Yahoo Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have enjoyed writing for Yahoo. Yahoo thrives to ensure that their content is current, free of errors, as well as informative. And, I like this because it has forced me to become a better writer."

"Disposable contractor, employment in constant doubt."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"The work was simple and easy to learn. Coworkers and managers were generally helpful and friendly."

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

"None. I was hired after a short phone interview."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Constant layoffs and scrutiny over job performance. Work was often repetitive. Zero opportunity for growth as contractors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The contraction of the company and continuous rounds of layoffs couldn't have been predicted, but once it became apparent that there was no chance of promotion to full-time, being honest in that reality is preferable, instead of trying to flirt with maybes that weren't even a possibility."

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

"If you love corporate bureaucracy and building your personal brand by kissing ass then you would like it here."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"It was boring, I don't care much for advertising. Required no creativity at all and everyone there was selfish."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I didn't care for any of the executives at Yahoo!, all they said was fluff."

"OK. But I think they should give more return offers to their interns. Interns work very hard and they are going to graduate. If there are more opportunities, interns will work hard in the company. I think my supervisor is not bad, but he should provide more opportunities to me to their team. I think overall is just ok."

"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."

"Yahoo is the absolute worst company I've ever worked for in my life!"

"They suck. Like, they really, really, really suck."

"Fun atmosphere and co-workers at Yahoo!"

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Fun environment and closeness with co-workers."

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

"Have an energetic, hard-working attitude."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Hard to be heard sometimes in such a big company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make it easier for employees to share ideas with upper management and be heard."

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

"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."

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."

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

"Yahoo is a great place to work, full of brilliant people, but you should still ask plenty of questions to learn about the product/department you're going in for."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Yahoo is a great place to work for and has one of the most fun-filled atmosphere compared to most big tech companies out there. The opportunities for career growth and advancement are extremely well taken care of."

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

"Find out the kind of products you would be involved in, and how often the particular team or division comes out with major updates to their products, and possibly how well the property integrates with the Yahoo infrastructure."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"There is an enormous amount of talent and Yahoo can become a major innovator in the arena if ideas and initiatives from all levels are given a chance to sprout. Yahoo needs better integration of ideas, concepts, API's, among various properties."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To create more openness between various properties and always work towards solving root cause of problems which in itself would lead to the rise to unimagined but much needed solutions."