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

2.0
24 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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Cons

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4.0
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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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