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    Found 182 reviews

    3.6
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    71%
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    IKEA CEO Jesper Brodin
    Jesper Brodin
    38 Ratings
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    1. "Good"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - IKEA FOOD Co-worker in Tottenham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good pay & benefit scheme

      Cons

      Lots of older people so gets jarring for young people

      Advice to Management

      Employ younger people

      IKEA2019-10-01

    2. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Goods Flow Co-worker in Croydon, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Very friendly atmosphere, great pay for the work that you do. very good facilities i.e toilets staff restaurant and sometimes food is free

      Cons

      sometimes the workload can be alot but its rare.

      Advice to Management

      Allow more promotions opportunities

      IKEA2019-09-17
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    3. "Great place to work as a temporary job"

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Wembley, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      great people, decent benefits, very good bonus (if it's achieved)

      Cons

      bonus based on many factors out of your hand Promotions are very biased and based on who you are friends with/language you speak

      IKEA2019-09-06

    4. "Great people and environment."

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      Current Employee - Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Top values-lead organisation Room to grow and learn Opportunity to change direction into other functions

      Cons

      Can be disorganised and political

      Advice to Management

      Focus on results, not on appearance

      IKEA2019-09-06

    5. "Horrible"

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      Former Employee - Cycle Driver in Armthorpe, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Pay is ok. Some of the shift leads are ok.

      Cons

      Most of the co workers, most of the jobs are incredibly boring.

      Advice to Management

      Pay more attention as to how the full timers are treating agency workers and maybe include agency workers in company celebrations, lunch discount and employee discount.

      IKEA2019-09-15

    6. "It's good if you need a little money"

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      Current Employee - Sales Co-Worker in Cardiff, Wales
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      If your a student looking for work on weekends or in need of a part time job this is a good place to go. They will train you up and you can go on courses such as a first aid and get paid for it. You'll meet and work with some great people.

      Cons

      You'll need to grow some thick skin because customers aren't always the nicest to deal with as people are sometimes. Its very rare to get full time roles. And sometimes it feels like you won't get anywhere unless your brown nosing the right person. And you can say good bye to your weekends and social life because trying to swap a weekend shift is like trading in gold dust and you can't book days off unless you have... holidays left, that could just be with my manager because I've heard other managers not be so strict.

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      Advice to Management

      Listen to those on the line, we tidy, we organise, we sell your products and the face of the company and serve customers everyday, we hear they're problems and we have problems of our own and we think of ways that can improve things around the shop. Every pair of hands comes with a free brain, use it.

      IKEA2019-09-14

    7. "Not bad"

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      Former Employee - IKEA FOOD Co-worker in Coventry, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great pay 20 min and 40 min breaks on 8 hour shifts Responsive managers and HR End of year gifts Cheap meals Great team

      Cons

      Some favouritism Finishing late and having to clean a LOT Dish room is horrible to work in Ugly uniform and being told off about make up / looking like a dinner lady Food do more than the whole store when it comes to pressure so deserve some form of recognition Very high turn over rate, you won’t see the same faces for long

      Advice to Management

      Appreciate co-workers more Have a bonus system for Food staff

      IKEA2019-08-29

    8. "Ikea"

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      Current Employee - Team Leader in Belfast, Northern Ireland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Their values are great, not just at work but at home aswell

      Cons

      Shortage of staff sometimes, workload can be to much at times

      Advice to Management

      Actively listen to co workers

      IKEA2019-08-26

    9. "Grow fast"

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      Current Employee - Sales and Supply Support Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      can grow quickly with right support, can work and develop in many different areas

      Cons

      internal politics at times, culture and values are inconsistant

      IKEA2019-08-19

    10. "Good employer and benefits"

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      Current Employee - Retail Sales Associate in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good employer good benefits and good values they try and stand by

      Cons

      Rota'd shifts so hard to plan events in your life

      IKEA2019-08-17
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