Institutionalized Workplace Bullying & Gender Inequality - Anonymous employee Pinterest Employee Review

1.0
Mar 7, 2019
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- Great benefits - Met some of the nicest, most intelligent people outside my team - knit con!

Cons

For a company that champions it’s efforts to make the workplace a fair and pleasant environment for everyone, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Workplace bullying is essentially institutionalized here, where senior leaders continue to turn a blind eye at mid-level managers, who are some of the most inexperienced, abusive managers I’ve ever come across in my career. Fear of retaliation is a genuine concern here as well, so going to HR is basically not an option unless you’re at your breaking point where you’re okay quitting if things go more south.

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Pinterest Response
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I've only been here for a few weeks and I agree some of the nicest, most intelligent people work at Pinterest. However, I am very concerned to hear about your experience, your fear of retaliation, and want to help. I want to be very clear- we will not tolerate retaliation, and are committed to creating a workplace free of discrimination, harassment or other mistreatment. Typically I'd encourage you to discuss your experience with a manager. It doesn't sound like that's something you feel comfortable doing, but we have alternatives, including our anonymous hotline (844-704-6249); or, a member of my team or I would be very keen to meet with you. Longer term, with a personal and deeply held belief in the power of great people management, I am very committed to ensure we continue to develop and strengthen our community of people leaders. Jo, CHRO

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