Great pay, benefits, culture...but retail is retail - Anonymous employee IKEA Employee Review

5.0
29 Sept 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent benefits package Generous paid time off Supportive management More emphasis on ability and experience than formal education Plenty of opportunity for US and global growth Swedes value the workers

Cons

Your coworkers will be difficult much of the time--it's retail, and retail attracts first-time workers, indifferent college students, and those bitter retail veterans who've never been promoted because they lack self-awareness, intelligence, or the "big picture" view to understand the competencies needed to be a leader. Managements is, as everywhere, hit and miss, but generally the company has high expectations for managers to act fairly and ethically. The best people you work with are those who are sticking around for promotion opportunities or for the good benefits. Working nights and weekends and holidays is a part of retail, but it's exhausting.

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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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