Great on paper, deceptive in practice. - Kitchen Designer/Sales Associate IKEA Employee Review

2.0
9 Dec 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good options for healthcare, the uniforms aren't bad, there are good coworkers who make it easier to be here.

Cons

Inadequate pay (not adjusted for inflation), low merit raise, readily cuts hours, removed a historic pension fund for tenured workers (TACK). Management is more concerned about sales goals than it is about the well-being of their coworkers. Seeking accommodations for both COVID and disabilities is a needlessly arduous, extensive process. They're forcing arbitration onto its workers as of 2023, making you unable to file a class action lawsuit (during and after employment). Anti-union. Just a company that doesn't act in line with its own values.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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