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    IKEA Reviews

    Updated July 19, 2018
    830 reviews

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    IKEA Country Manager Lars Petersson
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    110 Ratings

    830 Employee Reviews

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    • "hard to get a work/life balance" (in 70 reviews)

    • "Can be a bit difficult to be absent as a part-time; although you can do shift swap, or take some days off your given holiday" (in 59 reviews)

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    1. "I would work here."

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Customer Service in Merriam, KS
      Current Employee - Customer Service in Merriam, KS
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      They company have excellent benefits.

      Cons

      The change overs are constant.

      Advice to Management

      Chang hiring procedures.

    2. "Great Company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Brooklyn, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Brooklyn, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great for growth and wonderful benefits

      Cons

      too much favoritism, and that leads to no growth for some coworkers

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    3. "Industrial designer"

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      Current Employee - Industrial Designer in San Jose, CA
      Current Employee - Industrial Designer in San Jose, CA
      Recommends

      I have been working at IKEA full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Working creating new ideas and new products

      Cons

      Sometimes I spend time making things

    4. "General Warehouse Worker"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Perryville, MD
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Perryville, MD
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great company culture, option to join union, thorough training process, laid-back environment, IKEA furnished breakrooms, etc.

      Cons

      Departments need to communicate better, hard to move up in company

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Seasonal tragedy"

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      Current Employee - Merchandise Associate in Saint Louis, MO
      Current Employee - Merchandise Associate in Saint Louis, MO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Game room
      Pay
      Seasonal can become permanent
      15 percent discounts

      Cons

      Management
      No sick days or family emergency call offs
      No call offs
      Hours
      Pay in Merchandising
      Dysfunctional team
      Drama
      Food is nasty

      Advice to Management

      Seasonal should have call offs if they're emergencies. Each department should make over 12 hours for the amount of work we put in - instead you work for very little for little hours and have high expectations that merchandise department who is a team of 7 can clean an entire store nightly and morning. Logically it does not make sense. Crew who have been there for years have not received a bonus or a raise. The manager meeting a is a joke and human resource team allows each department to have freedom of no structure when it comes to their overseers of management. This company has got to be hands down the worst business I have encountered. Such a shame because Ikea has a reputation that is high but treats their employees like dog poo. I wish I never applied and wasted my time & other staff I spoke with have put in their two weeks and it's a handful of people who are leaving because of how Ikea works. The Ikea st.louis is the store that is awful. Pure awful. Most confusing store set up.

    6. "Customer Service - Returns"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Red Hook, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Red Hook, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good benefits, decent pay, nice coworkers.

      Cons

      Too little staff to handle all the customers

      Advice to Management

      Hire more staff

    7. "Good Company Values, but US Stores need work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Overall a great company to work for and offers generous benefits and a good work-life balance.

      Cons

      On the store level, it really depends on the team and location. US retail needs some work - it can be a bit disorganized and high turn over. Seems like the experiences at the corporate level and abroad / internationally are better.

    8. "Cashier"

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      Current Employee - Cashier in Brooklyn, NY
      Current Employee - Cashier in Brooklyn, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA (More than a year)

      Pros

      Management is pretty organized, which makes things easier. Pay is pretty good for a cashier position. Managers are also nice and understanding.

      Cons

      Sometimes it gets very busy which can be a little hard to deal with.

    9. "Merchandising"

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      Current Employee - Merchandiser in Costa Mesa, CA
      Current Employee - Merchandiser in Costa Mesa, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay, great benefits, friendly coworkers

      Cons

      Buttheads with other departments. Often have to pick up the slack of prep and flow and com & In

      Advice to Management

      Listen to coworkers, give feedback, and actually get things done when you say your going to.

    10. "Fraudulent practices on the daily"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Baltimore, MD
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Baltimore, MD
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Generous pay, which makes sense for the incompetence you have to deal with on a daily basis. HR Shared Services is the best place to not have to do any real work.

      Cons

      Management, culture, favoritism...the most toxic work environment to work in. No sense in discussing concerns with HR since there isn’t an HR team for the SSC.

      Advice to Management

      Get real! The practice of not following policy is opening the company up for so many lawsuits. I would even recommend closing the SSC it’s such an embarrassment.

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