From the outside Pinterest seems like a great place to work because their platform is full of cute DIY projects and inspiration, but internally everything is screwed.
SEXISM:You have gross white men "mansplaining" to younger professional women that they're not being taken seriously or invited to client meetings because of how they dress is paired with the company-wide sexual misconduct issues where multiple women have come out of being harassed.
HOMOPHOBIA: Since when is it cool to mock a fellow coworker to his face (or even behind their back) by using "gay voice" and limp wristed gestures? Straight white head of department also made slurs at a company offsite too.
LACK OF DIVERSITY: Tone deaf speeches from upper management about race and inclusion. Being scolded at for speaking in Spanish in the halls. Literally one black person on my very large team - everyone else being straight and white.
FAVORITISM: If you're not kissing your managers rear end every day you'll be left out of meetings and projects. Manager picked 3 favorites and ignored everyone else - didn't schedule one-on-one's, include us on projects or manage check-ins for anyone else.
RUDE PEOPLE: It's a work environment, I get that you have to be on good behavior, but so many people are fake. Really sweet to each other in group meetings to show face, but then huddle to talk negatively or make fun of another coworker. Maybe that's just office politics, but it's pretty terrible.
