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    3.8
    72%
    Recommend to a Friend
    76%
    Approve of CEO
    IKEA President and CEO Jesper Brodin
    Jesper Brodin
    47 Ratings
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    1. "Great"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Self Serve Co Worker in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Co workers excellent to work with, IKEa recruits certain types of people which makes most people recruited very easy to get along with. Management also very happy to work with you to aid in external commitments.

      Cons

      Not easy to get a full time contract. Employ mostly part time staff and get them to work more hours

      IKEA2019-11-27

    2. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Cashier in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Fun. Great people. Fantastic benifits. Looked after. Great Christmas gifts. Lots of opportunity if working g full time.

      Cons

      Found opportunity mostly given to full time works. Few managers useless.

      IKEA2020-01-24
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    3. "OK COMPANY TO WORK FOR"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Co-Worker in Peterborough, England

      I have been working at IKEA full-time

      Pros

      boring repetitive job and strict rules

      Cons

      good company pay and benefits

      IKEA2020-01-21

    4. "Review"

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      Current Employee - Sales Co-Worker in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great team, lots of benefits, room to progress

      Cons

      Shift work, can be stressful at times.

      IKEA2020-01-16

    5. "Good company with great values"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales in London, England

      I have been working at IKEA full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - lots of friendly people! - free/subsidised food from the canteen - always busy with something to do - every other weekend off which is amazing in retail

      Cons

      - usual cons of working in retail e.g. customers can be rude, always a mess - compulsory late shifts

      IKEA2020-01-16

    6. "High on Values big company"

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      Current Employee - Functional Food Manager in Reading, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Package, working hours, constant renewal.

      Cons

      Making change can be infuriatingly slow and cumbersome.

      IKEA2020-01-13

    7. "Great People, Great Job, Poor Management"

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      Former Employee - Sales Co-Worker in Southampton, England
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Co-workers are friendly and fun to work with, it's a real community feeling. The job can be stressful but on the whole it's fun and engaging.

      Cons

      Heavy focus on sales targets for co-workers, lots of tasks that are beyond our job descriptions. Hard to leave work and feel like you've left work as you have lots of additional responsibilities. Co-workers often are stressed due to poor management.

      Advice to Management

      Focus on co-workers first, the sales will come after. Happy co-workers lead to better sales, not the other way around.

      IKEA2020-01-22

    8. "very good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Assistant in Milton Keynes, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      good pay bonuses Christmas presents Parties and Staff breakfasts

      Cons

      long hours rude customers

      Advice to Management

      motivate staff a bit more

      IKEA2020-01-07

    9. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Sales Co-Worker in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good discount on products Good hourly rate

      Cons

      Not always easy to get more hours

      IKEA2020-01-03

    10. "Decent"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Storeman in Greenwich, England

      I worked at IKEA part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      I enjoyed working as a storeman as i learned many new skills

      Cons

      the management at the Ikea i worked at was terrible

      IKEA2019-12-30
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