Is Mattel a good company to work for?

Mattel has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,153 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

Mattel reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,506 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 1,506 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

1.0

Apr 20, 2024

You’re nothing but a number.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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!

1.0

Sep 25, 2023

A Missed Opportunity for Empowerment. Mattel prioritizes profit over employee well-being

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mattel employs great people who are passionate about the company.

Cons

After a blockbuster movie (grossing 1.3+ Billion dollars) with a strong message on women's rights, it's honestly a bit of a bummer to see how Mattel's been treating their folks. They've been pretty stingy with the paychecks lately – no more bonuses this year. And there has been two rounds of layoffs in 2023, even though the workload's gone through the roof. Work-life balance? It's practically vanished.

3.0

Mar 26, 2019

Good company falling on tough times

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Making a positive impact on the lives of children (who doesn't like toys) Strong, evergreen brands (barbie, hot wheels, fisher price) Good people at middle management and below Compensation and benefits are good

Cons

Culture is broken & and morale is horrible due to declining sales and too much bureaucracy with C suite and upper management Middle management is not empowered to make decisions Lacking innovation due to low morale and bad culture

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