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      Pinterest reviews

      3.6

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (993 total reviews)
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      Bill Ready

      49% approve of CEO

      43% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 993 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pinterest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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      993 reviews
      4.0
      Mar 4, 2016

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Pinterest takes care of it's people. Sure, we're a startup and have troubles. Some great examples of that: - Pays well considering our stage - pre-IPO, pre-profitable - Paternity leave and maternity leave are 16 weeks - Employees are super nice (this is sometimes a con) - Senior leadership cares about the people and wants to make the place better -

      Cons

      - Middle management needs better leaders. They often do not take responsibility for their actions and definitely do not back up the senior leaders' decisions. We're working on this - Collaborative culture is amazing but can slow us down. We need to be better at making decisions - Decentralize decision making - individuals and middle management will pause when decisions need to be made. Not 100% sure why...

      5.0
      Mar 1, 2016

      Great place to work, but is a growing company.

      Software engineer, mobile
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      Pros

      Personal Growth - it's still very easy to work on a wide range of problems at Pinterest. You can easily transition between different technologies and learn a lot. Impact on Projects - As a product engineer, you're able to have a lot of say in how the product changes and grows. Each product team is made up of ~10 people and owns a large portion of the product. Engineers are heavily involved in prioritizing projects for the team, and are involved from the beginning with the design and implementation of projects. Growth - the company is growing really quickly. There are plenty of negatives to that, but overall it's a great sign for the outlook of the company. It also leads to more opportunities to rise quickly in the company and to be a leader.

      Cons

      The main cons are problems that are standard with a growing company. As the company grows, there is some churn with employees at all levels. I've been seeing this the most on the PM side, as politics from the growth and resulting structural changes pushes people out. On the product side there's not a strong vision. It's very hard to get features removed and you have to jump through hoops to build anything new.

      5.0
      Feb 29, 2016

      BEST place to work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Transparency with leadership - Knitting across teams - Emphasis on personal & professional development - Opportunities for advancement - Fast-paced environment with emphasis on go - No division between contract and full-time employees - Fun workplace, amazing teams & intelligent peers

      Cons

      - High volume of work (which can be a pro too!)

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