I liked it - Retail Sales Specialist REI Employee Review

Great people, pay, and benefits.

You still have to work weekends and nights.. retail life.

- great customers - positive, interesting co-workers from creative fields - good exercise - good natural light in stores promotes mental health

- Pay cuts when your store unionizes - Hours cuts when your store unionizes - 4 years to get a contract when your store unionizes - Union-busting managers sent to fire as many people for minor infractions when you store unionizes - If your store unionizes, REI will withhold things that other stores get. Like merit pay, Summit pay and raises. - Hard to get 40 hours a week, even if you are full time - Hard to survive in a big city - REI keeps hiring part-time and seasonal workers, when they don't have enough hours to go around to give to veteran workers - REI Choice health plan doesn't cover many medical expenses, resulting in many medical bills after a visit