Workplace reviews and discussion: DECATHLON法商迪卡儂Retail_台灣迪卡儂有限公司

【Having spent around two years working in a mall, and based on a department manager’s firsthand experience, the following applies to the situation in the mall departments of any branch.】

From an interviewee’s perspective, it is definitely not good, because the company completely delegates interview and hiring decision-making authority to the heads of individual departments instead of having a single team handle the allocation process. So, for example, if you email the Neihu store, and they are not hiring at all at that time, the job will basically not even be posted on 104. There is no standardized interview-process training, no unified channel, and no designated person responsible for managing 104. Basically, it is a mess.

But as for whether the job is good, I can only say that in one year, you can learn every skill under the sun. While everyone is currently criticizing the department managers featured in those recruitment videos, saying things like, “It makes it look like direct selling,” “Can you just hand out manager positions to new graduates?” and “The whole store is full of managers,” I can guarantee that if you can stay in the position of “department manager” for a full year and leave with a smile, you will be someone who is not afraid of hard work, criticism, unreasonable situations, or, at the same time, managing “people, matters, resources, and finances.” What other job lets you gain experience in all four areas while allowing you to make decisions with full authority, take responsibility for yourself, and tolerate your own mistakes?

As long as you do not leave because you cannot stand it anymore or because you were fired, but leave because you have thought it through carefully, you will basically have the abilities a manager should possess. All that remains is time and experience in different industries.

I can’t say whether it is suitable as a lifelong career, but it is worthwhile to have worked there. After all, success belongs to those who have endured hardship, and the hardship and exhaustion at Decathlon teach you something—they are not just pretending to be busy or keeping busy with pointless tasks (and there is overtime pay too, XD).

Salary:

Department manager: base salary of 37K + unlimited monthly bonuses (there are monthly bonuses, so there is no year-end bonus—stop criticizing the lack of one). Receiving over 40K per month is standard, and there have even been months when it exceeded 50K.

Assistant: base salary of around 27K + unlimited bonuses