From our retail employees who proudly wear our green vests on the sales floor to the support staff in our headquarters and distribution center, REI employees take pride in serving our members and making personal contributions to inspiring people to enjoy the outdoors.

The co-op has been fortunate over the years to attract an engaged, skilled and passionate employee team that today numbers nearly 9,000.

For 10 consecutive years, we have been recognized by FORTUNE magazine on its prestigious list as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America." In the 2007 list, we rank:

• #27 overall
• #1 among companies that encourage employees to balance work and personal lives
• #11 among mid-sized companies

FORTUNE also recognized REI for launching a program to make healthcare benefits available for all employees.

Based upon an anonymous survey of randomly selected employees conducted by the Great Place to Work® Institute, we were given the organization's 2007 "Workplace Pride" award. The survey, conducted on behalf of FORTUNE, probed on employees' view of REI's employment offerings and workplace practices.

REI's presence on the "100 Best" list confirms that our employee offerings and benefits are industry leading, and reinforces why REI continues to be an employer of choice.

Our favorable employee engagement survey results and turnover rates are additional indicators of our strong workplace culture. In addition to sharing our success by rewarding our employees for their contributions through incentive pay and retirement and profit sharing programs, we strengthened our benefits through additions such as healthcare benefits for part time workers and adoption financial assistance, and formed a companywide effort in support of enhanced diversity and inclusion.

To learn more about REI's comprehensive benefits package and employment opportunities, please visit, http://www.rei.com/jobs.