Not like to was - Anonymous employee IKEA Employee Review

2.0
3 Dec 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PTO, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, Benefits (part-time HL1 get eye and dental. HL2 (up to 32 hrs) gets all the benefits.

Cons

Toxic work environment (thanks to upper management). It has changed since Ingvar (founder) passed. Yes, change is inevitable, but it changed for the worse. The pay is the only real reason to stay. But, the misery spreads and tension builds. If you stand up for yourself, you are seen as trouble. It’s politics. They will only give growth opportunities to people who are willing to conform. Even then it would be hard.

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Cons

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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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