Hasbro Reviews

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Passionate and smart people. Mgmt tries to treat people well.

Cons – Easy to get lost in the shuffle. Being a good schmoozer helps. Upper mgmt thinks that they empower it's people---but not really the case. Quite often Sr Mgmt makes decisions without all the information. Need to rely on experts running the brand more.

Advice to Senior Management – Quite often Sr Mgmt makes decisions without all the information. Need to rely on experts running the brand more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – half day fridays, discount toys, working at a toymaker is fun

Cons – declining market for products, trying to break into businesses that are not core competencies has not worked to date

Advice to Senior Management – accept role as cash cow business and do not chase good money after bad pursuing businesses you do not have the expertise for

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Hasbro full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The vast majority of the employees are great. As always, there are a few rotten apples in the bunch, but they are exceedingly outweighed by the good ones. I met a lot of people there that I would take a bullet for. They have a work week that is half day Fridays and the hours are made up Monday-Thursday. Employee toy store where you can get cheap toys.

Cons – Horrible management! Can you say Einstein's definition of insanity? This is pretty much top to bottom for management too. There are some excellent managers there, but too few and far between and heavily outnumbered to make any real impact. I worked there for a long time and nothing ever improved. Oh, they tried, and they threw money out the window for new systems and processes that made no impact. In the good times ($$$$$) they hire and spend with no thought for the future so when the hard times ($) come, they just end up laying people off. Unfortunately, this is the culture of Hasbro, and without some serious effort by executive management, nothing will ever change.

Advice to Senior Management – Get serious about evaluating EVERYONE in the company. There are a lot of hidden gems there that are being held back by their management; and since there is no real way to get yourself heard except through your manager, the cycle of good and bad times will continue.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Fun brands
Great people
Relatively little drama
Half day Fridays
Competitive benefits package
Discount toys
Very environmental and civic-minded company

Cons – Micro Management
Too much middle management
No or few raises.
Very little opportunities for growth or advancement
The much-celebrated corporate culture has pretty much disappeared.
Pawtucket, RI

Advice to Senior Management – You hired smart and talented people. Trust them. Stop second guessing them and get out of their way.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for less than a year

Pros – Fun place to work, great people.

Cons – Lack of competitive salaries. No room for growth.

Advice to Senior Management – Less bureaucracy would be nice.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hasbro as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Everyone at Hasbro is creative, smart, and friendly. It was such a great experience co-oping here. I did something different everyday and enjoyed doing it as well.

Cons – None that I can think of.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Family oriented, great people, half day fridays, fun products!

Cons – Middle management needs revamping. Need to empower teams more. Improve communications.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hasbro full-time for less than a year

Pros – - Discounts on Hasbo toys
- On site store for employees
- Time off for vounteer work

Cons – My supervisor was an aggressive bully who was allowed to yell, throw temper tantrums and on her good days, complain about co-workers. Although I made her behavior know to Human Resources, there was no action to reprimand her in any way. This is not an employee-friendly environment with respect for it's workers.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus as much on work culture as profits.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Hasbro full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of community service opportunities, half days every Friday all year round, week off between Christmas and New Years, decent discount in the toy store

Cons – Not enough diversity. Very white work force in the main offices in Rhode Island. No minorities in Senior Management and only one woman (CFO). Too many people promoted into positions they for which they have limited or no experience. Not enough young people in positions of power. Very stagnant work force because people are rewarded for loyalty with promotions.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop trying to more with a smaller work force, consider hiring/promoting more minorities and women into mid and senior management roles, consider offering more diversity training so that Hasbro feels less like a cookie cutter organization where everyone is expected to think collectively vs. independently. Company feels like it's stuck in 2003 with respect to being innovative/creative with respect to digital concepts and content.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hasbro full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Salary and benefits were great. People that I worked with were passionate and hard working. New management is working hard to streamline, but that causes layoffs and cutbacks.

Cons – Industry is mature and shrinking. Several of the larger toy companies are all fighting in the same market. Be prepared for continued layoffs. In my area it was expected that the days were long and many times work would interupt family plans, vacations and weekends.

Advice to Senior Management – Although you answer to Wall Street, isnt there something more? Like providing jobs for thousands of employees in a very hign unemployment state?

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company