Great place to work - Anonymous employee IKEA Employee Review

4.0
20 Apr 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

IKEA has a fantastic benefits package. Who else gives, and subsidizes benefits for part time employees?? They are extremely supportive of family vs. work life. I've never been given a hard time for staying home with a sick child or needing time off for personal reasons. Everyone is very friendly.

Cons

On your feet a lot. Yellow shirts, of course, but you get used to it. Being a sales coworker means when you close the store you've got to stay until every department is done. Sometimes this encourages other departments to be lazy, knowing that others will come and do the work just to go home.

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
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Pros

• Structured, delivery focused work • Data driven decision making • Independent ownership • Impact on team efficiency & customer xp

Cons

• Balancing customer facing expectations with project deadlines • Scope creep with cross team processes and reporting • Managers often leaned on me for more than my formal responsibilities, which led to overextension

4.0
1 June 2026
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Pros

I have a very empathetic and flexible manager. Although I do meet the requirement to be in office three days a week many others do not and don’t seem to suffer for it. My work can be challenging at times, but due to the slow pace of most things here I rarely feel overwhelmed.

Cons

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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