IKEA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(13,420 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 13,420 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
3.0
May 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IKEA Stoughton has a lot of great products and great employees. The benefits are good (including discount) and they do strive to create good work-life balance for their employees. This is a good company to work for if you are just looking for a part time job to supplement your income, are only working for fun, or just doing this for the short-term (like while finishing school, for example).

Cons

As with many large organizations, IKEA struggles to maintain employee morale and job satisfaction over the long-term. There are very limited opportunities for advancement, and a fair amount of bureaucratic nonsense to deal with. If you choose to work for this company, be prepared to accept things the way they are. It is unlikely that you will be able to turn your position there into your dream career unless you are being hired directly into a position you are truly passionate about. People who work here long term start to feel devalued and begin to doubt their own skills and abilities and what they can actually contribute to the workforce. I know more than a handful of people who either suffered a mental/emotional breakdown from working here and/or left angry. Leaving was one of the best things I've done for myself. I feel so much better about myself and my life now that I have a boss who values my abilities and contribution to the business.

1.0
Mar 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some great, friendly people working for the business. A few capable and talented co-workers. Bonus structure for co-workers in the store. Good pay for managers.

Cons

Poor work life balance. As a manager, the senior leadership team expects 12-14 hour days from you most days. Massive bureaucratic structure where everything is far more complicated than it needs to be, the company borders on socialism with whole teams employed to check the bureaucratic processes are being followed. People consolidate power within their cliques, anyone outside of that is treated poorly. Co-workers and managers are allowed to transfer from one department to another department despite having no experience in that field, this results in people doing jobs they are completely unqualified/incapable of doing. A large number of senior managers have psychopathic tendencies, they come across nice to everyone in public then attack people in private. I've never see people treated so badly by senior managers in a business before.

4.0
Jan 16, 2015

many benefits

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

learning new things. great training.

Cons

not enough hours for co workers.

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