Mattel reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,505 total reviews)
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Ynon Kreiz

65% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Mattel has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,505 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mattel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Jan 16, 2026

Good benefit

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and good benefit

Cons

Not much promotion change in

3.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- fun brands with cultural relevance - purpose in work - intelligent, talented workforce - unlimited PTO - ability to choose work-life balance (IF ok with not advancing quickly)

Cons

- WAY too serious for a company that's supposed to be producing fun = lower employee morale, less creative thinking - Disingenuous concern for wellbeing, work-life balance (underlying message = we want you to take care of yourself, but we'll exploit people who don't have boundaries with work by promoting them first) - Leaders make quick, cutthroat decisions with little explanation - Lots of barriers and delays to work that actually matters - (Perhaps department-dependent) very little career mobility - Lower salaries than comparable positions at similar companies - Perfectionist culture fosters more competitive, fear-based environment than collaborative environment - Unnecessary 4-day in-office mandate - Few employee engagement events / benefits beyond PTO

3.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible depending on your team Decent pay for the industry

Cons

numerous layoffs so you're always nervous

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