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"Work-life balance is truly a thing here in a way I haven't seen before" (in 27 reviews)
"Facility is very nice, clean, with lots of stuff stocked for snacks, free food, etc" (in 9 reviews)
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"The company is growing now and isn't as small as it was during my internship" (in 12 reviews)
"Like any startup, there are growing pains, which is to be expected" (in 15 reviews)
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"Machine learning engineer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Perks
Free food
Impact of work
Friendly people
Good managerCons
Food can be improved despite free
No other issuesAdvice to Management
We need to move faster
Pinterest 2018-09-08 16:17 PDT ![Pinterest Logo]()
"Great learning environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Top-line engineers among the industry behind the creative product.
Truly a place to learn lots of things if you'd like to grow.
Have been here for more than three years and it is still an inspiring place to work for.Cons
the new buildings are not decorated as well as the old one. would be great if the Pinterest style can keep up.
No office in the south bay.Advice to Management
Being more transparent with decision making.
Keep the hiring bar as how it used to be.Pinterest 2019-02-06 22:36 PSTHelpful (7)
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"Scrambling to ipo"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Nice location, delicious food and average medical benefits on par with most tech companies
Most colleagues are very nice people and genuinely interested in doing good for our users
Generally good work life balance for most teamsCons
The company is scrambling to ipo likely this year but moving really slowly towards this goal and not being transparent at all about what’s happening.
To make their multiplier look good they have also been doing a bunch of restructuring and significant pay cuts on various teams. They really screwed some teams over by justifying these pay cuts as industry benchmarking. Very short sighted in my opinion because they are punishing employees for being loyal and doing well and the people affected are really disappointed in the company.
Pretty sure a lot of people are going to quit once they ipo. Everyone is just hanging around to see how much their options are worth. Most people think their options will be worth less than what they were promised at the point of joining the company yet the recruiters still use this as a perk to attract new hires.Advice to Management
Please don’t screw over your loyal employees for short term financial gains. This is the Bay Area and word spreads. Practice what you preach in the company values else they are meaningless.
Pinterest 2019-02-07 19:31 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"Incredible place to be both challenged and happy"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- The people are second to none - some of the best talent and kindest colleagues I've had in my career
- Truly puts the users first in every way - ahead of the curve on just about every major issue (diversity in workforce and in product, encouraging engaged but not addicted users, etc). It's a company I feel proud of.
- Work-life balance is truly a thing here in a way I haven't seen before
- Benefits are really great - some of the best insurance I've ever had
- The company is doing really well, and still incredibly humble and cautiousCons
- It's grown quickly in the past few years, and growing pains are inevitable. A lot of processes changing and being put in place, a lot more "regulation", but I honestly appreciate a more cautious approach.
Advice to Management
Keep communicating with the team early and often, be as transparent as possible.
Pinterest 2019-01-30 11:02 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"Best place I've ever worked"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Pinterest full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- engineers are intelligent, helpful, collaborative and friendly
- tons of interesting problems to work on
- strong social culture at work
- clearly defined product, vision, and plan of execution
- C-Suite is approachable
- Knit Con is amazing!!Cons
- team personalities wildly vary, so YMMV
Pinterest 2019-01-16 23:56 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Couldn't Be Happier"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Smartest and kindest people I've ever worked with; Best leadership I've ever worked with; a mission that you can truly feel good about; a brand and product that is loved; a flexible work environment, but one where everyone is engaged and committed to doing a great job, an exciting future; a place that truly cares about inclusion
Cons
Frequent changes to our strategy and organization... which is normal for a company at our stage and can present good opportunities, but does require a mindset that is accepting and able to adapt/change
Advice to Management
Continue your amazing transparency and keep doing the right thing even when its hard. I respect our leadership because I truly believe they are great people; don't ever let that change
Pinterest 2019-01-08 11:57 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"Loved it"
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Pros
Great environment and people in office
Cons
Not much flexibility
Would like to see morePinterest 2019-01-22 00:31 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"Great Place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The people are wonderful, the product is great.
Cons
Uncertainty in future user growth, but trajectory seems positive
Pinterest 2019-01-04 14:58 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"Product Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Pinterest full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good culture, Smart people and nice perks
Cons
Pains of growing fast
no 401K matchingPinterest 2018-12-17 12:04 PST![Pinterest Logo]()
"A great company but needs some focus and stability"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Pinterest full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Lots of emphasis on career development and training, typical tech company perks, opportunities to grow in your role if you put in the work
Cons
Constant churn in top leadership, needs focus with product vision, work/life balance varies from team to team and time of year (some times its great, some times not so much)
Pinterest 2018-12-19 16:36 PST
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