Spin Master Reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(522 total reviews)

Christina Miller

47% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Spin Master has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 522 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spin Master employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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522 reviews
2.0
22 May 2025

Toxicity culture, institutionalised mindset, very hierarchical

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Home time. Benefits are okay, senior leaders will lie through there teeth to tell you it's good, but very very average.

Cons

1) Toxicity culture. Classic case wherever you are located, everyone only knows how to manage up. Senior leaders know nothing about actual leadership. This place is a dictatorship that drives fear. 2) Most leaders have been promoted to where they are. This is a key weakness in there leadership style, extremely institutionalised and huge fear of change. 3) The founders have too much of a role. They are nothing but a nuisance to the board and the rest of the company. 4) Obsessed with the "Spinmaster way" despite no proper processes or specific way. It's just BS fluffy HR wording. 6) They love buying companies. Have completely failed to integrate any properly (for toys). Half the time they do not know what they are buying. The person who signed off the valuation of Melissa and Doug, im very surprised if they have a job. 7) no clear brand strategy in toys. Very operationally driven. E.g. sell as much tat as you possibly can. 8) I could write another 50 points very easily but I cannot be bothered to.

1.0
4 Jan 2025

Toxic

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good healthcare benefits and days in lieu.

Cons

Toxic workplace where bullying is tolerated.

2.0
20 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fast paced and fun. Flexible commercial terms with customers. Access to lots of toys and decent social events.

Cons

Very clicky crowd, you're either in or out. Big personalities overshadow everyone else. Poor management, clock-watching culture. Crap location with little hybrid working at the time.

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