Working at Yahoo in Burbank, CA: 22 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Burbank, CA Area

"A very good company to work and learn from."

"It was a really good culture to work in."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"To see the other side of the computer screen and understand how things work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Bring your A game. Yahoo likes to have the best."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"The continuous talks of layoffs and staffing cuts done by the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To simply be more forthcoming about cuts were to be done."

"Very fast paced environment. Great group of people to work with."

"I worked for Yahoo for the past 14 years. Throughout this time I watched the company evolve into a much more fragmented corporation. The perks of the new CEO including free food, iPhones and new laptops were great but did not offset the constant threat of layoffs or dismissals by arbitrary rules. It is very much a good old boy network due to the stacked ranking rating system. If you are on a very high performing team, watch out. One of you must be ranked lower if another is ranked up."

"I worked for Yahoo Inc for over 7 years. I enjoyed the challenges in working in various capacities. I have demonstrated a proficiency in a vast array of functions including search engine marketing, display brand marketing, affiliate partnership establishment, performance analysis and reporting."

"Amazing and awe inspiring. The culture, the people, and the business were awesome!"

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I enjoyed the fast pace environment and the people who worked towards the goals."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If your career is important to you, only apply at the corporate office."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"I did not enjoy the lack of career opportunities that I had after the Microsoft partnership."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As a manager myself, I would suggest that a more streamlined process for communication."

"I enjoyed my time at the company. The education they provided to do the job was top notch and should be a model in order to train your workers about your products. The people at the company made moving really difficult, but the lack of advancement and opportunities becomes telling when you see what's capable outside of this environment."

"Yahoo! was a great place to work until they started to get obsessed with quarterly reviews. They are so focused on results-oriented metrics and hiring younger and younger people that they're letting a lot of good, experienced, talented people go. There is no focus, and dwindling morale among the employees."

"Fun place to work. Interesting product. Limited attention for non HQ/corporate office."

"I've worked for Yahoo for more than 4 years. The glass ceiling is very clear for a non-headquarters office like Burbank. Benefits are excellent and culture is strong. If you drink the cool aid, you'll have a great time and learn a lot. If you see past the purple, you'll recognize some of the inefficiencies of working there."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"There are many great people, good perks, great new CEO."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"My immediate department which is not very technical or Internet minded. There is nepotism, politics and a lot of upset amongst the people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not flaunt your personal relationship with certain employees at meetings. Keep people happy by communicating with them and being sure they are challenged and driven to do their job."

"Engineering innovation talent has long left the company and desperately needs to go back to these roots."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Very dedicated and talented engineers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Establish you are a very competent/dedicated Engineer."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo's culture is very much based on accomplishments of the past and they do not see how today's problems affect their ability to compete."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start over - too large, slow and zero innovation."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I like the freedom allowed."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Enjoy this great oppurtunity."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"There was nothing challenging."

"Overall, Yahoo! took great care of their employees."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Great benefits along with a work environment that valued productivity as well as the happiness of their employees."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"We faced tough competition within the recruitment industry and experienced enormous challenges in achieving our goals during the economic recession."