Pinterest reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(992 total reviews)
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Bill Ready

49% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Pinterest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 992 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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992 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2016

Stalled growth = political infighting

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Pros

smart & humble coworkers. #1 thing i'll take away from this experience

Cons

slowing user growth = less opportunities within the company = political infighting. people are fighting over bigger slices of a shrinking pie, vs figuring out how to grow the pie cultural issues around inability to make decisions & clear decision owners. it takes wks/months to make a decision.

5.0
Mar 30, 2016

Pinterest: Still a Startup, Even Though Big-ish

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Pros

I like working here. The executive team is smart and inspiring. Data science has an exalted place, which I appreciate. There's plenty of work and opportunity.

Cons

Roles change rapidly. Engineers sometimes feel a little held back.

5.0
Mar 30, 2016
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Pros

The head of engineering has a mantra he repeats often, "be unfailingly kind." It's felt throughout the engineering organization: people going out of their way to be courteous and helpful, sometimes at the expense of productivity. This makes working at Pinterest a joy. It makes it easy for new employees to quickly ramp up and for long-time employees to continue to grow. It makes me excited to come into work every day. The company's values are in the right place. I truly believe that more diverse teams build better products, and Pinterest is making investments in recruiting and inclusion that will pay off for years to come. The best part is that none of this comes at the expense of the awesome technology that we continue to pioneer at breathtaking pace. Our visual search team is way ahead of everyone else, and even Apple itself is envious of our work on AsyncDisplayKit. As Pinterest grows and matures, working here will become more routine, and the people who made this company great will gradually depart to take on new adventures. But that hasn't happened yet. And I'm loving every minute of the present.

Cons

The speed of our growth and the realities of the San Francisco real estate market have forced us to split our workforce over two buildings, a few blocks away from one another. This has meant we're not as close-knit as we once were, and it's harder to maintain working relationships that span both buildings.

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