Pinterest Reviews

Pros

Good benefits, a lot of nice people and interesting work. They are finally starting to remove some of the most toxic pieces of management. I feel like Ben (CEO) genuinely cares about the company, and his employees.

Cons

There are definite pockets of bro culture. The vast majority of women have some negative experience when dealing with the culture.

Pros

There are some friendly souls drawn to Pinterest.

Cons

It’s very challenging at Pinterest if you’re not in total agreement with the status quo. The app grows ever more complicated, derivative and charmless. In the days at the office, lots of whispering and closed-door meetings. Often a theme of “we” have done this for “you” pronouncements.

Pros

- Really nice, smart and caring employees - Great mission people can really get behind - Strong challenges across the entire org

Cons

- There's a weird facade at the surface. You're fed that this is "the inspiration" company and the culture is "nice", but when you're facing real challenges and opportunities to give feedback to make the company better, it's really all fake. Pulse surveys are a joke. Many teams are getting poor results, but the follow up actions aren't good enough. - There are deep cultural problems and HR lacks severe empathy in driving real cultural change and they aren't driving the right behaviors to make the company better. Minorities are leaving the company at an alarming rate. - Lack of accountability: processes and OKRs are constantly changing, so you don't know what to focus on or what the new process is. Also see note above re: pulse results. - Depending on your org, but the opportunities for growth are lacking overall. - Managers are junior, so you need to be paired with a really good one and that will make a big difference on your career.

Pros

Some great, smart people. Strong mission. Good benefits.

Cons

A revolving door of unstable leadership. Shiny object syndrome prevails and constant chasing of political fires. Some leaders act like mob members, doing favors for each other to ensure they retain their power. Engineering is run like a frat house where bad behavior is rewarded with promotions and increased scope of control.