IKEA Insider says:
April 4th, 2008
Got a little letter about what's going on at the West Chester Store from a co-worker there - some funny stuff!
They say:
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- Two women have shopped until their water has broken so far.
- Still have a gazillion people taking floor samples down to the registers to buy not figuring out the whole self-serve warehouse thing.
- Many customers are giving up by the time they reach children's frantically asking "How to I get out of here" like they have been lost in a maze upstairs or held captive.
- A raccoon snuck before opening move in. Finally one day on a human resource tour she was caught sleeping soundly on a malm bed… and of course even she thought the beds were comfortable. Just as pleasant as can be but off to the woods she went.
- Lonnie the manager comes in early and offers monthly breakfast time with coworkers for them to chat it up as well a lunch time with him. "He is fantastic." (I concur, he's super nice! - Jen)
- They need lots of people still, so keep the applications coming. They especially need closers, so apply online. They suggest after doing that make a call to the department. Textiles and children's really could use help (textiles is the biggest in North America) and let them know you have applied online and hope to get a call.
- Sales are through the roof!!!
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My husband has applied to several of the postings since the opening and he has tried to contact Ikea and the HR department but he doesn’t have their direct number. Instead he gets customer service and they tell him they won’t transfer him to HR unless he has a name and that there is a three week wait time before Ikea will contact someone about a position. He would have loved to work there but no one has contacted him and he is having to move on. Oh well… :s
How fun to hear the inside scoop! Thanks, Jen!