MY review of IKEA - Design/Sales IKEA Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

benefits are great, and the salary is decent. They are a very stable company, with good working values. The managment seems to help out when it gets busy. Overall decent job

Cons

I feel that it can be difficult to advance unless you want to put yourself in any random position in the store. for example, if you spend 5 years as a kitchen designer, and thats your specialty, to move up you may have to stock plants or sell bedsheets if a managment position opens in one of those areas, typical retail. Fast paced retail, can be extremely busy at times

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 1, 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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