See inside Pinterest’s quirky Dublin office, which has a pub and a workspace resembling a Celtic forest

Aberin said not having a pub and not having Guinness was a non-negotiable for the Dublin-based workers.

“That was clearly everyone’s number one choice and what everyone was having,” she said.

The pub also has bar snacks stocked, such as scampi and bacon chips, which are local favorites.

But the Dublin office is not the only Pinterest workplace with a bar. In the Toronto office, which is based out of a 1920s building, a hidden bookcase opens up to a speakeasy, a homage to the Prohibition Era.

A pair of audio-visual engineers programmed a system to sync to the weather. When it’s sunny outside, you will hear birds chirping in this workspace and raindrop sounds when it’s raining outside.

Aberin said they initially programmed it to check the weather every hour, but the weather changed so much during that time that they adjusted it to every 20 minutes.

Within the forest area, there are soft seating and workstations complete with a second monitor and keyboard.

There are also some hidden features in the forest like decor resembling moss, mushrooms, and animals.

There’s also a conference room that’s designed after a local ice cream shop that’s near the beach.

It has Celtic designs and the room was inspired by illustrations from the Book of Kells, an illuminated religious manuscript from the medieval period, which is kept at Trinity College.

An office design that reflects the local culture is important because it helps foster a sense of belonging.

“It’s a sense of ‘they see and understand us,'” Aberin said.