You’re nothing but a number. - Anonymous employee Mattel Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Watching kids play with toys is fun.

Cons

Working under a Mattel brand, everything is governed by Mattel execs. Corporate greed drives business decisions. They are a company of followers and will do whatever the big ECommerce companies do when it comes to layoffs and market movements. Internally, they promote toxic managers for the sake of “diversity, equity and inclusion.” The ERGs are for show. They are constantly cutting employee benefits and are forcing employees back to the office 4+ days per week. Executives gaslight middle managers and people near the bottom are constantly forced to do more with less. Each employee has the workload of 3+. Morale is at an all time low, but hey, we made a Barbie movie!

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5.0
Feb 3, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Strict in-office policy, 4 days in-office.

3.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Depends on your team and manager! If you get a good one, it's great. However, if you get a bad one... it's really bad. Luck of the draw.

Cons

Poor director upper management usually from all departments. They often do lay offs every year, sometimes 2-3 times a year to clean management. Thus causing a lot of churn.

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