Pinterest return to office policyRemote-first.
Under PinFlex (since 2022), most Pinterest employees can work remotely anywhere in their country and come to an office for in-person moments during the year. Roles that need regular in-office work require living near an office.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Remote-first
- In effect since
- July 2022
- Announced
- July 2022
- Industry
- Tech
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Checked
- Confirmed October 2026
What the policy says.
- Every employee is expected to come in for in-person collaboration 'moments throughout the year.' Leaders decide how often.
- Roles without an office requirement can be based anywhere in the country or region of employment.
- Global30: with approval, employees can work outside their country for up to 30 days in any rolling 12 months.
- Pinterest covers travel for outlying workers when they need to come in.
- Aug 2020: Pinterest paid about $89.5M to cancel a planned San Francisco office lease.
How Pinterest's policy changed since 2020.
August 2020
Cancels a large San Francisco office lease as remote work grows.
July 2022
PinFlex introduced.
November 2024
Chief people officer reaffirms flexible work.
2025
Newsweek reports Pinterest is keeping PinFlex amid five-day mandates elsewhere.
Sources and how sure we are.
ConfirmedFrom the company, or reported the same way by several major outlets.The current status comes from Pinterest's careers page as of October 2026. The July 2022 PinFlex start date comes from a blog excerpt on that page; other reports dated it to mid-2022.
- 1.PinFlex Pinterest Careers, October 15, 2026
- 2.Pinterest CPO: flexible work and training workers for hybrid teams Fortune, November 1, 2024
- 3.Tech companies double down on remote work as America returns to office Newsweek, 2025
Days a week are for most US corporate employees; some teams, roles and countries differ. Spot something out of date? Email hello@forgot.dev.
Other tech employers, side by side.
- Amazon5 days a week, since January 20255
- Dell5 days a week, since March 20255
- X (Twitter)5 days a week, since November 20225
- Intel4 days a week, since September 20254
- Snap4 days a week, since February 20234
- Apple3 days a week, since September 20223
- Expedia Group3 days a week3
- Google (Alphabet)3 days a week, since April 20223
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Questions
Does Pinterest require employees to return to the office?
No. Under PinFlex (since 2022), most Pinterest employees can work remotely anywhere in their country and come to an office for in-person moments during the year. Roles that need regular in-office work require living near an office.
How many days a week does Pinterest require in the office?
Remote-first: there's no office requirement for most roles, as of October 2026.
When did Pinterest's current office policy start?
It took effect in July 2022, after being announced in July 2022.
What was the latest change to Pinterest's office policy?
2025: Newsweek reports Pinterest is keeping PinFlex amid five-day mandates elsewhere.