Pros
IKEA has some of the best benefits out there. It's a privately owned company with European values, so employee benefits are top notch. For management postions, you start out with three weeks of vacation. Medical and dental are great, but the vision plan is a bit lacking. Hours are quite flexible, and the work environment can be stressful at times but for the most part it is good.
Cons
You truly have to be a self starter to work at IKEA, because the training and competence development is non-existent. The IKEA store is a high-volume, low cost business, so there is limited investment in staffing and resources. It's pretty much bare-bones, so you have to be willing to support other departments and do things outside of your job description. Upper management is out of touch with the department managers and hourly coworkers. They are focused strictly on bottom line results and do little to motivate employees. Instead they typically sit in meetings all day or in their office, with no clue as to what transpires out on the floor.
