IKEA reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(13,366 total reviews)
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Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,366 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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13K reviews
4.0
Nov 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Whenever it is necessary to have your days off, you can always talk to your manager and he/she approves it with no questions. I just took a month off from work even though I am a rookie. Flexible work schedule is also a big positive. For example, if I wake up late, no problem at all. As long as I manage my portion of work, no one will blame me. If you think you've done your part, you can even go home early. One of the best companies to work for if you are a soccer mom or a single parent.

Cons

Low pay, I graduated from 4 yr university with BS and have 2-3 yrs of experience from several internships during school but IKEA offered a very unreasonable pay at first. I refused it once and they raised it little bit but still I'm not satisfied. Since I am a rookie, I am planning to get a new job when it comes to my one year anniversary at IKEA. IKEA has great work life balance but the pay is really low. I've asked this questions to lots of my co-workers and all of them responded the same. If you want to work for IKEA, be ready to get a minimum pay rate.

5.0
Sep 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IKEA is rich with opportunity and truly practices it's core values. Recognition and responsibility are encouraged and rewarded.

Cons

Although we look for better ways to work we are stuck in outdated auditing processes that take us away from the important issues of running the business. e.g. we are often consumed by an individual audit, rather than the everyday focus of good work.

3.0
Aug 22, 2008

IKEA IT

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good start to build up your CV. Fun and large project to drive. In the edge of new things and growing stable company. Perfect for people to learn processes and tools but maybe not the best place to be when you are senior and would like to be able to have more control.

Cons

More and more outsourcing to India. Complex solutions with very long lead time to give live. People are lazy and IKEA IT is a consultans paradise, resources should be more utiliazed. I strongly believe that people are more happy when they have things to do. Stress in general at IKEA IT is not based on the work load. There are some key players that do a lot and maybe to much. I think it is fare that mgnt but some expectations on people working at IKEA IT.

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