Two Irish gamers win paid positions in IKEA video game

Two Irish gamers beat 178,000 other applicants to land a coveted paid ‘co-worker’ position in IKEA’s game on online game platform Roblox.

IKEA launched a recruitment campaign on earlier this month and over 18,000 applicants came from Ireland, with the two winners hailing from Co Dublin and Co Kerry.

One of the Irish winners, Michael from Dublin, said: “I’m very excited and extremely happy to be chosen to be part of this new and innovative project and I can’t wait to see where it goes in the long run and I hope I can be part of future projects.

“This current project has been fun and interesting throughout my whole experience so far.”

The ten successful candidates will earn €14.80 per hour, in line with IKEA Ireland’s living wage.

‘The Co-Worker’ game will allow all gamers to browse a virtual IKEA store, replete with a home furnishings section and the iconic IKEA food market and …