Melissa & Doug reviews

3.5

77% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Lauren DeFeo Duchene

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57% positive business outlook

Melissa & Doug has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Melissa & Doug 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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152 reviews
5.0
Sep 1, 2020

Truth & Transparency

Recommend
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Pros

Great people, finally starting to see internal promotions and career paths and a brighter future even during these dark COVID times. With due respect to all other reviews, my experience is very different. The founders sold their majority share many years ago, they made a fortune and the employees got nothing! Zero investment back into the people who did all the work to build the company. We were never told the truth, everything financial was hidden from us and we were expected to be grateful for our 50 hour per week jobs, a 30min lunch break and that we were given our own email accounts. REALLY!? Most of us weren’t even “allowed” to speak to the Founders, no matter how often they publicly said otherwise. Whether we like or not the new CEO and other leaders, we have done a 180 with information flow, which allows all of us to make better decisions for ourselves and the company. Employees are finally able to ask real questions and get real answers, even if hard to hear at times. We are finally operating the company like all employees expertise matters, not just the opinions of two people. One persons opinion, but I have talked to many others who share it, we haven’t lost our soul or purpose, we are finally finding it!

Cons

It stinks that we could only do 2 weeks of Severance for those who were restructured but given our realities, it is also understandable. Very tired and dated office but as long as we are WFH, it is out of sight, out of mind.

5.0
Feb 15, 2018

Fun , collegial and casual office environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are great people here at M & D, passionate about our brand and our customers. It is an amazing thing to be part of a mission / purpose driven culture. We all have the opportunity to contribute to initiatives that allow children to be children and to authentically engage with their imagination. What is better than that??

Cons

The office space is a little tired and could use a refresh

5.0
Jan 4, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They have turned them selves into a company that not just makes amazing products, but also one that stands behind a mission fighting to take back childhood, they are the opposite of many toy companies in that they dont, havent, and likely wont go down the tech/screen road. They emphasis the importance of kids figuring it out for themselves. These values are amazing to stand behind and makes you proud to be apart of something bigger. They are trying to being that mentality into the very day activities at the company, and the recent changes have not gone unnoticed and have been appreciated

Cons

I don't love the HSA health coverage, would rather have co-pay

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