Smart People, Chaotic Dev
Smart People, Chaotic Dev
All the Yahoo! yodel toys at the company store. Lots of interesting, smart people -- but those kind of people exist at lots of tech companies, so that's not unique to Yahoo!
Chaotic development practices with coerced standardization where it's not necessarily helpful, and a complete lack of standardization where it would be most helpful. Cliques, clinging to old technologies far too long, and a lack of interest in the best tools.
Lose the egos. Consider Yahoo! a company that's struggling and needs some more serious gut-checking changes. Don't be afraid to get back in the trenches with the little guy and openly listen to opinions from the bottom up.
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Sunnyvale, California, United StatesApril 1, 2014A friend referred me to Yahoo!. The hiring manager then reached out regarding an opening on a team that sounded really interesting. Instead of the usual telephone chat, I decided to walk into Yahoo HQ. We had an hour-long conversation/interview, wher
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