Pinterest Reviews

Pros

- User (pinner) first mentality in walk and talk - Conservative and thoughtful decision making vs typical cavalier silicon valley companies - Grounded founders - Mission of bringing Inspiration to everyone

Cons

- Sometimes slow to move

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work and put Pinners always first

Pros

I've worked at Yahoo!, Google (YouTube), Twitter, Facebook and now Pinterest and while they all have great cultures and people Pinterest has really stood out in those dimensions and its nice to work on a product that people love without all the issues of social platforms right now.

Cons

OK Google and Facebook had nicer gyms and more food options

Pros

Amazing leadership who are fully committed to building an iconic brand and product. Employees are actively engaged in maintaining our work culture based on our values and inclusion and diversity.

Cons

We're still a growing company trying mature while still maintaining the culture that makes us unique. That makes policy making tough.

Pros

Lots of low-hanging fruit and interesting technical work--easy for someone new to make high impact Work life balance is very respected--my team management pushes us to take at least four weeks a year off Coworkers are smart and kind

Cons

On-call can be really rough, especially for people on understaffed teams Everything moves really fast, projects change direction quickly, and it can take time to adjust to that Wish the food was healthier

Pros

Great company mission, approachable leadership, solid perks and for the most part a friendly office

Cons

Very sink or swim environment, managers within sales are more sales drivers than people developers and it's apparent in their approach to managing

Pros

Pinterest hires really smart, talented people who have wide experience but are also humble and like to celebrate wins. Pinners really love the product which actually does motivate you to work hard, it's nice to work on a product that is so well liked by users. Great benefits, especially for parents/people looking to start a family. Food is fantastic and you'll get 2-3 meals/day if you don't cook much at home,...

Cons

There's a lot of growth and much going on so you can have a lot of impact but you have to be able to adapt quickly to change.

Pros

Lots of opportunity to make a positive difference. The people are incredibly talented. The chance to grow is limitless.

Cons

There’s a lot to do, time flies... but you can make an impact if you focus on the right things!

Advice to Management

Be really clear about our priorities. Focus on cross team collaboration.

Pros

Pretty nice people and nice environment

Cons

Sometimes you can feel the disconnect

Pros

Nice office, great location, free food.

Cons

Very political place with a lot of churn and no respect for high performers. Top management is trying to be very nice and it leads to no accountability and many broken promises. Don't believe anything your recruiters will tell you.

Pros

Your coworkers will probably be great

Cons

Pinterest does not have a great management team. They are not nice.

Advice to Management

Get new chefs, have an HR department that really looks after employees