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22%
55%
19%
1%
3%
3.9
Average Rating
(based on 114 Yahoo Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
4.1
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"I started working here in January 2013. I have grown immensely from when I first walked through the company doors. I enjoy everything I do and the knowledge I have gained. Displaying the willingness to teach people who are willing to learn is amazing."
Posted 10 years ago in Sunnyvale, CA
Operations Engineer

"Yahoo was just okay."

QA Engineer

"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."

Account Manager

"Great name, but limited room for advancement."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I enjoyed the knowledge learned about this industry."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"I did not enjoy the options available for my position. there was very little room for growth."

VP of Marketing

"Great people, but wrong timing."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Great people with a great atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Poor job security at Yahoo!"

Regional Sales Manager

"Working at Yahoo was the most fun I have had in years."

Director of SEO

"Once a dream startup, now a stalled ship with Ahab as captain."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"The employees are eternally optimistic about the company and the work they do. They are an absolute treasure and fun to be around so long as work is not in the mix."

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

"The waters here are not safe anymore."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Senior management has lost its way and present no clear direction for the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have faith in your employees and let them do what they are best at. Pick a direction and stick with it."

Software Developer

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."

Customer Solutions Representative

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."

Senior HR Consultant

"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."

CIO

"Sorry I ever took the money to go here."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I enjoy the free coffee that Yahoo! provides."

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

"Find a place that values you, unlike this one."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Just about everything else."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sell the company because you can't run it properly."

Web Marketing Contractor

"Very good company."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Always on the cutting edge. Fun people, good managers, I was able to be creative in my marketing work."

QA Consultant

"Yahoo! is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"I like my co-workers, it's a true team environment!"

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Very management heavy with managers doing anything to save their own skin regardless of what this does to the people under them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Respect and trust your people instead of beating them up."

Senior Major Account Executive

"Great place to cut your teeth, but luster wears off quickly."

Yahoo Employee

"Recovering from headwinds."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Great people, great culture."

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

"Have passion and show it."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Lots of media attention that is not justified."

Yahoo Reviews FAQs

Is Yahoo a good company to work for?

Yahoo has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 114 Yahoo Review Ratings left anonymously by Yahoo employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at Yahoo.

Does Yahoo pay their employees well?

Yahoo employees earn $85,000 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 29% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 53 Yahoo employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Yahoo Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Yahoo?

96% of employees would recommend working at Yahoo with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Yahoo 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Yahoo?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Yahoo is a Director of Sales at $350,000 annually. Browse Yahoo Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Yahoo?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Yahoo is a Mason at $15,000 annually. Browse Yahoo Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Yahoo?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Yahoo to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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