a good way to start your career, but you probably don't want to stay forever - Anonymous employee IKEA Employee Review

4.0
Apr 27, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

friendly and helpful, good social climate, flat hierarchies, good benefits, cheap lunch options, environmentally and socially conscious, managment is very personable and down-to-earth (e.g. met Mikael personally and he treated me, as a low-level, part-time employee, with wonderful respect and warmness; same goes for the lower bosses)

Cons

things can get extremely hectic and sometimes information doesn't get through --> communication break-downs happen quite often; rather chaotic in general

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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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