IKEA reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(9,098 total reviews)
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Juvencio Maeztu

64% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,098 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 (3.4 stars).

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9K reviews
4.0
Jul 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility. They really accommodate for your schedule. Vacation time is very generous and vacations are usually allowed most times of the year when planned for. The team atmosphere can be very fun to work in and there are a lot of opportunities for building friendships. They do well to develop people up to a certain point. There is good opportunity for lateral movement and educating one's self. Different business areas operate in different manners. There is work to be done in and out of the public eye so you don't always have to be dealing with customers. The benefits package is very good and it is offered to all employees working 20hrs/wk or more.

Cons

Pay is low like all retail. The maximum pay increase, without earning a promotion, is $1 per year. That's the maximum! In my time there not one person received the maximum possible increase. This is lackluster to say the least. The meager pay increase adds to turn over. And turn over is a big problem. Since pay rates tend to be low people move in and out of the workforce regularly. This adds a lot of repetitiveness in training and retraining. Management can be somewhat disconnected from reality as most have never worked outside of retail. They don't always understand the non-retail world.

4.0
Feb 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Opportunities include job transfer anywhere in the world. I worked with many people who were travelling whilst having a secure job with IKEA. They'd come from IKEA in Finland, Germany and more. - Free meals every day. Free coffee and drinks machines in the staff rooms. Identical to what is served up in the customer area. - Large employee area with showers, hair dryers etc. - Parties throughout the year. This included turning the restaurant in to a ball pit or the stairs in to a slide. Lots of fun. - Christmas gifts. One year everyone received a folding bike. - In house education. NVQ's etc. - Trusted to work on own initiative and supported. - Thorough training. - Never boring. - Chance to work in many roles including creative. - Christmas eve, day and boxing day off.

Cons

- Sometimes expected to do too much. Understaffed meaning queues of annoyed customers.

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