Pros: Nice work environment in the office.

Cons: Not provided work-from-home option.

Pros: Great work-life balance, especially compared to other startups in the valley (looking at you, Uber). Very high potential. Pinterest can monetize users extremely well since it knows their interests and can deliver targeted advertising. It also has strong user traction and is on track to surpass Twitter in terms of U.S. MAUs sometime in the next year. Based on that, Pinterest could easily reach a $30 billion+ valuation in a couple of years. Not any politics. The culture is friendly and collaborative, and there has not been any politics that I've seen. The company puts a big emphasis on getting feedback from employees about what is working and what isn't, and then acting on that feedback. The leadership team is very transparent. There is a weekly Q&A with the CEO and bi-weekly lunches where the leadership team presents high-level strategy.

Cons: * The company is spread across multiple buildings, which makes it hard to meet people outside of your org (i.e., engineering, partners, etc.). * They have equity refreshes, which is awesome, but the difference between the refresh for top performers and average performers is negligible, which is bad if you're a top performer.

Pros: Whenever I hear Ben speak, I am amazed at his ability to inspire me and have a great sense of satisfaction working at the company.

Cons: Growing pains. But I am learning a lot and count my blessings every day that I get to learn so much from so many smart people, get paid doing it, get great food and perks. And when there are bumpy times, I always remember 'a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor'.