Hourly Coworker - Anonymous employee IKEA Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are really good- medical, dental, optical, pet insurance, 401K and other benefits few will utilize but are available.

Cons

Restructuring of business to be "customer concentric"- they have forgotten to fix their problems first. Such as advocating for the employees, so in turn they can be ambassadors for the brand. Management is lacking in true management skills and favoritism plays a major part in promotions and acknowledgements. Original "values" Ingvar Kamprad wanted for his company are seriously lacking and ignored. Work life balance is seriously lacking for many.

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This is, without equivocation, the most sclerotic organization I have ever been a part of. The management structure and reporting lines are inscrutable and even after 3 years I barely understand how my team fits into the larger picture. My job is a data role, and although getting access to data has improved somewhat, it is still one of my biggest blockers.

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