‘Job market so bad you can’t even get hired on Roblox’: Fans troll as Ikea’s new virtual store announces workers can earn £13.15 an hour 

IKEA has stores worldwide, but in June 2024, it opened a store in an unexpected location that no one saw coming - the popular video game Roblox. It announced that the virtual universe would feature its very own IKEA virtual store. And as the ultimate cherry on top, players could earn £13.15 per hour for working in the game.

Recently, a post was shared asking for an update on what happened to the virtual IKEA store and whether people actually made money working there. The post has sparked several curious and amusing reactions from users.

Hilarious user reactions

Users were seen sharing some hilarious thoughts and opinions in response to the post. Let's take a look at some of them.

Job market so bad

It seems like this user has a humorously pessimistic take on the job market, suggesting that it’s so bad that people can’t even land a job in a virtual universe like Roblox.

Serving meatballs

According to this user, is that what really happened? IKEA hired three-fourths of the applicants, had them work for about seven weeks, and only served meatballs in the game. Sounds like easy money!

Beats imagination

Many users like this one are in complete disbelief that anyone could earn such good money just by playing video games all day.

Artificial Employees

Did IKEA fool us? Did they hire AI employees and pay them £13.15 an hour? It seems this user might be onto something!

Getting paid more on Roblox

It seems this user might be rethinking all her life choices after hilariously pointing out that there’s no way IKEA offered that much money on Roblox, especially since she actually works at an IKEA store and earns less than that.

Never heard back

It seems this user applied when IKEA first made the announcement and still hasn't heard back. That means he’s probably been checking his mailbox for almost a year, and maybe still is!

Still time to apply?

Many people are still eager to apply for the job, especially since you get paid just for playing a video game. However, it seems this user might be almost a year too late.

Bills to pay hunni

This user has something important to tell their partner, that he's got bills to pay and he just found a great way to do it!

IKEA's announcement of paying people to work in their virtual store seems to have been a definite success, as people are still talking about it even months later.