Working at Mattel in El Segundo, CA: 25 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in El Segundo, CA Area

"Mattel is great"

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"Benefits, how employees shared in profits, fun events"

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Nothing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"Great people, great management, great benefits and resources."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be positive!"

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Layoffs all the time creating a negative work atmosphere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pick a team, stick with it and move on, stop laying off."

"Good excuse to play with toys again."

"Great benefits/lack of advancement."

"Best"

"Good company to work for if you are very independent and not rely on your managers at all"

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"job responsibilities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be enthusiastic"

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"inadequate management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get more involved"

"unfavorable"

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"Great learning experience overall."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Personalities of Depts and individuals vary greatly. Be Enthusiastic and willing to work a min of 60 hrs /wk."

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Promotions are political - not performance or ability."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean house starting at the top.VP and C level are the root of the issue.Employees are great. The best co-workers I've ever had."

"The most exciting opportunities for design and marketing girls and boys products, movie launch products, customized products and complete team comradery."

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"The people and excitement, the urgency for new products and excellent design and messaging."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know brands."

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Mass divisional close downs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More USA domestic positions."

"High stress in an unstable environment"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is trying to focus on global process standardization. Relevant experience and talking points in these areas are helpful."

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Excessive turnover in IT management and by key personnel has created a very stressful and untrusting environment. Very long work hours with frequent layoffs continuing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to instill confidence in the staff and focus on stabilization rather than creating fear for performance."

"Accurate"

What do you like about working at Mattel?

"Working with the employees, customer base. Providing outstanding customer service for campus and corporate functions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good employer, strive to work with high energy and professional staff."

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"More balance of professional and personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more receptive to employee suggestions."

"Mattel - Don't bother"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother."

What don't you like about working at Mattel?

"Working weekends, holidays, sick days, vacations and no opportunity for advancement or training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get a different databse department supervisor. She's over her head with the job & has a very poor sense of priority and balance."