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I'd recommend Yahoo! to anyone

Principal Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Yahoo for less than 1 year
June 17, 2008
Sunnyvale, California
4.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros

I've enjoyed working for Yahoo! since the day I arrived. The other engineers are incredibly bright, and everyone is very open to sharing their knowledge. As a result, I've learned a lot in the time that I've been here, moreso than in any other job I've ever had. I feel like there's always someone with more experience and knowledge that I can go to for advice, which is a really great benefit of working here.

Cons

Constantly being compared to Google gets annoying. Sometimes it seems that we get penalized when Google does something good, instead of being praised when we do something good. Yahoo! does so many great things, and the fact that those get overshadowed by Google's ridiculous growth rate and results can be frustrating.

Advice to Management

Just keep focused. When we focus on specific things, we can't be stopped. It's when we go off in too many tangents that things become hectic.

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