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by fensterblick 3296 days ago
I just started looking at Pinterest as a company to work for. From the outside, the way they treat their employees looks amazing. Things like KnitCon (an internal conference for employees led by employees) reflect well on the company. On the other hand, some of the reviews on Glassdoor are not so kind.

I hope Pinterest can succeed and overcome its current challenges. Even if I do not ever get a job there, what is good for one company lifts everyone else in our industry (unless you are a direct competitor!)

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Just keep in mind they are a company like any other at the end of the day. They look at bottom line, revenue and how to keep shareholders happy.

HR Managers can outsmart each other day and night on how to make it more funny, bubbly, friendly, etc to you by pulling off more and more crazy ideas to make you feel like we're one big family, but when shareholders decide to cut corners, don't be surprised that your key-card and password doesn't work, and you are greeted by a large-sized man in dark suit you never met before who will gladly escort you and your cartoon box of your office belongings outside. Oh and don't email HR questions like "What happened, I thought we are one big family, so you told me", because for legal reasons you will not get any response at all!

Source: own experience :)

> Things like KnitCon (an internal conference for employees led by employees)

Who else but the employees of a company would lead an internal conference?

Perhaps a lot of it has got to do with the personality of the founder: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/05/pinterest...
Knitcon founder here; happy to chat with anyone thinking about taking a job at Pinterest. It's been pretty amazing so far.