Why should barbie get all the body types? Don't the pudgy man boob little boys who have to play with their sisters ken dolls to be included in the doll play matter? Where's our aspirational doll play idol? What if I don't want to be batman, superman... — read more 

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Sorry everyone, don't believe the positive message our executive team is telling. While they're singing your praises at the all employees meeting about a great 2015, they have already rolled out plans to gut your organization and bring it to its... — read more 

Sarah Craig is out, wonder what Mattel body they are going to move in to shut down the campus once and for all.

So 2016 top line (sales) projects to be flat compared to a shitty 2015? Profitability will go up, based on cutting more expenses (US staff). Don't worry though, 2016 severance expenses will be less than 2015 (worse packages for those chopped)!... — read more 

Waiting to see how long before this implodes like a fat girl trying to crowbar herself into skinny jeans. https://www.rt.com/usa/330521-barbie-new-dolls-reaction/

Voss, Kilpin, Wadleigh and more are gone. Love 'em or hate 'em, it doesn't matter. Sure they promote the wrong guys. Sure they let some deserving people go. Why? The culture of hiring & promoting is totally unchecked at Mattel. Directors and VPs... — read more 

Voss, Kilpin, Wadleigh and more are gone. Love 'em or hate 'em, it doesn't matter. Sure they promote the wrong guys. Sure they let some deserving people go. Why? The culture of hiring & promoting is totally unchecked at Mattel. Directors and VPs... — read more 

Hmmm...this sounds kinda familiar... — read more 

I grew up playing with Hot Wheels, helping my dad wrench on cars, and drove a small block 350 Nova in High School. I've owned high performance street and track cars all my life. I can rebuild a Webber carb and jet it for your application. I have... — read more 

Just saw the TV show with the Texan crap car shop building a "Hot Wheels" Corvette. In the initial meeting the bearded guy is describing his design vision and says, "..Big Blower, higher than the glass..." The Brand Creative For HW, RWay, says, "He's... — read more 

Did the electricity in the Tower ever come back on?

Another useless acronym that needs to go. Most of the time, these documents are not even read.

There's this little shit in ES that I can almost guarantee that their divisiveness has caused a few folks to lose their jobs because they always spoke down about them (some of the people reported to this person) to their directors, spread malicious... — read more 

Post them here - let's have some fun!

To all of you X Mattel employees whom have gone on to do new cool things for other Toy companies...well done...Mattel stifled your creativity for years ... you leave and make the number one selling toys of the Christmas season !!! The Hasbro doll... — read more 

It has been this way for a number of years now. Take all the dumb re-org announcements that come out every other minute.... Paragraphs on paragraphs of who is moving where , where they came from, who is reporting to who. Not one about vision or... — read more 

If #MattHell really wanted to perform effective cost cutting measures they would fire 80% of all the useless Directors, VP's & above who are destroying/bleeding this company dry. Wipe out the AKC aka the ass kissing club. However that makes too much... — read more 

Something stirring?

As I read these postings on this site from current and past Mattel alumni, it is most apparent that Mattel's senior mgmt. (like/part of the 1%) has no regard for the rest of the employees or the company for that matter. Those, who really have to... — read more 

Heard rumors the entire department may disappear and that people are aggressively job hunting? True or not?

guessing their going to be on top for looooooong time unless they buy matthell

The presents we don't have to pay for. While EA and ES have security like SS stormtroopers we in NY are pillaging stock at our discretion, taking product for gifts and saving a boatload of cash around the holidays. The smart ones shop early under the... — read more 

The toy market in the U.S. is mature, and digital is disrupting old players and will continue to do so. Mattel management has shown that it lacks the vision to pivot the company. even on the outside looking in, investors see the writing on the wall.

That is all. Thank you.

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - SERVED! Last week security researcher Matt Jakubowski found that it was relatively easy to purloin wireless network names, account IDs, and MP3 files from the toy. Now an examination by a different team has found that both the... — read more 

Best of luck to AC. Really great guy who brought a smile to everyone he encountered in our dismal office.

At least you're not forced to stand on your feet for 10 - 13 hours a day and compelled to make toys even when you're sick like the workers at Mattel's third party vendors!... — read more 

'Pictures of children' 'in Vtech hack An attack on children's toy and electronics company Vtech allowed a computer hacker to access pictures of customers' children, according to Vice Media's Motherboard section. Last week, BBC News reported many... — read more 

Matthew Greenberg, The Real Free Market (44 clicks) Value, Inflation Protection, growth, contrarian Profile| Send Message| Follow (108 followers) Performance Mattel Is Still A Risky Bet Nov. 30, 2015 1:22 AM ET | 4 comments | About: Mattel, Inc... — read more 

I have a family here and cannot easily relocate, even to buffalo (let's be honest, who wants to go there?). Is there any truth to this? It's bleak in our office but I want to hold out hope. Please tell me honestly if you think we are closing. I'm a... — read more 

You all keep posting your comments here. Management doesn't care. They are in it for the short term, to bolster the resume with the highest Title they can get, and sell themselves to the next sucker. Half of these bozos have delusions of becoming the... — read more