Everyday I sit at my desk and wonder, "Is today the day that it's over? Am I going to have to tell my wife and family that I got cut?" This is the most depressing company I've ever worked for. Everyone is in the same boat. Everyone is looking to jump... — read more 

All VPs and above. They are the only ones who had visibility to the new brand in the works, Every After High, the teenage children of the classic fairy tales. Anyone (specifically any designer or actual toy buyer) could have predicted that Disney... — read more 

Not on the West Coast, so haven't heard anything about Evelyn. It was supposed to be a follow up to her situation, but where is it ? Why haven't they announced anything?

I'm all ears to hear anything POSitive about this POS. Goodman overpromised the world and failed, why the F is his fat talentless ass still here when the real workers are all fired? Just like Goodman, PLM is and always has been a pointless, valueless... — read more 

This is no way to run a creative business Mattel turn over is horrible !!! The place is a fear cage And everyone is depressed and stressed If your stressed out by YOUR work load increase this year Just post a simple yes I'm stressed !!!

Not. This is nothing but a publicity stunt to grab some quick cheap headlines during Toy Fair. Mattel doesn't do tech well, never has. Doesn't do activities well, never has. Doesn't care about the user experience, never has. Doesn't understand the... — read more 

As soon as Hasbro's top mgmt. looks "very closely" at the books and the unbreakable financial obligations (in the MILLIONS) to all the past non to poor performers who practically wrote their own severance and retirement payout plans, they will walk... — read more 

OK all you naysayers, ass kissers, mildly retarded hopeful saps, and cowardly Directors and above (who we know are watching this site). We all know the re-org (if not rolling layoffs) is on it's way so the location, then people you see moving and or... — read more 

Very interesting article in LA times regarding merger http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mattel-hasbro-20160205-story.html Something that really hit home was this statistic Mattel employees 31,000 earnings = 5.7 billion Hasbro employees 5,100... — read more 

Anyone seen this yet? First I've heard of it. What do you all think? I heard the rumors before about the company breaking off into smaller companies (which is why people thought RD was brought in) but didn't expect this. Thoughts?... — read more 

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.