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Great company if you're in the right group

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Yahoo for less than 1 year
January 12, 2011
Sunnyvale, California
3.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

Great place to learn and get experience in high-traffic web applications.

Fun and interesting coworkers.

Relaxed environment.

Competitive compensation.

Cons

It all depends on which group you're in; some groups have very low morale.

Still a lot of legacy code to maintain.

Difficult to get recognition unless your manager supports you.

Too much bureaucracy.

Advice to Management

Be more open with plans and empower employees more.

Must be willing to create more new products and depend less on legacy products and copying competitors.

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