IKEA Reviews | Glassdoor.co.uk
IKEA Reviews
Companies
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • Interviews

    IKEA Reviews

    Updated 24 September 2018
    114 reviews

    Filter

    Filter

    UK - All CitiesFull-timePart-time
    3.9
    StarStarStarStarStar
    Rating TrendsRating Trends
    Recommend to a friend
    Approve of CEO
    (no image)
    Jesper Brodin
    9 Ratings

    114 Employee Reviews

    Sort: PopularRatingDate
    Pros
    Cons

    • "hard to get a work/life balance" (in 74 reviews)

    • "Can be a bit difficult to be absent as a part-time; although you can do shift swap, or take some days off your given holiday" (in 61 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. Helpful (1)

      "Mrs"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Sales Coworker in Wembley, England
      Current Employee - Sales Coworker in Wembley, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The environment is exceptional. People are friendly and that's all working in a place like that. It's everything good. I love them.

      Cons

      Stressful job too busy as we have to do lot of tasks and serv customer above of all. And we have to face ungrateful customers.

      Advice to Management

      Need more employers more hours good contract hours. But it will never happen

    2. "."

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      Former Employee - Goods Flow Co-worker in Wembley, England
      Former Employee - Goods Flow Co-worker in Wembley, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at IKEA full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I would like to come back to the Ikea company because i like Ikea products, meal and friendship + work focused on customers service

      Cons

      may be the stressful working environment and pressure

      3. Join the IKEA team
      See Our Latest Jobs

    3. "Best Job I've ever had"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Coventry, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Coventry, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Flexible hours
      - The pay
      - During my time of employment, I was made to feel like I was part of a family
      - The staff break room was really cosy
      - Middle management was always really friendly and showed empathy towards employees when they were going through rough periods in their life
      - Super supportive towards personal goals

      Cons

      - Long hours during the Christmas period
      - Old equipment in kitchen breaking down frequently
      - Claiming to recycle when the store actually did not

      Advice to Management

      n/a

    4. "Sales Co-Worker"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Sales Coworker in Glasgow, Scotland
      Former Employee - Sales Coworker in Glasgow, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good staff benefits - Christmas present, yearly bonus, cheap lunches.
      Fairly flexible working times. Management were generally happy to shift things around to suit.

      Cons

      Rare to ever get a weekend day off. However, this now seems to be changing.
      Certain staff seemed to get promotions due to relationships with other staff over actual capabilities.

    5. "Good but can be very unorganised with holiday"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Customer Relations Co-worker in Grays, England
      Current Employee - Customer Relations Co-worker in Grays, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Christmas bonus, pay, people, weekends off

      Cons

      Every weekend off you use in holiday you have to pay back, not so efficient leading staff and very strained from sept-Oct due to refusing to hire

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your co-workers and be efficient with holiday

    6. "Good job, company is a well known company so you will get looked after"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Multiskilled Coworker in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Multiskilled Coworker in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      15% employee discount
      Free lunch for every 6+ hour shift

      Cons

      Never any full time contracts, always reluctant to give you more hours

    7. "Great team"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Assistant Store Manager in London, England
      Former Employee - Assistant Store Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at IKEA part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Becoming familiar with interior disign

      Cons

      Gadget tool should be a bit bigger

      Advice to Management

      Smile

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Warehouse co worker"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Warehouse Co Worker in Peterborough, England
      Current Employee - Warehouse Co Worker in Peterborough, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Nothing Everything is good great place to work

      Cons

      Everything is great nice place to work good

    9. "Former employee"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      Former Employee - Co-worker- Sales Floor in Glasgow, Scotland
      Former Employee - Co-worker- Sales Floor in Glasgow, Scotland
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at IKEA part-time

      Pros

      Great end of year bonus,good perks sometimes.

      Cons

      Change in people who attain promotion. Close ranks in certain situations. Cliquey.

      Advice to Management

      Concentrate more on PEOPLE OVER PROFIT,NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND.

    10. "THE PLACE IS A JOKE"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Customer Service in Leeds, England
      Current Employee - Customer Service in Leeds, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at IKEA full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      free meals, majority of staff are nice, STAFF not management,

      Cons

      Never have I ever worked at an organisation with such shocking management. If your face does not fit then you will go nowhere in the business. I work in customer relations and the Team Leaders do not pull their weight.Majority of them have not got a clue how to work the systems and think they do a good job by delegating everything to co-workers to resolve.
      Management are never seen and also have no clue about what is going on in the department. Customer Services and Checkouts managers are an absolute JOKE. The place does not value its staff at all, its all take take take and no give. Holidays are constantly declined as FAVOURITISM is rife.
      And just this week we have been told that sales are low so majority of the team are having hours cut.

    Showing 1,535 of 2,905 reviews
    Reset Filters