Decathlon reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,522 total reviews)
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Javier López

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Decathlon has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,522 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Decathlon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jan 29, 2024

Lacking in Leadership

Recommend
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Pros

The companies mission, vision and values are commendable and inspiring. That is what attracted me to Decathlon in the first place. But...

Cons

The implementation of the company's mission, vision and in particular its values leave much to be desired at the store and department levels. For example, the concept of team doesn't actually exist. Instead, in the zest to create an autonomous environment, people are constantly competing against one another, even those within a single department, creating a toxic environment were people are dishonest, unreasonably demanding, and often unhelpful.

3.0
Sep 14, 2022

Good to bad, bad to worse

Recommend
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Pros

Working with like-minded people. We are all active in sports, able to work together, and most of our peers are fun and welcoming.

Cons

Long working hours, 10 hours shift (including 1-hour break). The country leaders usually don't make decisions based on the real-life situations in the store but rather based on this rainbow and sunshine and rainbows they imagined that is happening in the stores. They pay below market rate to their employees, especially the part-timers, but expect them to work beyond their responsibilities.

1.0
Mar 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Relaxed environment/ no formal or strict dress code; - Incentive to play sports, that could be more organised and more benefits could be considered ; - Some company events; -Fresh fruits provided in the canteen. - Exposure to learning.

Cons

- The salaries are very low compared to the market; - There is a lack of clarity on the salary range and there is no formal rates according to the performance . - Too many systems that are unique to the company and none of them seems to work well. - The IT equipament given to perform the work seems to not support all the necessary systems and tasks , which creates delays and extra work. - Working overtime is expected, depending on your role, but no overtime is paid or hours given in an "overtime bank". Some people seems to work ridiculously more than others. - Lack of support of management, and a constant attitude of blame towards the employees. Management seems to be fast to point fingers but slow to help and develop people. - Bullying from certain managers that tends to speak ill about people below them, even though, the company praises a "flat structure" "lean model". - No support for qualified accountants and a culture that assumes that qualifications are "useless"and people learn on the go. - Careless about talents and accounting rules. - Lack of Human Resources and management support towards unforeseen circumstances, for example, if an employee is sick, instead management blames and get "suspicious" about the person condition and necessity to be absent from work.

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