Very stressful - Restaurant Staff IKEA Employee Review

3.0
Feb 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The responsibilities varied from taking care of transporting heavy boxes full of frozen food to and from the freezer, preparing the dishes, customer service at the counter to cleaning up. There was good food too that you could eat in the breaks and I learned a lot.

Cons

Incredibly stressful work environment, and 10 hours standing and running around really did a number on my health. Unfriendly customers are also part of the deal. Some very unhygienic conditions and old food was mixed with new sometimes and served again.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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