REI – I was micromanaged, constantly felt like I was under surveillance, 8 hour day standing on concrete, worked for three years and only got a 48 cent raise, was discriminated against for being disabled. And was refused a recommendation to a new job which was required to be hired there | Comparably

REI – I was micromanaged, constantly felt like I was under surveillance, 8 hour day standing on concrete, worked for three years and only got a 48 cent raise, was discriminated against for being disabled. And was refused a recommendation to a new job which was required to be hired there

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Cooperative, selling outdoor recreation gear, sporting goods, and clothing via some 143 retail stores in 36 states, catalogs, and the web. read more
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I was micromanaged, constantly felt like I was under surveillance, 8 hour day standing on concrete, worked for three years and only got a 48 cent raise, was discriminated against for being disabled. And was refused a recommendation to a new job which was required to be hired there

What are some of the best things about your team?

They are nice and deserve better than this place

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Everyone. It is deeply flawed but mainly managers and corporate need to stop looking at employees at "green vests" and acknowledge them and actual human beings who are only working here to pay our rent, not to expand the CONSUMER(not for the workers) "co-op"

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Everything y'all have a lot of work to do if you want happy workers. Employees at my store said they were unhappy with how things were being run and the store manager told them they were wrong for feeling that way. Work on listening skills

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

If I stopped working for just a moment out of an 8 hour day standing on concrete, a manager would suddenly appear from the back to tell me to get back to work. This place felt like a cult, I heard several other coworkers use that exact word. They could use something called compassion.

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What is the best part about your compensation package?

We get great gear discounts.

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