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Yahoo's Bangalore center is a gas chamber. (This review is only for the Bangalore center.)

Senior Software Engineer (IC4)
Current Employee
Has worked at Yahoo for 6 years
June 30, 2014
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  1. Used to have an excellent culture.
  2. Amazing perks and pay.
  3. Excellent quality of work.
Cons
  1. The higher layer is tight-lipped about the future of the Bangalore center. Leaders at Bangalore have no clue about the future. There is a massive exodus of people from the Bangalore center (either to the US or outside). Many talented folks have left the company for other companies in Bangalore. With the remaining people beaten down, low in morale, and tired, the death of the Bangalore center seems imminent.

  2. Performance evaluation is done quarterly. This has created a lot of pressure among peers to outsmart others, leading to very unhealthy competition. In the wake of there being no meaningful work, people fight like dogs to take credit for whatever meager work gets delivered from Bangalore.

  3. Salary hikes and promotions have not happened for 70% of the people at Bangalore this year. This is a clear sign from management that "We don't want you. Please leave."

Advice to Management

Please be clear. If you don't want to keep the Bangalore center, or just have it for support services to run during non-business hours in the USA, then please come out in the open and announce it. Creating a situation that forces people to leave is not a sign of good leadership. You don't have to pay severance; people will graciously leave.

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