IKEA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(13,403 total reviews)
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Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,403 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IKEA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Sep 20, 2023

This isn't what Ingvar envisioned.

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Pros

At this point the benefits package is the only reason to work for IKEA. There are a lot of great Coworker Resource Groups that provide a lot of support but the company does not back it up.

Cons

IKEA, at least at the unit I worked at, has completely lost sight of the company values. They've become just another company presenting a mask of inclusion and "family" culture that only cares about money and KPIs. Hard work is not rewarded, and employees going through burnout in response to the company's treatment of them are punished rather than supported. Despite regular promises to promote from within, internal candidates become disillusioned after trying to progress in their development for years with no follow through from the company. IKEA feels no sense of obligation to their workers and makes no effort to keep their word, and management does not follow company procedures which sabotages coworkers who are just trying to protect their job.

1.0
Aug 31, 2023

This job is so stressful it effects my mental health daily.

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Pros

The benefits package is excellent

Cons

Upper management runs the business as if they are the popular kids in school picking their favorites for certain positions while the business is failing In so many areas yet they just keep calling it "realigning the business". There has been a mass exit of many people with tenure. lower management who actually sees the issues and talks to their team to see what changes could actually help the business are pushed against a wall and not allowed to make change, and if they do their job as in corrective action or write ups for those coworkers who are in subordinate or braking policy, then the team lead is generally put in a position where they are forced to quit or fired.

1.0
Jun 14, 2023

Rotten beneath the surface

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Pros

Good benefits Remote work available Can move ( to some roles) pretty quickly. Don't have to be tenured like a lot of other jobs.

Cons

KPI's matter more than the employee's wellbeing. Leads are passive aggressive and try to shame you in the team chat. Excessive micromanaging. Lead doesn't know job. Relies on coworkers to tell how role works. Lead shares personal info with other coworkers, such as when someone has been disciplined Higher ups do not think things through before launching so everything is a disorganized disaster, but we're expected to just adapt. Make you feel guilty if you are sick because they are more focused on making a sale No incentive to keep employees happy aside from a not guaranteed annual bonus. Unreasonable working hours and they refuse to accommodate forcing people to choose between the job or picking up their kid on time. High turnover rate, and no steps in place to fix the problem driving people to leave or call out of work so often.

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