What really gets me about this whole thing is Stockton hedging his bets on the backs of everyone at Mattel DESPITE the fact that we did not make our numbers LAST YEAR. What person in finance gave the OK to set goals even higher for 2014 if 2013 was a bust? Seems like he was trying to inflate the stock up as he was getting ready to jump out of the plane and laugh all the way to the bank. Isn't there some law in the world that could reclaim the bonus funds given to him so that HUNDREDS of talented, hard working, dedicated employees didn't have to lose their jobs?? Someone PLEASE help us!!
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To me it seems like most companies are like this. When numbers are not met one year, they still increase their projections for the next. It's completely unrealistic and it doesn't make sense. It probably keeps Wall Street happy in the short term though.
Some Fortune 500 company this is.