It’s been a great run despite the last few years of inept leadership that sunk a once profitable ship. I will miss our daily interactions and chuckle at the thought of those moving on to ES thinking they’ve found greener pastures. The 2 hour gym... — read more 

There is no way Mattel can come back from where it is right now. There is no way but down for this ship. Don't kid yourselves into believing otherwise. Just pack your bags and move somewhere better before that decision is made for you and it catches... — read more 

TAA has anyone looked into this?

Toy industry soars up 7% in first half of 2018. Meanwhile, our team of nitwit C-Suiters managed to lose over HALF A BILLION DOLLARS in two quarters. WTF? Why are they still collecting a paycheck? How the fijck can they even look us in the... — read more 

Ynot's e-commerce strategy is beginning to come into focus, shop.mattel website is now presenting visitors with the following message. We will continue to help you find the perfect toys and baby gear at your preferred retailer, but will no longer... — read more 

Looking for Sr MM and AMM.

Mattel forgot how to make really cool toys. Where is the creativity and brilliance in toy making? Where is the next Big toy? Where are the toys the kids can’t live without? Where is the magic and excitement? Mattel needs to start making toys kids... — read more 

I always held "Mattel" as the # 1 toy company, with many wonderful brands for all ages. Somewhere along the line things changed. Great talented and dedicated employees were not recognized for their continuous dedication to the company they enjoyed... — read more 

Mattel will try to stabilize it’s overhead then prep to sell off brands while they still have some equity. That will likely be the start of the company filing for bankruptcy protection. They will protect Barbie and hot wheels. FP and Mega aren’t... — read more 

Any updates about when do layoffs start in Europe? maybe after summer vacations in September?

Do not negotiate your severance unless you have a potential claim against the company that you have vetted with a law firm. Reach out to a lawyer and ask them to review your case. Be prepared with a detailed timeline that shows a pattern of... — read more 

For those who got laid off this last round, you probably received your termination packet information in the mail last week (I got mine Friday). There are only 7 days given to review the separation agreement, sign it and return it. However, is it... — read more 

If the Company still needs to reduce headcount...how about offering voluntary early retirement? Pretty sure there would be a lot of interest!

Anyone heard about more happening in November? I’m in an AG store and can’t imagine anything would happen there right before the holidays. I bet whatever position is going it would be in January

Anyone know what was the salary range for a director or VP at the NYC office?

Thank you for 15 great years of employment, i loved my job and most of the people I worked with. The last 5 were not so good, but it all worked out in the end. I'm looking forward to the future.

Get rid of overpaid useless managers. It is the era where Designers should be managing themselves. And if they can't, then get rid of them. There's younger cheaper talent out there. Mattel, the bargain bin of commercial design.

and do nothing but act like quiet little scared sheep as these clueless id--ts up top ruin and dismantle our once-great company, fire good talented people, while they line their pockets from the fire sale? We end not with a bang, but a whimper? This... — read more 

Whatever happened with SM’s Strategic Development group?

ES Design center basically looks like a homeless encampment after a tsunami

GOODBYE.

Somebody else wrote this, but this is a perfect reflection of how bad things are at Mattel now: I feel blessed to have been let go in the latest round. Sure, if it had happened 1-2 years ago, I would have been devastated, but at this point it's a... — read more 

RD is visiting AG this week. Is he coming to deliver the BEST news?

There were layoffs yesterday and expect to see more today. Not huge numbers, but it's happening.

I think they are finally going to get rid of the factories and start focusing on making Mattel a licensing company . let others design and produce Mattel IP and risk

A Mattel spokesman confirmed today that cut would affect approximately 50 employees in East Aurora, most of whom are in back-office support functions. As of March 30, about 760 employees worked for Fisher-Price and Mattel in East Aurora... — read more 

After last week's culling, I'm scared of going into work today just to find out more of us are being shown the door. I have a feeling we are still far from the announced 2200 and I can't help but be nervous. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid, but you... — read more 

To everyone who has gotten laid off, my sincerest condolences. It is rough and I’m sure many good people were let go. With that being said... it was something that was necessary given the situation mattel is in right now. But what blows my mind is... — read more 

For those who were just laid off, I’m sorry for what you are going through - it stinks but you will end up in a better place eventually. Trust me - I speak from experience. At the same time use this time to “detox” and get back to who you are and... — read more 

How does RD do it - gets someone else to clean up global development including cutting the number of VPs in half and then takes it back 18 months later. Is nobody getting into the details of what’s happening?

Can this be done? Some websites say you should negotiate you severance. If they give you 1 week pay for every year, ask for 2 weeks for every year. I would love to negotiate, but what if they say "okay you get nothing now.

Any new on layoffs or the current situation at Mega Brands/Bloks? Can find no updates and they weren't even listed separately in the quarterly report...can only assume they are part of "owned brands" (and how unintentionally ironic is that title... — read more 

When my wife was laid off from another company a few years ago the amount of severance we received was significantly lower than we expected due to it being in a higher tax bracket. Now it was my turn to be laid off, and we are trying to figure out if... — read more 

What if we end up like Toys "R" Us? Does that mean all of us will be out of a job without any severance that can serve as some kind of a safety net until we can find new employment? Is there a real chance of something like this happening any time... — read more 

It looks like instead of trying to find a better business strategy that would help us turn the company around, those on top are now relying strictly on layoffs to placate shareholders and investors. And since without some major changes in the way we... — read more 

I’ve worked at AG for 8 years and after going from one of the greatest job I’ve had to panic attacks and asking to be reduced so I can recover for the WONDER trauma. Punitive and exploitive and manipulative. A fulltime HR at the small store to be the... — read more