Working at Yahoo in Pasadena, CA: 4 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Pasadena, CA Area

"This was by far the most challenging and rewarding experience I had in my career."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"This company as GoTo.com was a startup high growth company I had the opportunity to help build the company from the ground up. I loved the casual work environment, the top talent and leaders and the ability to be a part of something that is creative and innovative."

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

"Research and understand the company and its product or service offerings. Yahoo! thrives on talent and innovation so focus on what makes you stand out as the candidate of choice for your and focus on your key strengths, skills and accomplishments."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"The company had an average age of 28 and there were small incidents of high egos and a sense of entitlement in the ways things are done operationally which hindered creativity, performance and the achievement of business and human capital goals."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company has since been acquired by Yahoo! Although the company has tripled in size, it still has a creative, entrepreneurial spirit. I would suggest management to continue to inspire and engage employees through progressive HR and recruiting practices and find innovative ways to be exciting and different and be the desired company of choice."

"Beware of jobs where they require 24X7 oncall... even on vacation."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I worked with some of the brightest young people I have ever encountered in my career."

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

"It looks good on a resume. However, it also doesn't get you far as you would expect."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Management is too top heavy... and very defensive of their jobs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen!"

"Exciting back in 1999; totally bourgeois today."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I like the nice people that work there."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo! has turned into a cash cow with little interest in innovation or growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire yourselves and hire some people with new ideas and the drive to move the business forward."

"Yahoo was a great place to work. They treat their employees great. (At least until they lay them off...)"