IKEA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(13,436 total reviews)
avatar

Juvencio Maeztu

77% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,436 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

13K reviews
5.0
Sep 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for wonderful managers who really cared about each employee as an individual person. They were always cheerful and ready to help when we needed it. Worker benefits were great, even part-time employees received medical, dental, vision, and 401K. Discounts were nice, and meal discounts while we were on the clock were incredibly helpful. IKEA only hires nice, cheerful people, so being in such a positive environment really helped me do my job well.

Cons

Difficult to schedule around college classes occasionally. It really depended on the department and manager. Occasionally, work could get repetitive, and it was sometimes difficult to schedule time off.

1.0
Sep 4, 2016

sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance is good, and PTO

Cons

Horrible managers. They talk behind employees backs, gossip, bully verbally, give dirty looks, and hire their friends for positions. HR does nothing if you complain about treatment. They look for reasons to fire you or give corrections, if the manager doesn't like you. New hires make more money than existing employees. Very high turnover now at this store. There is no life balance, and no open door policy. If you complain, most managers know, and you can forget moving anywhere. They hire externally and people with no experience, instead of internally when coworkers have experience and wait for openings. Can not emphasize the bad treatment of employees. But, if you are part of the right clique of the managers that like you, you can move up fast. New restaurant manager and her newest male team lead, sales, and especially front line cashier team lead, managers..horrible employee treatment. They have job fairs often, as the turnover is very high. They will try to make you quit by how miserable they make you feel, or finally fire you for being 1 minute late, 1 minute overtime, or something else petty. And deny employees that are fired unemployment benefits. This is something I heard MANY times. Would NOT recommend applying here if you want a company that values their employees and feels it is important to treat them right.

Viewing 301 - 303 of 13,436 Reviews

Glassdoor has 18,691 IKEA reviews submitted anonymously by IKEA employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if IKEA is right for you.