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I worked at Ikea for some time and it's quite amazing the possibilities you had as an employee pursuing a career within the company. Rather than them basing you
by reimertz 9y ago
I worked at Ikea for some time and it's quite amazing the possibilities you had as an employee pursuing a career within the company. Rather than them basing your performance on past studies and grades, you definitely had the possibility to pursue any role within the company as long as you had the "right" mentality and really wanted it. Just like any early-stage startup I've work with.
I was a lazy university student who just saw it as a part-time job though, just improving my economical situation for a bit but the few ideas I had was easily escalated and heard.
Kind of miss that place sometimes.
When it comes to Kamprads legacy, I do hope they open a fund with his pile of cash because for me, his legacy is stained by all the sketchy tax evasion schemes they've set up.
Rest in peace Ingvar.
- loceng 9y agoDo you know of any good books that talk about the culture like this at Ikea? I'd love to read it.
- reimertz 9y agoGreat question. I think their own documentation of it is spot on and gives a honest picture of their core values. You can read it for yourself here: http://ikea.in/culture-value http://ikea.in/culture-value I guess it’s worth saying that I don’t work for Ikea anymore so my words are my own and not affiliated with Ikea in any way.
- loceng 9y agoCool, thanks for the link. Also, only someone with poor reading comprehension - whether through rushing or lack of focus - would have thought you still worked for Ikea, I appreciate you saying it for those people though. :)
- dietr1ch 9y agoBook? Oh no, they might give you some paper and a pen.
- expertentipp 9y agoI wonder whether the people exploited by IKEA east from the Iron Curtain during the Communism had similar professional growth opportunities.
- imhoguy 9y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/16/ikea-regrets-forced-labour-germany https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/16/ikea-regret...