Too much work, company won't hire, management doesn't care - Food Service Worker IKEA Employee Review

2.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, generous paid time off, generally good work culture

Cons

Management took away preferred schedules while not having enough people to do the work for the restaurant. This is evident by the long lines on the weekends for customers, dirty tables, lines of dirty dishes in dish carts spilling out into the dining room, backed up tray carts stacked around the tray return areas. The workers can't keep up, there are multiple call outs on the weekend because no one wants to deal with it anymore. Some management is aware of how out of hand it is and what a terrible customer experience it provides, yet others seem completely oblivious and are in complete denial of the mess that happens EVERY WEEKEND.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

• Structured, delivery focused work • Data driven decision making • Independent ownership • Impact on team efficiency & customer xp

Cons

• Balancing customer facing expectations with project deadlines • Scope creep with cross team processes and reporting • Managers often leaned on me for more than my formal responsibilities, which led to overextension

1.0
Apr 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The only good thing is you can work from home a few days a week but it’s unlikely you will work 9-5 M-F

Cons

Overall the company is awful, there’s nothing good to say, if you don’t accept a position where you make over $80k from the start it’s likely you will be in poverty and need to live off government assistance, odds of getting a promotion are extremely low even with years of experience, there are not many job opportunities at ikea. IKEA pays on the lower end of market pay for all its positions. Been at the company for over 5 years never received a bonus No individual performance incentive All it is is a corporate job! ikea is not offering anything special (no good benefits) to its employees, I almost feel like a clown for working here as long as I have! As someone who isn’t into politics very much is very obvious that the company has a progressive or liberal bias and at times comes across as very distasteful or even in unrespectful to those who aren’t very into all that stuff. I would really like to work at a company where quality work & tenureship is rewarded but that is not here

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