Good Company Mission, but Too Bad it's not Embraced Internally - Anonymous employee Pinterest Employee Review

- Ineffective HR department - do not overcomplicate your life by trying to resolve issues internally. If you're facing harassment, move on to another company. If you're facing discrimination, you too should move on. Retaliation? It's rampant and fairly widely accepted so again, move on. It doesn't matter if you have written proof and 23984 witnesses. It doesn't matter if the perpetrator is a bad leader and incompetent at his/ her job. Pinterest. Doesn't. Care. - Absolutely zero transparency as to how compensation is determined at hiring & merit. The definitions & criteria seem to change based on the candidate & recruiting cycle. - So much "unconscious bias" (what Pinterest calls it) within the company that every time I hear a mid-level manager challenge a female's technical ability or say some bizarre gender-stereotyping or racial comment, I think that Pinterest as a company should really start calling it "conscious bias" because Pinterest continues to turn a blind eye despite multiple complaints. Like I said above, you're better off quitting. - Pinterest is still relatively new and so unfortunately, you might get stuck with a "manager" who essentially hit the jackpot by being an early employee at the company and rose through the (small) ranks because of that fact alone. As a result, you have a lot of leaders who are just unfortunately some of the worst managers by standard definitions and... you unfortunately can't do anything about it because no one reads quarterly surveys on managers (Pulse surveys). - Zero accountability by leaders to make sure that they're creating a culture internally that is reflective of the company mission.