Cip it to the point of cheapening it so no one wants to buy it. That's todays goal, and look where it got us. It doesn't matter if it breaks, it met cost target.
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Mattel wasn't always like the way it became..........at one time, drawing ability, talent, creativity & having fun did mean something. Unfortunately slowly over the years it did turn more & more political. The bootlickers won the battle & just became worse & worse which is why the Company is where it's at today.
Talented people are afraid to say what they feel for fear of being told they have a bad attitude. All yes men surrounded by more yes men.
The place used to be a real fun place to work back in the day. Sadly, that's no longer the case. Let's just hire more do nothing VP's/Directors........more over head= less toy :(
This is 100% true. Mattel came to FP and drained all of the creativity away. Slow at first, when our office was more autonomous - then as the Mattel culture began to infiltrate our office, this doomed the sense of freedom we once had. Before Mattel took over the NYC friends office, it was still know as Tyco preschool. Man, what a great place that was to work. Brimming with creativity, energy and fun. Remember fun? I have to remind myself of that daily now since everything is so stale and corporate. Seriously. When Mattel first took over FP, we were told that our office would still be able to operate on our own. Mattel would be hands off. As a matter of face, the NYC office was looked upon as a shining example of how toy brands should operate and our model for efficiency while still firing on all creative cylinders. As Mattel initiatives began to creep their way into our office, It began the slow erosion of what made our office successful. Such a shame. I always wonder how certain folks at Mattel are even in the TOY industry. If your interest leans towards on cosmetics, beauty or fashion - chances are that preschool toys are not the right fit for you. If you get more excited about talking about your gucci clothes or manicures than toys - this is a red flag. We've got way too many of these types at the moment. We need people who are truly PASSIONATE about toys. Again, this speaks to the lack of culture. If you don't know how to have fun, how can you or your team create fun? This should be a job requirement at Mattel!! You got to talk the talk, walk the walk...just play with toys!!
Mattel had always been known for building crap and their cancer finally spread to fisher price.
Mattel management repeats the words "Creativity & Innovation" Like trained parrots. The truth is that they can't even afford to add the proper decoration/paint ops on their product because the profit margins are set so high & the ex factory targets so low in order to pay all the salaries of the tons of VP's & Directors who do absolutely nothing but walk around with their IPads or run down the hall like they're late for a SUPER IMPORTANT meeting. As if...............
McFarland spent more deco hits on a single base than they could afford an $15.00 Action figure which is why Thinkway & Hasbro will continue stealing whatever half way decent licenses Mattel has left.
They're really done @ the end of this year when all the Frozen $ melts away. Yikes...........
Agreed a major db
KH is a DB