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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
      1.0
      Feb 8, 2016

      All that glitters.....

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - market rate/good compensation packages- including equity - broad work experience opportunities (at this stage) - potential for high impact in your work - market industry perks- nice offices, snacks, etc - employee networking is strong, many talented people - 7 year vested stock exercising option - access to quality networking opportunities with Eng events and product launches - positive press and impression in market - potential to be an amazing product - strong kool aid! - at will employment....

      Cons

      - people getting fired impulsively, unscrupulously, and/or over e-mail (in one instance, the firing of a couple people was sent to an entire alias, albeit mistakenly, but messy nonetheless) - I am temperamentally and emotionally ill-equipped to work in hostile and toxic workplaces - trust is a two way street and when a company lies to its employees it's hard to maintain that trust. Life is too short to have to watch your back inside the building. - lack of development interest from managers - complete opacity in decision making from leaders - cliques and mean girls/guys- competitive environment - when I tried to hire for diversity, I was told I needed to be "calibrated for what we are looking for"- which meant more of the same- and people the lead would "want to be friends with"-which meant those that thought the same and wouldn't question things - only company value practiced is "put pinners first"- go, be authentic, and knit were more like wishful guidelines - people being afraid to speak openly without consequence (rightfully so)

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      Pinterest Response
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      Thank you for your honest feedback. We read every review and share the feedback with our leadership team and use the information to make Pinterest a better place to work. In regards to employees leaving the company, we handle termination decisions with a lot of empathy for the individuals impacted. Our approach is to make sure people hear feedback on their performance early and often so that there is never a surprise.
      5.0
      Jan 25, 2016

      Love it here!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Small teams open up a ton of opportunity for you to lead projects & manage programs if that's interesting to you. If you're looking for a place where you can push yourself and grow your knowledge base, this is a good place to be. We also have a yearly, company wide event called 'Knitcon' where you can learn from or teach your peers & it's one of the most amazing things I've ever been a part of. I've learned an extraordinary amount about several fields & grown to well versed competency in areas I had barely worked in before. You pretty much have full autonomy to manage your own time & projects, so as long as you're hitting goals and performing to expectations, you'll do well here.

      Cons

      Things move so quickly and people are always busy. Sometimes it's a struggle to get quality time in your manager, highlight some of the projects you've been working on, or get recognized for things behind the scenes.

      3.0
      Jan 20, 2016

      No longer a start-up

      Anonymous employee
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Lots of nice, humble, intelligent, and really hard-working people. People bust their butts and they believe in the company. -Pinterest invests in its employees: food, workspace, IT equipment, training, etc. Always felt that they were pretty generous in taking care of employees. -Sitting on a goldmine as far as monetization goes. There couldn't be a more ideal platform for matching search and discovery content with advertising and selling products.

      Cons

      -There's a quite a few people in roles that they lack the experience/wisdom for. -Lack of transparency. Seems like strategies and products get developed in a vacuum without taking into consideration feedback from employees, users or partners/advertisers. -Slow-moving. Initial years as a media darling helped keep interest afloat and criticism at bay, but at this point, there's only a small window left to prove that it's worth the hype.

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