Sell memberships and use a mobile. - Recensione dipendente - Sales Specialist presso REI

2,0
4 ago 2014
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

-Most of the people you work with have similar interests. I have gained friends and activity buddies because most of us are into the same things -PRODEALS

Svantaggi

-inconsistent hours -low pay -must have a second (or third) job to pay bills but they want you to have an open schedule for them -focus on membership sales and mobile transactions but not actual outdoor gear knowledge and experience -scheduling is directly tied to membership sales -constantly said "we can train you" but that training never actually happened -saw people get promoted that know very little about the outdoor industry and business in general -eliminated benefits for employees averaging less than 32 hours per week / would constantly keep employees below 32 hours because it is considered full-time to work 32/wk -claim to care about stewardship and the community but I saw very little outreach and work within the community -hire a large number of employees that have no knowledge of the outdoors or products (i.e. an employee working in camping that had not actually been camping/backpacking/hiking before while an employee with experience and knowledge was working in clothing)

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5,0
26 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Good managers, deals, coworkers, products

Svantaggi

No cons, I really liked my time.

3,0
9 mag 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

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

Svantaggi

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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