Ok, so I have to know, is this "diversity" angle working? Is it driving volume? Does the average mass market buyer or little girl care about man buns and blonde buzzcuts on women? Is this taking oneself much too seriously and what happens when you... — read more 

bankrupt or irrelevant companies such as Blackberry(RIM), Blockbuster, Sears and Jones Group. Maybe RD can go on tour and give his presentation on how he leads companies down the drain.

Hasbro stock was around $55, now it's at $110. At that same time Mattel stock was around $40, now it's at $20. Seriously, RD and his BS must go. He has to be held accountable...M-go, I'm sure your gut is telling you the same.

When do you think the new CEO was made aware of the fact that her new five point strategy is literally the exact same plan the company has supposedly been implementing for at least a decade? I mean, do you think RD had the decency to tell her before... — read more 

Here's why M-Go and the marketing boneheads who came up with the catch phrase laden presentation are still floundering without a clue: while it's true that kids have tablets and devices at a young age, THEY STILL PLAY WITH TOYS!! Just not Mattel... — read more 

It's make or break time. Next week we will find out what we have on the management team at the investor meeting. Time to see if the "c" team can be the "a " team and build credibility. If it doesn't impress Wall Street its time to move and make... — read more 

Totally random post. Was researching the KKK in LA and came across this post. Don't know why they used Mattel for #5, but it made me laugh none the less. https://www.roadsnacks.net/most-racist-cities-in-california/

in 1999, Hasbro stock dropped by about 50%, and the outlook for the company was dire. Immediately: 1. Many jobs at Hasbro’s main office were cut. 2. Hasbro’s Kenner office was closed down (only 70+ employees were retained and moved). 3. Hasbro’s... — read more 

can we all just agree that this site is for the rejected former bitter employees of mattel who feel like the were given the short end of the stick and need to gripe, call out those they believed wronged them or just spew virtriol and wish the... — read more 

Rest assured, I'll be part of the group that buys Mattel when they cut their dividend and will have great pleasure in carving up it's assets like a Thanksgiving Turkey. Fair warning: Any Management Team member still present when I arrive will face... — read more 

Talk about excess...M-Go, RD with a renewed contract (why?), JC, and J Starbucks at FP...holy millions!!! How many chiefs does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Since we paid our last amazing 6% quarterly dividend yesterday (5/17), there is nothing to keep our stock afloat. Remember, the only reason the divvy looks so high is because our stock price is so low. That's not a good thing. K-Farr and the Bored of... — read more 

I have been here for almost 15 years now, this round of cuts is going to be a bloodbath and once again the wrong people are going to be let go.

I'm thinking of getting my Mother Mattle stock for Mother's Day. Tomorrow we're going out for brunch - I think I will give it to her right after my sister gives her her give. I know she really wanted Spin Master stock but it's just too high right... — read more 

Whatever usefulness this rumor board once had is lost in all the noise of complaints and HATE. Yes Mattel is screwed up. We get that. Are you rooting for us to fail? Take your energy elsewhere, all that hate & negativity is just NOISE. Go plant a... — read more 

This is an insult to Strategists and Officers (of any kind) alike. This is a guy who has accomplished NOTHING OF VALUE since he got to Mattel. He couldn't run HiT He couldn't make the Amazon/Fireman Sam deal work He sold $40M worth of HiT content for... — read more 

Do you really think Cars can pull in an incremental $300 mm? I get that the movie will be great, but are we really doing enough to innovate and sell toys? Isn't Spiderman coming to the shelves 2 weeks after Cars? Thoughts from anyone who has worked... — read more 

They have Disney Princess, Playskool, Starwars, Marvel, Transformers

Since Hot Wheels is the only brand in the company to turn a profit, they are clearly overstaffed. In typical Mattel fashion, half the group will be fired to assure a level playing ground across all brands. We all win or lose together! There is no H... — read more 

Mattel stock yields an amazing 6% dividend... possibly for the last time in mid-May. The dividend has been announced and hungry investors are licking their chops. That's the only good news on the horizon, the only reason to buy or hold the stock. As... — read more 

Time to flush these city sleckers and clean house while you still can. You are new to their shell game (AKA silos) but we the people have been witness their smooth-talking overpromising "personalities" for too long. Our laughable HR culture which... — read more 

https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=12782545&gfv=1 Sinking ship? Doesn't bode well for his view of long term prospects

After a dismal week of stock plummeting who WILL be held accountable. not who should. who's getting the axe first after the company kumbaya and ice cream party

When "Mr. Barbie" returns to Mattel as chief brands officer in May 2014, the company's stock is hovering just shy of $40 a share. It will be interesting to see where the stock price is come May 2017.

Out of all the misfires that RD and RG have authored, this is the greatest. Not a single project we're working on is on time, in cost or.....ANY GOOD. The reason? Toy Marketing people who think they how to manage a Brand. Having Toy Marketing... — read more 

Don't miss the FIREworks show Thursday after lunch. Our spin doctors are hard at work rewriting C-suiter sitrep speeches to talk investors out of abandoning the good ship Mattel. Games Richard d---son, President and Chief Operating Officer; and Kevin... — read more 

Mega-Construx is supposed to be the more serious version of Mega-Blocks. Problem is that the "Construx" name comes from a failed construction concept from the 80's and 90's that Fisher-Price happened to still own the trademark for. Just "warmed-over"... — read more 

Back in January 2016, an executive meeting in ES, RG paraded his mantra about executive and employee accountability and handed out the book "The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability" for all the officers... — read more 

For those of you who watched this insufferable, piece of contrived crap, we'd love to hear your take on it. It seems it's just a reflection of the soul of Mattel - empty, useless and contrived. I'm simply at a loss as to how these warmed-over... — read more 

We're all waiting and watching to see some actions and results. Don't be a bump on a log, Sinclair set the bar REAL low for you. It would help if we saw you walking around the various campuses, expressing an interest in understanding the people whose... — read more 

When the stock drops repeatedly below $25, it's difficult to keep resurrecting it when we keep shoveling more dollars into Barbie at the expense of all else. The team responsible for this was put together by RG, Head of HR. I think it's time for him... — read more 

it's coming folks. like it or not. m-go doesn't have big enough fingers to plug all the holes in this crack filled dam. how long before we start up with the bloodshed. there's not going to be rolling layoffs, this will be a culling of the herd, and... — read more 

seriously are you people that nuts that you're going to go and vandalize peoples cars in the parking garage? Don't you know that there are video cameras watching everything!

Mattel has never been one to follow the crowd! From https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/253694/mattel-mat-continues-to-decline-whats-hurting-the-stock ... Lack of innovative schemes for brand awareness and innovation has been affecting the company’s... — read more 

Does anyone know how to post images? I want to upload a beautiful photo of the Titanic.

Instead of incessantly complaining on this site, why don't you all get organized and strike?! The Board of Directors and the Management Team will not pay attention to your plight until you do something that takes some of their power away. Either... — read more 

I see all the hate on here and all the "good riddens" and all the "those s---ers are still there". How about a few thoughts of what you would do to change things? what would you say to these uppers? where does the change need to happen? All you... — read more 

Aren't the bonus and merit increases coming next week? Any word on layoffs? This week is over now. Will it be next week? What's the word?

i wish the a-holes making the decisions would get fired already.