Great 'knitting' culture / Something strange with upper management - Anonymous employee Pinterest Employee Review

4.0
28 July 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I've worked at company a couple years --great culture focused on knitting (working together); have maintained it well given the wave of growth --all the basic benefits (decent medical/vision, free meals) --lots of potential for the company's success --lots of nice coworkers

Cons

--no 401k matching --ceo lashes out at internal questions around company future/ipo --upper management seems dedicated to friends/early hires; people given random leadership roles that weren't posted for hiring (CTO, Head of Culture) --you're burning through good people by not focusing on personal/career development (T is quite clear that it's not the company responsibility to grow people) --no sense of career advancement; if your role is needed, you're all set; if focus changes, you are disposable

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Cons

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Cons

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