Smiles and Chills - Product Manager Pinterest Employee Review

2.0
Apr 12, 2021
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Pros

Good benefits, especially when offices were open. Food was good. Many nice people to work with.

Cons

Retaliatory environment. Do not go against the grain too aggressively otherwise senior managers will come after you in one way or another. I saw this happen multiple times. There is also a separate decision making track from the decision making meetings. Managers were trying to change this, but the culture is top down. Too many people who don't do much. One often hears "it will take 12+ months" to do something for a project one would think takes 3-6 months. Setting expectations to do less work and vest.

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Thank you for your feedback. While we’re glad you enjoyed some aspects of Pinterest, we are so sorry you had a negative experience and sincerely appreciate you sharing insight on how we can improve for future employees. If you’d like to share additional details directly, contact us at gd@pinterest.com, or call our anonymous hotline: (844) 704-6249. Pinterest People Team

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