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Great place to learn, not a good place if you are looking for work-life balance

QA Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Yahoo for less than 1 year
June 12, 2008
Sunnyvale, California
4.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

You see great talent in Yahoo!. You will be proud to work for the most visited internet portal. You will be paid more than the industry standards and competitors.

Yahoo! supports and contributes to open-source technologies. You get an opportunity to work on the latest and most demanding technologies.

The only reason I am with Yahoo is that I am proud to be part of the application development which is used by millions of people. I am happy to be at Yahoo!

Cons

No work-life balance. You will hear the same from most of the Bay Area companies.

The decision-making at the top management seems wrong in many areas, such as acquiring new companies and developing/investing in new projects.

Advice to Management

I say only one thing: Don't feel shame thinking that other companies are ahead of you. Stay focused on the areas of improvement and achieve the target within the expected time. You are not running at a loss. You just need a break and user support.

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