Is Mattel a good company to work for?

Mattel has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,151 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Mattel to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mattel have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Financial Analyst and Associate Manager .

Does Mattel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mattel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mattel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mattel?

64% of Mattel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mattel 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mattel?

Manager (48) , Intern (30) , Designer (22) , Senior Manager (22) , Internship (20) , Associate Marketing Manager (19) , Director (19) , Associate Manager (18) , Marketing (17) , Analyst (15) , Financial Analyst (14) , Senior Financial Analyst (14) , Estagiário (13) , Finance Manager (13) , Project Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at Mattel according to real employee reviews?

"Mattel has great people and a fun environment overall due to the nature of the products you make." ((in 201 reviews)); "Some good benefits including half day Fridays!" ((in 176 reviews)); "Good work life balance (half day off every Friday)" ((in 89 reviews)); "very dynamic and changing environment that has a great culture." ((in 77 reviews)); "Good pay and a lot of overtime" ((in 67 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mattel according to real employee reviews?

"Layoffs for managers & below are frequent (once a year or so) and stressful." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of direction in role" ((in 35 reviews)); "No new ideas from upper management and corporate mismanagement." ((in 27 reviews)); "long hours and lots of pressure" ((in 18 reviews)); "Frequent change organization and restructuring with low morale and job security." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mattel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mattel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mattel in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mattel locations?

El Segundo , Los Angeles , New York , East Aurora , Middleton , Jonestown , Buffalo , Charlotte , Fort Worth , Redondo Beach , San Bernardino , Chicago , Dallas , Culver City , Hawthorne , Madison , Cincinnati , Philadelphia , California , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Houston , San Antonio , Bentonville , Indianapolis , Torrance , Miami , Atlanta , Newark , Mount Laurel

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3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,505 total reviews)

Ynon Kreiz

65% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 2, 2010

Good place to gain a lot of marketing perspective, but it's not for everyone.

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some very smart and driven marketing folks. Frequent exposure to executive management and their perspectives on the market and product development. You'll gain broad marketing experience developing products from scratch every year with designers and engineers.

Cons

Don't be fooled by any note of work-life balance, the idea that you can leave early on Fridays, etc. It's an intense job and requires long hours. Some upper management team members are known to be condescending and are morale killers for many employees.

4.0

Dec 17, 2009

As CPG goes it's better than selling laundry detergent

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people - fun, intelligent and full of energy High quality products that people can take pride in Good corporate integrity

Cons

Poor work life balance - long hours, extensive travel, and weekends You would think a company this size would have better processes in place, especially on boarding but that is not the case.

3.0

Nov 30, 2009

If You Want to be Promoted At Mattel, Work in Marketing

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and the benefits at Mattel are amazing.

Cons

Promotions can be hard to come by in some of the non-Marketing groups. People end up getting frustrated and leaving.

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Good place to gain a lot of marketing perspective, but it's not for everyone.

As CPG goes it's better than selling laundry detergent

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