IKEA Reviews

Current Employee – been working at IKEA full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Everyone is given a fair opportunity to develop at work and a fun place to work

Cons – Slow decision making and outdated IT systems

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at IKEA part-time for more than a year

Pros – Friendly working environment, no power distance, creative-ideas supported.

Cons – Minimum wages offered, and limited career development.

Advice to Senior Management – Create career development pathways.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IKEA

Pros – Great place to work, good salary, great colleagues. Senior management actually cares about their employees. Expanding company that is secure and exciting

Cons – Just the weekends and the long retail hours but that's normal everywhere. And only one store in Sydney so not enough career progress.

Advice to Senior Management – No real advice

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IKEA part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Competitive base pay - I know in the early 2000's their start pay for their lowest paid position was 60% higher then minimum wage.
Benefits
15% Discount on product
Great fellow coworkers

Cons – Some company politics but not enough to make it a difficult place to work at. Weekends can be stressful. Very busy and typically under staffed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IKEA full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Health care is just awesome and amazing and it is low cost as it can get!! Also amazing work life balance!!

Cons – Not many cons, if you work hard and stay true to ethics and values you will go far! Love it

Current Employee – been working at IKEA full-time

Pros – Given a fair amount of leeway to build the job you want (some assembly required!)

Cons – Parts of the organization do not communicate well resulting a bit of stress in the day to day operations.

Advice to Senior Management – You should be required to spend at least 10% of your workweek on the sales floor. Too many decisions are made by folks who don't understand the reality of retail.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IKEA full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good environment! Helpful people, very good benefits.

Cons – You don't have a fix schedule. The majority are part times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IKEA

Pros – Jeans as a uniform
Flexible with regards to hours

Cons – Difficult to move up in the company

Advice to Senior Management – Reward employees who deserve promotions based on performance and not seniority

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IKEA part-time for less than a year

Pros – Flexible work hours, good benefits

Cons – Having early hours in the mourning can be complicated because there is no public transportation at that time. Weather conditions can sometimes make it challenging to get there by bike.

Advice to Senior Management – Many of my friends would like to work in IKEA, use your employees to recruit loyal employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IKEA part-time for more than a year

Pros – Great benefits, friendly customers, managers and coworkers.

Cons – There aren't really any cons yet to working at Ikea

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend