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International Playthings Reviews

1.5

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(3 total reviews)

Mike Varda

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3 reviews
1.0
Jan 7, 2014
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Pros

Non management individuals are nice polite, and professional

Cons

CEO, and CFO are psycopaths. They lead by fear and when things go wrong they use a ready fire aim approach, and publicly chastise employees that may not have or be the issue. In my 20 years working experience, I have never seen a management team this bad at people skills. One would think working for a toy company would be fun NOT!!

1.0
Aug 18, 2013

Warning: Do not work for this company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The workforce was mostly good, competent people.

Cons

I worked at International Playthings for a short time and I quickly realized after I was hired that I had made a mistake. There was something wrong with this company. The workforce was mostly good, competent people. The problem with this company was that management was ineffective, divided, and extremely negative. The president of the company was an egomaniac whose management philosophy was “Do your job my way or get fired.” He was constantly at odds with the company vice-presidents and openly argued with them. The VP’s would then go behind the president’s back and gave contradictory directions to employees. The employees were afraid to say anything because they did not want to be fired. There was no leadership in this company. The only reason that I worked at this company was that I had been laid off from my previous company and I needed a job. I soon realized that this was the case with most other employees. This seemed to be management’s hiring strategy so they could pay as little as possible. Thank God that I found a job with a good company that is highly successful and treats their people right.

3.0
Jan 30, 2011
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Pros

Small family-style company, very casual environment, jeans are allowed every day. Company makes great products - high quality and fun, great place for someone who loves toys.

Cons

Opportunities for professional growth and advancement are very limited. Compensation is on the low side. Too many changes in company ownership/leadership over the last few years.

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