable.

3.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most coworkers, some managers, discounts, outfitting people properly without extra nonsense

Cons

Some truly horrible managers, pressure to sell credit cards is a morale killer, the union people. Employees drinking the union kool aid fail to see the company’s position, REI cannot give higher pay, better benefits , consistent hours, etc… with the erratic revenue stream that comes in , if a 5 year average is X in revenue and 5 year average is Y on wages and costs, how are they supposed to increase wages and benefits? It’s numbers and they don’t line up, if REI gives the increases which increases the expenses greatly, they will cut staff, a lot fewer employees which will eliminate a bunch of union supporters, an REI job is not supposed to be a lucrative deal, when you get hired the part time , part time plus and full time options are there and you choose what you want fully understanding what hours you are going to get at minimum, they will hire those positions on a need basis, to cry later that you don’t make enough money is your fault, the terms were clear and you signed off on them. The union is promising rainbows , reality will be far different, careful what you wish for

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