Used to be great. Not anymore - Prep & Flow Coworker IKEA Employee Review

3.0
Apr 30, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits Pay if you're a manager, leader, or specialist Micro-management is tolerable Opportunities to travel

Cons

The recent restructuring that happened last October has been a complete disaster. Skilled employees have had their jobs disappear and skills no longer utilized. These employees were mapped into jobs which was supposed to be like-for-like, but with some jobs disappearing, this was not possible. The morale since the restructure is the worst it has been in the 12 years I have worked here. I work in "Prep & Flow" which in any other company would be called logistics. The amount of responsibilities of this one department is astronomical and extremely difficult to overcome. This is the first time I have actively looked for other employment in all my years here. I have always stuck around because the changes have been temporary. This restructure is permanent and a failure.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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