workload sucks, pay sucks but mostly nice people though - Sales Associate IKEA Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- friendly and also helpful co-workers - cheap meal options for staff

Cons

- your to-do lists might be endless, especially if your department is popular and if it is a weekend or holiday - expected to do, learn or remember nearly as many things as a Full Timer - flexible schedules for Part Timers do not exist here and need to be planned a month in advance - 12-13 bucks per hour is definitely not enough - although co-workers can be friendly, they rather stick with their own cliques - senior management can be rather uptight and nitpicky - incentives is barely a thing here (apparently it has been a year since the last incentive was given) since the sales needed for that is practically impossible with the decline of ikea (look at the news for the past two years) - location can be rather remote for most - tech stuff regarding online access to anything is such a hassle even my higher ups were complaining about it - too much workshops or trainings (offline/online) which I find rather unnecessary or outright useless in my opinion for Part Timers

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

Sometimes on call and weekends and nights work

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
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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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