IKEA was an abusive relationship. - Resolution Specialist IKEA Employee Review

2.0
1 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

IKEA demands you feel included in the IKEA work family and it makes you feel proud at times.

Cons

IKEA places it's customer facing co-workers into the most unsupported positions. There is a lack of strong leadership and a slew of complicated processes that lead to coworkers not knowing what they're doing and leads take little initiative to help. IKEA has moved resources from stores to online and leaves stores to fend for themselves, this trickles down to coworkers being expected to run the business while being pulled and shoved by managers and leaders to follow orders. IKEA makes every attempt to ensure they're safe from a PR perspective when it comes to taking care of their coworkers but fail to follow through with anything more than figurative pats on the back.

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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I have a very empathetic and flexible manager. Although I do meet the requirement to be in office three days a week many others do not and don’t seem to suffer for it. My work can be challenging at times, but due to the slow pace of most things here I rarely feel overwhelmed.

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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