Good benefits and work/life balance, but low pay - Associate Software Engineer Mattel Employee Review

Users say... "Mattel has great people and a fun environment overall due to the nature of the products you make." "Some good benefits including half day Fridays!" "Good work life balance (half day off every Friday)" "very dynamic and changing environment that has a great culture." "Good pay and a lot of overtime" 

Users say... "Layoffs for managers & below are frequent (once a year or so) and stressful." "Poor leadership and lack of direction in role" "No new ideas from upper management and corporate mismanagement." "long hours and lots of pressure" "Frequent change organization and restructuring with low morale and job security."