Yahoo Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Worked hard for over a year then got laid off."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo! has smart peers, opportunities to grow technically and interpersonally, and good/working on technology that is used by millions of people."

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

"Seems to be based on a combination of technical competency and fit with the specific team being interviewed more so than a company wide fit."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Critical management leads to stressful work experience. Eventually laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More honesty with your line level workers."

"A very secure job, great opportunity to try/learn new technologies."

"It's a awesome company."

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

"To be familiar with Yahoo services would be plus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, management is good."

"I'm a contractor, so I have no benefits with Yahoo. They're probably pretty good, though."

"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."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"These people here have to be some of the most welcoming I have ever met on a job site."

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

"With hard work and strong verbal and initiative skills the sky is the limit."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Not knowing what the future holds since we are still selling to Microsoft."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't be afraid to state all concerns. Always be mature."

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

"Programming interviews exposed!!"

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Bureaucracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make it fun to work and less bureaucracy."

"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."

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

"It is a great company."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"I liked everything while I was there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't outsource the work."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"My job is interesting and challenging. I work with a great group of peers. Yahoo provides excellent benefits (medical, vacation time etc.). Our offices are in a nice area and easily reachable by transit. The hours are in line with the position. Not too many late nights or weekends."

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

"Be very clear in the role you are interviewing for. Not uncommon to hire for one position and change your role once hired."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"My manager is not a manager. They do not provide feedback or mentoring. The feedback given is always negative and demeaning. VERY passive aggressive! Top management does not share their goals/vision for the company. There doesn't seem to be no leadership."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More communication with the employees. Sharing of goals/vision. Address staffing issues - constant stream of resignations. It's not that we are so talented that people poach our employees - it's your employees are unhappy."