Time for new mgmt blood at Mattel - Anonymous employee Mattel Employee Review

2.0
Jun 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Mattel has great design teams, great brands, and the teams at Boys and Girls, American Girl and Fisher Price are very driven to succeed. They take a lot of pride in their products.

Cons

Mattel's consensus environment has deteriorated to a point where you have people more worried about what others are doing than what competition is doing. Too many people in the management layers to "stay informed" rather than adding value. Not enough communications from managers to employees.

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Pros

Mattel is a notable name and you get to work with some really great brands.

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Good benefits if you get hired.

Cons

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