They definitely succumbed to American corporate practices... - Product Quality Specialist IKEA Employee Review

2.0
1 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

History of the company is impressive, when IKEA of Sweden has our backs, decisions are made in the interests of the coworkers, though this does not happen often. Workplace culture at the bottom level is overall, amazing.

Cons

After the infamous "O4G" restructuring, US corporate support all but vanished from a ground level perspective, an incredibly drastic difference from just months prior. The company was already slow to respond to coworker complaints, but at least things worked prior to this and we could figure things out on our own, with the agency we once had. Executive management seems to have completely lost touch with ground level. Work ethic and values cultivated prior to restructuring have been consistently abused since, and senior level coworkers have been dropping like flies.

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Pros

Great managers and coworkers-felt like family.

Cons

Holidays were brutal but mainly because of the coworkers

4.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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