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
Jun 29, 2010

Depends on your boss

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Half day Fridays, discounts on toys, tuition reimbursement, great cafeteria... and for the most part, great employees. Great at giving back to the community

Cons

The corporate culture is great and so are most of the employees. Management is another story, some of them act very entitled and because of that, promotions are few and far between. Their careers come before developing yours, so many great employees are overlooked and they lose them because of it.

2.0
Jun 10, 2010

Time for new mgmt blood at Mattel

Anonymous employee
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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.

4.0
Jun 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They treat you with respect, and are always willing to work with you if you need time off for important personal issues.

Cons

Hours are low and benefits have been eliminated for part time employees

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